My desk is so cluttered it’s ridiculous. Piles of papers, books, my son’s cars litter the desktop. And this is no small desk. It’s L-shaped and has a lot of space. As in, a lot of space to fill with clutter.
It wasn’t great when I left to visit family, and then the mail and other [...]
I still haven’t managed to clear the recent desk clutter. In fact, I just tossed more mail on it this morning. Ugh. And the next couple of days are busy enough that I may not have time to properly file and put things away. Maybe I’ll squeeze in 15 minutes to do some minor clearing, [...]
I am so glad that tax season is over. I’m not an accountant or anything like that. It’s just this big, looming monster each year and I always dread it. I normally try to file in February. But this year, between work, family stuff, and total disorganization, I kept putting it off.
I had started out [...]
I was out of town for two weeks. My dear husband collected the mail for me, and put it on my desk. I asked him to do that. He threw away the junk and left the rest for me to sort.
And now, my poor desk is in chaos.
I have unopened and opened mail. Books to [...]
I got a notice over the weekend of an unpaid bill. Now that’s not like me at all, so I wasn’t sure what had happened. It was a medical bill, which I hate dealing with. I could have sworn I’d already paid it, but I just had to find the evidence.
Easy, right? It should be [...]
Continue reading about Finding what you need – when you need it
When it comes to organizing your files, you want to make sure that you can find what you need when you need it. It sounds simple doesn’t it? If it takes more than a couple of minutes for you to find something in your files, then you may need to update your filing process.
I used [...]
If there’s something we all have to deal with, it’s receipts. We need them for our taxes, we request them from employees for reimbursement, we keep them in case we should have to return something to the store.
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel like I’m drowning in receipts. And I want a [...]
