If You Do One Thing This Month...
Clear Out Your Cell Phone
Toss the outdated info stored in this gadget and you'll instantly feel freer.
Your closet gets an overhaul every season, but when was the last time you scoured the contents of your cell phone? Wading through your wireless once a year helps you get organized, and has an additional benefit: "A cell phone holds your network of social support," says Rene McGovern, Ph.D., a professor of neurobehavioral sciences at A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Missouri. "Erasing outdated contacts-like people who are no longer in your life-will help you get rid of emotional baggage."
Delete old acquaintances whose last names you can't remember, numbers you rarely use that can be found online, and (trust us here) ex-flames. Scroll through your address book to make sure you have essential contacts, like your doctors. Then add one new entry to the list: ICE (in case of emergency). It's the person you'd want someone to call on your behalf if you were ill or in an accident. When you're done, reward yourself by dialing a friend who made your virtual cut.
