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What's the shape of your home filing system? Are your filing drawers stuffed so full that it's nearly impossible to get another piece of paper into – or out of – them? This is sure to create additional piles around your file cabinet(s) because its such an inconvenience to get the filing done.
Once a year, you should schedule time to review your files and purge as much as possible, leaving room for next year's papers. Consider these tips for maintaining a lean and accessible home filing system.
DETERMINE WHAT TO KEEP
As you sort through papers, ask yourself, "When will I really need this again?" "Can it be easily recreated or retrieved elsewhere?' Don't hang onto things unless...
The Ravens didn't make it. I'm snowed-in under a blanket of 26 inches of snow, so I can't escape it. So while I was in the shower this morning, I came up with a way to lose several pounds during the Big Game.
During 2009, I gained some weight. So did you. Not that kind of weight. I'm talking about the weight of paper statements. Think about all of the weekly, monthly, and quarterly statements you accumulated last year:
· Pay stubs
· Investment statements
· Explanations of benefits from your health...
Hello Organizing Fans, Welcome to 'Organize This!' I'm your blogger, Vali Heist, professional organizer for homeowners and businesses.
This is the blog that offers practical tips and ruminations about your CRAP! CRAP specifically means clutter that robs anyone of pleasure. So, let's get to it! My rumination about CRAP today revolves around the workplace environment. CRAP in the workplace is a whole different animal! Having worked in the office environment all my life, I know from which I speak. Workplace CRAP involves clutter in your mail box, in your voice mail, in your email, in your head, in your filing cabinets and all over your office. Unfortunately in this economy, many businesses were forced to...
Probably one of the "hottest" topics in the self growth industry today is the topic of relationships. All of us want to find the perfect relationship, be in love with the right person and have great relationships with our children, friends and family members. But did you realize that there are many other relationships that are an integral part of your life as well?
You are actually in relationship to everything! Yes, everything. You are in relationship to the air you're breathing, your computer, the keyboard, the chair you're sitting in, the room you're in and the space the room is occupying. You are relating to everything around you all the time, but what is most familiar are your relationships with other...
Most adults need checklists to keep track of things they need to accomplish on a daily basis, especially busy moms.
Your children can benefit from a checklist system, as well. It can be very beneficial.
I have a child who has Attention Deficit Disorder. I have always used a checklist system so that he can get his daily tasks completed.
Create the checklist based on the child's age.
Make a list which starts with things you need them to do from the time they get up in the morning until they go to bed at night which is age appropriate.
Don't overload the list.
The intention is not to fill their days with chores so they don't have time for anything else. The list is intended...
This morning I sit at my desk, preparing for a major full home organization project in the next 3 days. To be able to pull these marathon-organizing sessions it takes some preparation on my part. I must be focused but I am feeling very distracted at the moment. I have been battling a cold along with a son home from school the first of the week with strep-throat and a ruptured ear drum. I still feel horrible today but just cannot let it take over. Which has brought me to an interesting discovery…the more I move, the better I feel.
Keeping your kid's room in order can
seem like an insurmountable task. You put things away, and they just
end up in a pile on the floor again. You set up systems, your kids use
them for a half a minute, then you're right back where you started. You
create a neat environment, and it just gets torn apart. You could spend
your life cleaning, straightening, and tidying your child's room -- and
never see any improvement. What is a parent to do?
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