// tips.js

// Create an array to hold tips
var tips=new Array();

// Store tips in the array
tips[0]='What are you saving that\'s turning into clutter?  If you have "good" dishes you don\'t use, sell them or give them to someone who will.  They will love you for sharing.';
tips[1]='How many "rags" do you need?  Don\'t save old clothes because you think you can use them as rags.  One small box is enough.';
tips[2]='Put children\'s books in bins with the titles facing forward rather than lining them up on bookshelves.  It\'s easier for children to select the book they want.';
tips[3]='One junk drawer is enough.  Clean it out every three months and you\'ll have enough room for your junk, and more.';
tips[4]='Keep a screwdriver in a handy location so you can tighten that loose knob before it falls off and winds up in the junk drawer.';
tips[5]='Keep a small hammer, nails, and picture hangers in the house.  When you bring in wall hangings, put them up right away rather than stacking them in a corner to do later.';
tips[6]='Put up one Post-It card for each of your unfinished craft projects.  When one comes down, you can start another.  And avoid buying more until you are on your last project.';
tips[7]='Saving craft leftovers, bits of yarn, trim, and fabric "just in case?"  Throw them out and start your projects fresh.  They will turn out better and you\'ll have room to work without all that clutter around.';
tips[8]='Don\'t hang on to something just because it was a gift.  Keep it only if you love it AND use it.  Otherwise, give it away.';
tips[9]='Keep a "donate" bag in your closet (a shopping bag is perfect).  When it\'s full, out it goes.';
tips[10]='Do you know the people in the photos you\'re saving?  If not, they are clutter.';
tips[11]='If you have a storage bin and haven\'t been there for a year, get rid of it.  You can use the money to do something nice for yourself.';
tips[12]='Don\'t save old prescriptions or out-dated over-the-counter medicines.  They won\'t help when you\'re sick and just clutter up your medicine cabinet.';
tips[13]='Don\'t save piles of paper for shredding.  Tear off your name and vital info.  Shred and toss the rest.';
tips[14]='Have a three-pocket system near your entryway for mail.  One pocket for bills, one pocket for magazines and reading, and one pocket for junk mail.  Once a week empty all the pockets, saving you time and clutter.';
tips[15]='Cleaning out your garage doesn\'t mean putting everything in the driveway, sweeping it, and putting everything back.  Use garage organizers and shelves so you\'ll have room for the car.';
tips[16]='Use the same rule for clothes, shoes, and toys - new one in, old one out.';
tips[17]='Saving old keys because you don\'t know what they go to?  Get a simple key organizer to keep track of your keys, label them and toss the rest.';
tips[18]='Use only one all-purpose wrapping paper and store it with a pair of scissors, tape and complementary color ribbon.';
tips[19]='Are the neighborhood kids selling something for a school fundraiser that will turn into clutter in your home?  Decline the item and just write a check to the school.  The school will make more and you won\'t have to deal with 6 rolls of wrapping paper or a pizza kit!';
tips[20]='Store the box of trash bags in the bottom of your trash can.';
tips[21]='Cancel the subscriptions for any unread magazines.  If you don\'t have time to look at them they are clutter.';
tips[22]='Are you saving articles that can be found online?  It\'s clutter--let it go.';
tips[23]='Recipes can be found on-line quickly and easily.  Resist the urge to buy a cookbook for one or two recipes.';
tips[24]='Don\'t buy an organizing bin unless you have a very specific use for it.';
tips[25]='Put unused items in a box.  If you haven\'t visited the box for 6 months, throw it out without opening it.';
tips[26]='Organize for progress, not perfection.  Progress = success; Perfection = failure.';
tips[27]='Too many keepsakes?  Take a photo of the item and keep it in a memory scrapbook.  You can let the item go but keep the memory.';
tips[28]='Ask yourself if the items in your storage unit are worth the rent you pay to store them?  If not, clear it out and close the account.';

// Select a random number between 0 and 28
do
{
var tipIndex=Math.round(Math.random() * tips.length);
var tipnum=tipIndex+1;
}
while (tipnum>tips.length);

// Display the tip
document.getElementById('tipheader').firstChild.nodeValue='Organizing Tip #' + tipnum;
document.getElementById('tip').firstChild.nodeValue=tips[tipIndex];