paper ~

Ok... Admit it; you have WAY too much paper clutter in your house…from old magazines, to school and neighborhood newsletters, catalogs, coupons, invitations (past), and junk mail!!!!! It is time for what I call paper boot camp! You simply grab a trash bag or recycle box and start in the farthest corner of your home and work you way through it throwing away all paper clutter. Be ruthless ~ you will NEVER read that neighborhood newsletter from two months ago and if you did it would only tell you about the ladies wine tasting that you missed anyway...so just chuck it!

You probably should not try this all in one fail swoop... Do a little bit each day. Set aside 30 minutes or even an hour and begin. Stop when the time is up and pick it up again later. There will be receipts to go through, bills to file, and invitations to respond to and throw away. Paper can take over your home if you let it. You must try to stay on top of it and paper boot camp is the best way to start!

This way, at the end of the week you will be ready, like a goalie, waiting to receive the next piece of junk mail that enters your home….just walk it directly to the recycle box to join the other casualties from this week. Take your time, use a whole week if you need to….room by room, shelf by shelf, drawer by drawer, magazine rack by magazine rack…just do it….trust me…You will NOT miss it….and if you do, don't worry, more will be coming soon! Have fun…and have no mercy!