Professional Organizer | Clearing Clutter | Motivational Speaker | Salt Lake City, Utah

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Today is National Boss’ Day but more importantly it is my birthday. I wish you could see the big smile I am giving you. It is great to be alive and to share my stories and organizing tips with you.

Myth #2

Just because you have a good filing system doesn’t mean you will always use it.  TRUE

Actually this is only partially true. As you know I use Freedom Filers and it is so easy to file I actually don’t mind filing. (I used to dislike it a lot) Clutter clearing paper is a cinch with this terrific system. But I divert, why does this basket look full to over flowing?

Because I did a quick clean up of my desk and tossed what needed to be filed in the basket. This is actually a timely tip. It saved me a lot of time to take the things out of the basked and file away instead of doing it one at a time. And I did it while I was chatting with someone so I killed two birds with one stone. (That is quite a dreadful saying isn’t it?) But then if the shoe fits—wear it.

I caution you—if you are the type that never gets back to the basket to file, then do not try this method.  It works well for me to file once a week. Yet at other times I do file each paper one at a time.

Clutter clearing paper does not have to be a chore, or a trial, or a dreaded thing—but having a good system is absolutely key to your success. I recommend Freedom Filers. (I wish I had been the one who created it, I’m just glad someone did).

Show ‘N Share Paper Clutter Tuesday: (Day 4 of 5 showing clutter in my home)

Don’t you just love to file? Do you go to your mail box and pull out papers that need to be filed and you dance and sing all the way to your office because you have something that needs to be filed? (If you said yes I want to know if your nose is growing like Pinocchio’s did).

I use a fabulous filing system called Freedom Filer that I have set up for tons of my clients to get rid of paper clutter.
However…the best of systems is only as good as the person “using” the system. My files need some weeding out as they have become too full and it is harder to file in them than I like it to be. And besides I like tossing “things to be filed” in this basket and taking one day a week to file everything. It takes me less than 5 minutes to file. I chose a day that is less busy for me to do this and it is actually pretty relaxing.

To recap these filing tips:

•Use a fabulous system that is EASY
•File once a week
•Put all papers to be filed in one place
•File on a day that is less busy than others
•Keep files lean and up to date—I do this constantly as well as every 6 months I go through all of them one by one if they are over grown like the receipts one tends to do.