1. Attacking the Paper Load - With the Mail and Paperwork Building Up, It’s Time to Take it Down, One Step at a Time. By practicing simple strategies on a regular basis, your papers will stay organized, your bills with be paid on time, and you won’t miss an event you never RSVPed to because it got stuck in the paper pile.
Here are tips & tricks to you paper and mail build up:
Mail – The Sorting Savior:
* Discard the Junk – After taking the mail out of the mailbox, quickly sort through and discard the junk mail before the whole pile kits you kitchen table
* Levels of Importance – Create a temporary storage for your mail, 3-4 tier file tray or wire shelves are perfect, each labeled as To-Do, When I have time, File Away
* Pour yourself a drink or sit down with a snack and find 10 minutes a week to go through your mail and clear out your trays.
The Paper Pile – Minimize the Clutter & Maximize Your Space:
* The more papers piled, the more time this will take.
* Take some time to sort your life and the paper pile that has accumulated; commit a least 1 hour a week to divide and conquer the paper mass.
* Don’t miss a date or deadline – take action on the important papers.
* Recycle – be green and clean house; don’t forget to recycle the papers without personal information.
* Remember to record – file away the papers or bills that you have taken action on; you never know when Uncle Sam will come knocking.
2. Tips for mom’s on the go
* Embrace the idea of working from home. Designate an area: kitchen table that can be set-up/removed daily, transform a closet or purchase a simple desk.
* Create zones in your home and workspace.
* Use vertical space and set limits on how much paperwork lives in your surroundings!
* Train your kids. Set up a system for them where they come into the house. Hang hooks for their backpacks and jackets at their height. Teach them to empty their bags and tack notices to a cork board for you to check.
* Do the “Trash Bag Tango.” Have the whole clan pitch in for ten minutes a day and fill one “toss” and one “donate” bag to clear the clutter.
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