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With all this cold weather, homeowners are often stuck inside having time to assess all those items they haven’t disposed of. This is the time to think about how to begin to get rid of items. There are thousands of recycling and repurposing programs available both nationally and in our local area.  Since the industry is constantly changing, the best bet is to search online for whatever you wish to recycle or reuse and see current trends. This article offers some suggestions to help you get started! 

Reduce calls from telemarketers                                https://www.donotcall.gov/

Avoid pre-approved credit offers                             https://www.optoutprescreen.com/?rf=t

Reduce junk mail and calls by over 70%                  http://privatecitizen.com/

Get OFF mailing lists for unwanted catalogs             http://www.catalogchoice.org/

Opt out of receiving phone books.                           http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/

Site lists ways to stay organized                               http://mashable.com/2007/10/26/100-ways-to-organize-life/

Site lists ways to consume less                                 http://www.simpleliving.net/

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Anyone at any given moment can come up with at least 5 excuses why they can’t do something.  In reality it is not that they can’t but that they won’t!  Stepping outside one’s comfort zone is well…uncomfortable to say the least and can be downright frightening!  The good news is that everyone gets scared when it comes to trying something new!  I know everyone knows the person that has done everything and is more than willing to do anything new different or exciting…the thing that you don’t realize is that they were once scared of something and put that fear aside to do it…and surprise the more times you challenge yourself the easier it becomes to face that challenge!  How many times have you built up an event in your head to be so incredibly intimidating only to laugh at yourself afterwards for being afraid of nothing?  Those little inner voices-yes I have them too- can psyche us out of doing almost anything, which just leaves us disappointed and frustrated in ourselves.  In other words, we get in our own way making excuses and busying ourselves so we never have to leave our comfortable little bubble of everyday life.  We stand in our own sunshine...

I don't know about you but I have the toughest time staying organized when it comes to family photos and videos.  It takes me forever to get the video off of the DVD camera and onto a DVD we can watch on TV and all of my pictures are still sitting in the packaging from where I had them developed.  I was referred to Robert Knowles of Knowles Multimedia in Milford about one year ago.  He transferred the first 1.5 years of my daughter's life from the camera to the DVD.  Now I don't live in fear that if my video camera breaks or goes missing so does all of our memories.  It was a pleasure working with Robert and I was very happy with the finished product.  Because of that I wanted to feature him in a Who's Who so you too can get an up close look at the services he offers.