Last week, we answered a reader question about decluttering paper pile-ups and creating a filing system. Before getting started organizing your personal system, here are a couple of our favorite products that will be important to breaking the bad habit of not filing:
It comes from everywhere – junk mail, magazines, coupons, kid’s school papers, bills, etc. Then there is the issue of keeping papers that really could/should be tossed or shred. Here are some questions some of our readers had about how to handle stacks of paper and implement a system to keep paper from piling up again.
WIFI SCANNER + SMART ORGANIZATION SOFTWARE [ WIN YOUR OWN ] NeatConnect transforms paper into digital files and sends them straight to the cloud — without a computer. At home or at the office, the wireless NeatConnect sends your files straight to Neat, email, cloud services, and wherever else they need to be. Their powerful software uses InDocument Identification Technology™ to automatically identify, extract,...
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“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso Does your fridge look like a cluttered museum? Have you had to invest in a magnet company to keep up with everything your child does? Here are some questions about how to organize your child’s artwork and create a family archive, without making your family room...
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The Unroll.me App Unsubscribe with one click. After you sign up, see a list of all your subscription emails. Unsubscribe instantly from whatever you don’t want. Combine your favorite subscriptions into one email. After unsubscribing from what you don’t want, combine what you love into a beautiful digest called the Rollup. Read what you want, when you want. The Rollup appears in your inbox every day at the...
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One of our favorite tools for organizing your valuables and home inventory is The Valuable.doc. Keeping a Valuable.doc binder updated in your home will bring piece of mind. This organizing tool helps you to create and maintain a record of all your valuables. The Valuables.doc makes it easy to do ! * It breaks down the big job of making an inventory into eight...
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April 15th is closer than you think. So, now it the perfect time to get organized for tax season. By now, you should have received a plethora of tax related statements in the mail… W-2s, 1009’s, etc. Getting them in some order will make it easier and more efficient, whether you send them out to the accountant or chose to do them yourself. Follow these...
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It is about “that” time of year… the end of the year and the beginning of the year when you begin thinking of change and creating New Year’s Resolutions! According to About Travel’s writer Albrecht Powell, these are typically our top ten resolutions: 1 . Spend More Time with Family & Friends 2 . Fit in Fitness 3 . Tame the Bulge 4 . Quit...
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I love finding fun recipes in magazines. I tear them out, hoping to make them some day. But even if I actually make them, I still have a pile of torn pages. There are two options: ELECTRONIC After you find a new recipe, scan it into your computer and make an electronic file of all your finds. You can use them for cooking and baking...
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Often times, our work space is looks as busy as we are! Help eliminate desktop clutter by following a few of these tips from Secrets of Getting Organized.