by Dianne Thomas | Mar 16, 2018 | Office Organizing
What To Keep And What To Get Rid Of Keep till warranty expires or can no longer return or exchange Sales Receipts (Unless needed for tax purposes and then keep for 3 years) What to keep for 1 month ATM Printouts (When you balance your checkbook each month...
by Dianne Thomas | Mar 16, 2018 | Clutter Management
Organizing Paper Clutter Assign a spot for paper sorting. Set up action files next to where you perform the paper task. Reference papers need to be in a place close to where you need them. Archived papers should be stored in a file cabinet Daily distribute the...
by Dianne Thomas | Mar 16, 2018 | Clutter Management
Clutter Depression-Anxiety Cycle Here is the cycle: Anxiety and depression can cause a cluttered home. A cluttered home can cause depression and anxiety. The cycle perpetuates and less gets done. Clutter… Overstimulates our system (visual, olfactory, tactile),...
by Dianne Thomas | Mar 15, 2018 | Basic Organizing
Remember When You Organize Make sure everything in your house has a place. Teach all family members to mind their own messes. For example, if you take it out, put it back; if you open it, close it; if you throw it down, pick it up; if you make a mess, clean it up; and...
by Dianne Thomas | Mar 15, 2018 | Basic Organizing
More Ideas for Organizing Your Home Establish a place for everything in your house or apartment — this could mean in a basket, on a shelf, inside a drawer or on top of a rack. It doesn’t have to be fancy: even just a nail in the wall is enough to hang a...