Home office organization can be a struggle when dealing with paper is such a big issue for people; I see it with clients all the time.  It’s easy to be overwhelmed and drowning in paper because it’s coming at us all the time.  The mail-junk and bills, newsletters, magazines, catalogs and if you have kids then watch out!  Not only do kids produce art and homework sheets for us to admire, the school and PTA are always generous with information to share. 

I think one of the factors that creates chaos in our home offices is not making quick decisions on what we want and what we need to read.  It all comes into the home and ends up in a pile because we think it’s important and we are going to get around to reading it.  It piles up on tables.  It piles up on countertops.  It piles up on desktops.  It may even pile up on the floor before long. 

When paper comes into the home, as soon as you possibly can, stand next to the garbage and recycle and go through it.  Make quick decisions.  Are you REALLY going to read that prospectus?  Come on-recycle it.  Do you need that catalog or can you go online and look?  Is your child going to sign up for dance lessons?  If not, recycle that flyer right away. 

Get your papers down to what you REALLY do want to read and have a folder or basket for it to live in until you can sit and read.  Home office organization is possible when you get rid of the reading material that really doesn’t matter!

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