![]() ![]() ![]() Get rid of it – shred or tear it up if it includes any personal or private information. We developed an efficient colour-coded filing system during the last organizing challenge that we still use. One option is to do this right away, but I find that we prefer to do our filing on a bi-weekly or monthly basis. Then these are items that you need to file. We have our wifi information/password, coupons and gifts cards, and – in our “store” pile. These are items that need to be accessible over time, and they should be given a specific designated spot. I will be placing ours on a clipboard hanging on the inside of the cabinet door so that it is visible immediately. Ideally you will handle things right away as they come in, but if you don’t have time in the moment or prefer to designate one day a week to handle things that need to be acted on, then designating a spot in your Command Centre for such papers is key. These are items that need to be dealt with. Designate spots for different kinds of paper: Act, File, Shred, Toss, and Store. Next, create a working area and spread it all out. I took everything out of the cupboards and off the countertop and piled them up. We had most of our’s shoved haphazardly into this kitchen cabinet… So with those questions in mind, it’s time to jump right in.įirst, begin by getting out your piles of paper clutter. If you are starting from the beginning, then this graphic is for you… As such, we don’t have as large of a build-up of paper clutter as some people have. Although we haven’t had a good system in place for the last year, we have been pretty good at keeping up with paper clutter in the past and have a strong filing system already in place (you can read about our colour coded filing system here). I also found this very thorough graphic online for dealing with the piles, if you have a LOT that you are starting with. When I wrote about purging paperwork last round of this challenge, I created some fabulous graphics that helped me make decisions, and I want to share an updated version of these questions with you again… We had some illness in the house last week and then hosted a big event on the weekend, so time was tight to purge/organize and also photograph and write about it all! But I’m here today to share all about how I purged and organized our incoming paperwork piles along with some tips on how to do this in your home. I am a bit late posting my week one update despite the fact that I’m on track with my weekly organizing schedule. I’ll first share my best tips for organizing and dealing with paper clutter, and then I’ll share a separate post about the family Command Center that I setup in order to deal with incoming paperwork consistently on an ongoing basis. We had a great system in our old house with this command center, but after moving we haven’t ever taken the time to create a new system in this home. Paperwork is definitely one of those things that you need to create a system for. I find it easy to just put it all in a pile and hide it somewhere and forget to go back to it and deal with it as needed. ![]() I also like to start week one of the challenge off with paper clutter because I have to confess that it’s a bit of a sore spot for me. I’ll be writing a separate post later on in this series all about dealing with your digital clutter. And that’s not even mentioning all of the digital clutter that comes into our inboxes on a daily basis, as well. Every day we are hit with an onslaught of paper clutter whether it be mail, bills, school papers, newspapers, magazines, coupons etc. ![]() I like to start this challenge off by dealing with the whole paper clutter / paperwork situation, as I think it is one of the biggest areas of stress for many people. Welcome to Week One of the Ten Week Organizing Challenge! This week we are dealing with paper clutter and learning how to setup a command centre in our home. Today I’m sharing my tips for how to sort out all your paper clutter what to keep, toss, shred, file, and store. ![]()
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