Coupon Clutter

I wrote a tip newsletter today about coupon clutter.  I am posting it here so you can see the system that I use.  If you have another system or suggestions please let me know in the comment section. Do you have an envelope or drawer full of coupons for groceries, restaurants, and other merchandise? Can [...]

Mental Clutter

Early this week I had a bad cold.  I’m in the sixth week of radiation treatment for breast cancer and I’m beginning to feel the fatigue I was told would happen.  Because of these two things I had a hard time focusing on writing my weekly newsletter and this blog. Even though logic tells me [...]

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 [...]

"Clean Off Your Desk Day"

Today is “Clean off Your Desk Day“.  It is always easier to work at a clean desk than one that is cluttered up with papers, pens, coffee mugs, water bottles, and lots of other misc. items.  As I am typing this I can see I have a little work to do with my desk.  I [...]

Decluttering Receipts

Each year I put my receipts in a file folder I keep in my file cabinet.  If I need the receipt for anything that is broken or I’m just curious how old something is I can look for it in the file. By the end of the year all these receipts can take up way [...]

Paper Clutter

January is designated by the National Association of Professional organizers (NAPO) as  “Get Organized Month”. The one area that I like to start with this month is the paper clutter.  This is because we start receiving all those year end summaries from the banks, brokerage firms, our employers, etc.  Tax season is right around the [...]