"Cut Out The Paper Clutter" eBook

It’s finally arrived! The eBook “Cut Out The Paper Clutter” and it’s companion workbook are now available. You will be able to learn how to finally get control over those piles and piles of papers, magazines, junk mail, and lots more. You can read more of what’s in the books here. Over the years I [...]

Small Actions Can Help You Get Organized

It’s hard to believe this month is almost over. January was “National Get Organized Month”. Have you been organizing your desk, office, or home? If you’re like me it’s  takes a lot longer than one month to get organized. I’ve been working at it for years and it’s an ongoing process. It’s like floating down [...]

National Clean Off Your Desk Day

Today is the official day to clean off your desk!  If you desk is always a mess then today is a good time to start a new habit to keep you desk clean everyday of the year. So how do you create this new habit? One babystep at a time! A good way is to [...]

Home Office Desk Paper Clutter

It seems like the home office desk is the dumping ground for papers of every kind.  We know if we put it on the desk we will eventually take care of it, plus there is less chance of losing the paper or bill.  The problem comes in with trying to keep it organized with the [...]

How to Declutter the Junk Mail

When I opened my mail box today there was one lonely envelope in there.  A sad feeling came over me for a second.  Then I remembered this is a good thing!  In the past I use to get all kinds of junk mail, catalogs, bills, and lots of magazines.  Now it is reduced down to [...]

How To Make Room in Your File Drawer

This week I went through several files in my file drawer.  Here is the pile of papers I decluttered from the draw and put in the recycling bin.  It measured over  3 inches.  There’s a lot more room in the drawer now! Below is this weeks’ newsletter on how I went about decluttering the files [...]

Paper Clutter – Receipts

After I finish my taxes I work on getting my files in order for this next year.  I have a file folder in my cabinet where I put most of my receipts.  These can be for clothing, misc. household items, and most charge card receipts. At this time of year I go through all those [...]

Feeling Unorganized Today?

Some days I just feel like I’m unorganized.  My desk is a mess.  The mail is piling up.  The dishes are filling the sink.  The hot spots are growing (I think by themselves). I don’t remember leaving that book laying on the table or my clothes on the bed. It doesn’t take long for the [...]

Organize Your Home Office Day

Today is “Organize Your Home Office Day”.  Everyone has a home office whether it is for work, personal, or both.  Below is a copy of my free weekly newsletter I send to my subscribers.  I don’t normally post it on this blog so if you are not a subscriber please sign up on the right [...]

Paper Clutter to the Recycling Bin

Do you have a file folder filled with cut out articles and/or recipes tucked away in a drawer or box?  When was the last time you looked into this file folder? Last night I continued my paper decluttering project for January.  The files in my file drawer were getting so tight I could hardly fit [...]