Start the year off right and tackle the paper that is coming into your home!
It’s much easier than you think to set up a mail sorting center! Start with a little detective work… where does the mail and paper clutter gravitate to when it enters your home? This area may be the kitchen table, entry table, family room couch or simply a pile on a desk or counter. Setting up your mail center near this area, will naturally be very successful because the mail is already arriving there.
Create a simple filing system to sort the mail immediately as it comes in the door so it doesn’t get stacked up and moved around the home. This way you will only touch the mail once and it will be sorted and ready for you to read.
Depending on who lives in your home and their ages, your paper clutter will be a little different. If you have school age children in your home you will need a system that sorts permission slips, report cards and art work etc. In addition; most of us will need to sort junk mail, bills, catalogs, newspapers, business offers and coupons. Keep in mind your personal organizing style when creating your system. An easy to use system is crucial to the success of your organizing efforts.
When planning your center have some fun! Add your favorite color folders or a baskets that you love to look at. Remember the better it feels to you the more chance you will have using it!
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