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Paper Organization – Done Easy!

May 18, 2016 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Previously I have written about command centers and this is simply an extension of that but the goal here is to have less paper clutter in your life! It is easy to grab the mail on our way into the house and just toss it down on the counter and let it sit there for a few days before we remember to go through it. Maybe even some torn out magazine recipes or newspaper articles that we have full intentions on reading and then never take them off the table. We all have paper clutter somewhere in one of the main areas of home – don’t try and deny it!

Designate each paper area!

Lets start with where most of our paper comes from… the mail.

Junk Mail: There is only 1 place that this goes; right into the recycling bin!

Vinea Magazine File

Bills: Always be sure to open them up to check due dates and any errors on your bills. Once they are opened and the ripped open envelope is into the recycling bin, then place the bills into the designated bill area.

Magazines: It is only necessary to keep the most current months edition, so one you receive a new magazine in the mail, throw out last months copy. Then all current month magazines go into the designated magazine area.

Need to file: Anything that is necessary to keep will go in this area. Things like pay stubs, tax records, medical records and anything else that you need to keep for your records or that the state may require you to keep for years at a time will go into this designated area. This will end up in your filing cabinet in a separate area. The trick here is to make sure this need to file bin doesn’t ever get too full, you need to set aside 5 minutes maybe at the end of each week to actually file.

Cards or Invitations: Only keep until the date of the event, then toss these in the recycling bin, or if you keep them put them in your keepsake area!

Keepsake: Frisco File Box A lot of the time these tend to be the things that we want to keep so badly we just have no idea where to put it so it is not in the way. A keepsake area is pretty much the same thing as a memory box. Photos can be kept in here or invitations just to name a few. If you have a larger keepsake area, I have always liked to keep awards, yearbooks, team t shirts or jerseys, artwork from when you were a kid and so much more.

Labeling is always important to designate a person or specific thing. Such as “Mom” or “Bills”. You also need a home for where these items specifically go, obviously. Each of these designated areas can go be a basket or bin, a magazine holder, a folder, whatever works best for you but make sure your bins are in sight where you will remember them! An eye-pleasing, attractive system may entice you to keep up with this filing method.

Looking for some “pretty” office supplies? Check out the See Jane Work line!

(You can purchase some of the line from Office Depot as well.)

 

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Spring Organizing

March 11, 2016 by Jessica Leave a Comment

We all know about “Spring Cleaning,”- but what about Spring Organizing?! Cleaning is no fun, but organizing can be (and a big sigh of relief)!

Warmer Season Change

Which means its time to put away the heavy sweaters,winter jackets and thick blankets for the season! Since the weather starts to warm up there is no need for us to have warm AND cold weather clothing and accessories out at the same time – together they just take up space. Swap them out for the warm(er) month items and pull out a few storage bins to sort and store the winter items. This is also a good time to purge any worn out, unused or unwanted items!

(As I have mentioned in past blog posts. Season change is a good time to do the clothes hanger purge trick! Pick a start day, in this case the first of the upcoming season, turn all your hangers backwards (so it is not easy for the hanger to just come off the bar). This takes only a minute! When you wear that item out, take it out and hang it normally. At the end season, any hanger that is still backwards, you know you don’t wear, purge it!)

 

Round up the Garage

This will be one of the more commonly used spaces in the warmer months. Whether you are just going in and out for gardening supplies or its the place you hang out; bottom line, things need to be in place. The garage is a place that is easy to sort and put into categories to easily declutter this space.

Clear the Fridge

Take a few minutes to go through the fridge and pantries to check for expired, or close to expiring foods. This is a good time to wipe everything down but throw out any old food or things that are not being eaten. Heck, our diets change from season to season, its time to clear out the old and in with the new fresh grocery list!

Get rid of piles

None of us enjoy the piles of mail that are laying on the counter or the last minute items that we threw into the garage and know we wouldn’t see for another season, and quite frankly the cold winter months makes us all a bit lazy. Take about 10 minutes in each room of your house to go through and throw out and old bills, throw out any ratty items, and sort items that need a proper home. Its time for the windows and doors to be open and people will be visiting, a clear organized home will be a sign of relief!

 

And of course we all know what spring cleaning is, clean up as you go! Take a few minutes in each area you organize to wipe a counter and dust a shelf 🙂 Happy Spring!

 

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Decluttering on a Time Budget

November 13, 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

The number one reason why people seek professional organizers is because they have NO TIME!

No time to spend an entire day or even weekend cleaning out a
certain room or space.. well that is NO PROBLEM!

I know we are all short on time but do you have 5 minutes? 10? 20?
5 minutes from getting home to starting dinner?
10 minutes in between picking up and dropping off the kids?

That is perfect time to organize

Try these tasks that can be done in as little as 5 minutes.

DECLUTTER THE JUNK DRAWER
IMG_155810 minutes. This is not an oxymoron!

ORGANIZE (AND THROW OUT) MAIL
mail
If you have 5 minutes. Go through all that mail
that is piled up and throw out everything
that you do not NEED

DECLUTTER THE TUPPERWARE
up
If you have 5 minutes. Match up
all mis-matched lids and containers.
Dispose of ones that do not have matches

BRING ATTENTION TO THE PANTRY
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Attend to the entire pantry, not just
what is up front. Dispose of any
expired or unwanted food items.

CLEAR OFF THE DESK
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10 minutes. Clear it off so you can ACTUALLY see
the desk. Homework gets done. Bills get paid
here. Keep it clear and organized for  your
own reliability.


Organized spaces are the end goal here. Though you may only have a couple of minutes during the busy work week, organize what you can and re-visit it on the weekend when you have more than a couple of minutes!

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