Tonight was one of those boring but necessary necessary nights here at the Dwelling Place. It was one of those nights when the paperwork started to look like this.
You know it happens....don't tell me it doesn't....and if it doesn't tell me how to make it stop. The mail and all other sundry papers find their way to my desk in the family room and before you can blink an eye, it turns into something that takes on a life of it's own. Catalogs, Magazines, statements, cards, moving announcements, stuff that you meant to file, they all find their way into this group.
That's when the tough decisions need to be made.
What to save, what to keep.
When it happens to me, I need to be ruthless, so even though there are a slew of blogs out there that help you tackle your own personal paper mountain, I'm going to share my method.
I gather it all up, recycle bin and shreader by my side. I make 3 piles. To file, to be attended to, and to toss. I spread it all out on the family room floor....yes the floor, because it has more room than the table. Then I get to work until it's all and every last piece has found a home.
Tonight we were sucessful.
I know this isn't the usual topic that I tackle here, but the paper that comes into your home is most certainly a part of your home.
So now I need to know...how to you deal with your paper?
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