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Paper piles up fast: tax returns, bank statements, medical bills, receipts, you name it. The tricky part is figuring out what is safe to toss and what you should hang onto. Here’s a simple guide to cut through the clutter.
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Getting Your Home Holiday-Ready Without the Stress
The holidays sneak up fast, don’t they? One minute it’s pumpkin season and the next you’re wondering how to fit a tree, extra chairs, and Aunt Susan’s famous casserole dish into your already crowded space. A little pre-holiday organizing can make things feel calmer and more welcoming.
Creating a Cleaning Schedule That Actually Works for You
Let’s be honest: cleaning isn’t usually anyone’s favorite activity. However, having a simple schedule that fits your lifestyle makes it way less overwhelming. The trick is to stop thinking of it as a “perfect” plan and instead build one around how you really live.
Is Your Car a Hot Mess?
Would you be mortified if your boss asked you for a ride? How messy is your car? I recently rode in a car that had stains from spilled coffee in the cup holder, paper trash on the floor, and a filthy windshield. Had I not known the driver well, I would have made assumptions about their ability to organize, make observations (don’t they notice the mess?), and hygiene.
Make a ‘Date’ with Old Greeting Cards and Letters Before Breaking Up for Good
For years you’ve saved greeting cards and letters from loved ones because letting go is emotionally painful. It’s almost like being in a relationship. Every time you read the handwritten messages, your heart fills with love. This is especially true when the other person has passed away.
Nine Items You Are Permitted to Discard
If you’re human and not a bot crawling the Internet looking for blog posts about home organizing, you understand you have stuff that you don’t need but, for reasons of sentimentality or nonchalance, just never tossed. Here are some examples of those items, which you now have my “permission” to trash or recycle.
Popular Strategies for Setting Priorities and Organizing Tasks
For those of you who are challenged when it comes to setting priorities and organizing tasks, here’s a fabulous article that summarizes the most popular strategies. Try out the ideas to see which one(s) work for you. You might opt to use different strategies for work, home organizing, and other endeavors, such as home improvement projects.
Automate Your Email: Sort, Delete, and Archive Messages to Keep Your Inbox from Overflowing
Does your inbox hold hundreds or maybe thousands of emails that you saved intentionally or just never deleted? Do you know you can set up filters in Gmail (and most other email programs) to sort, delete, and archive mail? For example, you can set a filter to put all incoming promotional emails into a folder that you can view at your convenience. Alternatively, you can have emails from political parties go directly to trash.
It is Time to Clean Out that Junk Drawer!
You cleaned out your junk drawer last year, patted yourself on the back, and then proceeded to do what you promised yourself you would never do: put more stuff in there. Well as a result, it’s time to take another look through that drawer and see what belongs in the trash or recycle bin. Do you have any of these contenders, by chance?
Sentimental Clutter: How to Let Go Without Losing the Memories
Letting go of sentimental items can feel like parting with a piece of your heart—but it doesn’t have to be so. The key is to separate the memory from the stuff. Here are some simple ways to figure out what to keep and how to honor the rest
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