Plus, the cutie-patootie bin that you’ve designated will just look like regular ole decor, sitting in your home. You know? So my way of keeping it under control, is by designating a spot, and making sure it looks “cute.” (See the next tip to see what I recommend for cute.) Designate a spot for it, and when needed at the last minute, you can easily find those loose little toys that are constantly laying around, and those “things,” that tend to clutter up your house. If you read my post on “ Secrets to a Guest Ready House in Minutes,” then you may be familiar with this little trick of mine.Īlthough I don’t encourage clutter, or a “catch-all,” sometimes we have “stuff,” that doesn’t have a home yet, and we don’t have time to make it a home just yet. Yeah, it costs money, but what’s really annoying is when you have the free version, and it tell’s you, you’re out of storage when you’re trying to upload those pictures that you just snapped. I back up all of my photos to it, and everything else that I want to access anywhere, or store, in case my computer crashes. They’re MADE for organization.ĭropbox – This is an online storage system that has been a life saver! We’ve used this in my husbands company, and I even use it personally. Neat Scanner – They can scan in receipts, business cards, whole sheets of paper. Here are my favorite tools to achieve a paperless home: So when you get that hard copy statement in the mail next time, scan it in, and toss the paper! No more paper clutter. But let’s face it… some people & companies are still stuck in the 80’s, and want to do everything with paper. I’ve signed up for paperless billing, estatements, and whatever option I have when it comes to hard copied mail/receipts/etc. So even though the bills “pile up,” they still look organized. But my rule of thumb to avoid that dreaded mail pile, is “Sort it now!” When I get the mail out of the mailbox, I throw the junk mail in the trash, and put the necessity mail in the designated basket on my desk. Well, I told her I didn’t have one of those piles, but not to worry… because I had a junk drawer that could scare a monster. I giggled, because I knew exactly what “pile,” she was referring to, that we all have. I once had a friend ask me why I don’t have “that pile,” of stuff sitting on my kitchen counter like she does at her house. But that birthday card from your grandma on your 8th birthday that just says, Now don’t get me wrong, I hang on to things like, my babies first outfits… yearbooks from High School… etc. We tend to hang on to things because we are emotionally attached, or we think it has sentimental value. I’ll admit, I usually have to start with a small space, and expand from there, because I will never start… if it’s overwhelming. If that’s too overwhelming for you, start with one small space. So after years of decluttering, I wanted to share my decluttering tips with you. Or had plans to.īut… we tend to move at least every couple of years, and the clutter… just doesn’t happen, because I don’t allow it to. I think there could be a good chance that I would be a packrat, if we lived in the same house for years.
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