paper organization

It feels great to be prepared and organized for your death

Most of us like to avoid thinking about leaving this earth.  One of the best gifts you can give the loved ones is to tell them your end-of-life wishes and to have your important papers organized and easy to find. The box in the photo is what my dad referred to as his “death box,”…

Try this if you hate sorting papers, decluttering, and making decisions

  I hate this!  {declared my client} Excuse me?  This is NOT something I want to hear while organizing with a client. I saw she was overwhelmed, annoyed and frustrated about the boxes of memorabilia, mostly papers, we discovered. It felt like an impossible feat for her to sort it all out. She wanted to…

Ideas for organizing and storing artwork created by your children

What in the world do you do with the special art your children created?  It piles up quickly, especially during their pre-school and elementary years. I’d like to offer you some options for saving artwork created by your kids or grandkids. First, be extremely selective by saving only the cream of the crop. Ask yourself, are all…

Help with Organizing School Papers

It’s not easy to stay on top of school papers. It enters your home via backpacks and then migrates to the kitchen counter and table. What do you do to prevent a paper pile up? My No. 1 suggestion is to be choosy about the papers you keep. Consider these questions. Can you find the…