Clearing the Clutter

A couple of months ago I did a post about wanting to get organized.

(click here )

Well . . . I never did sign up for that class that I mentioned.

I wasn't organized enough to sign up by the registration deadline!

Sooo . . . I am going to try something new on my eternal pile of papers that I have on my kitchen counter.

Please tell me that you also have such a pile . . . please??

(unfortunately, just ignoring them will not make them go away . . . I already tried that)

I am going to try the "touch it once" method.

I have heard of this method several times. It means that instead of just rearranging my papers into different stacks, I will actually do something with each paper that I pick up. File it, trash it, send it, give it, etc . . . actually deal with it. I am going to start on the existing stack I have and then I am going to try to use this method with mail and other papers that come into my house

as they come in.

I need to make this work!!

I do realize that some things just need to wait until later to be dealt with. All these papers can go into my neat little black file box in my computer armoire. (my goal)

Wish me luck and let me know how you stay organized!!

p.s. . . I appreciate all of the e-mails that I get from you!

It makes me happy to know people are actually reading my writing.

:)

FiveKoz@sbcglobal.net

Paper Clutter

A couple of weeks ago, my mom helped me go through a TON of my paperwork. (thanks, Mom!!)

For some reason, this is one of my biggest areas that I need help with. This morning I read this in one of the blogs I follow (http://www.centsationalgirl.com/) :

“Paper clutter causes stress because our paper represents things we need to do (such as pay the bills) or things we may want to do (use this coupon to get a new pair of shoes) or things we think we should do (donate money to the Heart Association) or things we’d like to do (read about the plight of the honey bee and figure out what we can to help) or things we want to remember (this ticket stub because the circus was so much fun).

Therefore, each piece of paper has a sense of obligation associated with it. A stack of paper nags at you, “You should be doing something about me…” which makes it very difficult to relax or even work in a focused manner when you’re in a room piled high with stacks of paper.”

I agree!!

That's my problem!!

There is an online workshop available to help me solve my constant paperwork problem here.

I'm trying to figure out if I am going to take it!

I'll let you know!!

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Aren't these roses pretty? I picked them from my garden.

I just love having free flowers all summer!

:)