acurtis75 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 The suggestion to clean out drawers/cabinets/closet space first has been an eye-opening benefit for me. Dh and dd are both out of town right now and I decided to use the time to tackle some much needed organization projects. I'm starting with my office at our small business which is where I work and homeschool. It has been a mess for way too long and I know it's impacting both myself and dd's productivity. I felt like I was drowning in paper. So....man these desk drawers and file cabinets were a huge mess. It was so obvious that for years I've been just throwing stuff in there to hide it. I've already filled two banker's boxes with stuff to shred and two trash bags. Cleary, if the dates on papers you are pulling out are 2007 and 2008 in a folder called "Bills to Pay" your life needs an organizational makeover.:001_huh: Because I'm cleaning the drawers before tackling my top of the desk mess I actually have places to put things after I sort. This should have been obvious but I've never done it this way before. I found very little in any of these "hidden" spaces that was necessary. Some of it has been in there for years. Right now I have stuff everywhere because I'm in the middle but I already feel better. Thanks for listening to my little confession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcelmer Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 WOo Hoo! Great Job tackling the paper monster! :D I need to do this with our other type drawers, kitchen, clothes, office supplies etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 :hurray::hurray: Good job! We just bought some file cabinets and my living room is about to get a makeover. Finally, I will have a place where I can lock stuff out of Digby's reach! :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurtis75 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 I must be getting better at letting things go. I didn't have to think long at all about ditching the folder labeled 1997 office expenses:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I must be getting better at letting things go. I didn't have to think long at all about ditching the folder labeled 1997 office expenses:lol: Great. Just don't forget to keep anything that is related to taxes for seven years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfiend Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 That's fabulous! I had to let DH take over the filing because I couldn't even throw away the phone bills from 15 yrs ago. I can toss lots of other things, but not records; they're important. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurtis75 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Great. Just don't forget to keep anything that is related to taxes for seven years. Thanks for the reminder. I sorted anything that was less than seven years old in to a file box for storage. There was a lot older than seven years and not even remotely tax related. Apparently I have taken a really long break from purging these drawers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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