Continue your organizing during the summer heat

We're seeing the high 80s temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and many of us are a bit, well,  warm and sweaty.  I know I am pretty tapped out at days end with my bigger client projects in this heat.  Nice weather is an opportune time to pull everything out of the garage and restore order.  So how do you keep the mojo?

• Drink lots of fluids.  If you realize how thirsty you are, you are already seriously depleted.  I try to shoot for 16-24 ounces of water at least every hour.  Set a timer to remind you to hydrate and appreciate what you have accomplished in that hour.  
• Turn on the upbeat music to bring on energy for the task.  
• Still too hot?  Move to the basement and go through the shelves and closets down there while you bask in the cooler area of your home.  
• Be flexible - your local donation center may be closed to donations due to high volumes this month.  I have been turned away by the Woodinville Park & Ride Goodwill truck a few times this month alone.  The larger Goodwill Stores are a better bet.