Five people live in this house. That's five times the amount of paper a single person sees in one day.That means I have to organize my way through bills, business items, personal correspondence and all the paper it takes to make one's way through middle school and high school. It can be a lot to handle.I consider myself a fairly organized person, but before I created a system for my house there were tears over lost homework, stress over client invoices and the embarrassment of a late RSVP. … [Read more...]
POYEL: Organizing Your Paper Piles
In a few days, we're once again sending the kids to the grandparents and embarking on a decluttering weekend. If you're a regular here, you know we like to do this 3-4 times a year. Along with giving our little ones quality bonding time with some of their favorite people, it gives the hubs and I the chance to tackle a few projects on our to-do list. I haven't finalized the list of all I hope to accomplish yet, but I know for sure a new system for dealing with our ever-growing paper … [Read more...]