tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post7682433562841567397..comments2023-09-03T09:49:57.140-06:00Comments on Stace's Place: Works for me Wednesday-Backwards dayStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167045338011317065noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-59118046077521270252007-10-04T21:05:00.000-06:002007-10-04T21:05:00.000-06:00I didn't even catch that! It's a good thing you do...I didn't even catch that! It's a good thing you don't shred your kids though,that is kind of frowned upon.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167045338011317065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-19375584224424198232007-10-04T20:47:00.000-06:002007-10-04T20:47:00.000-06:00I just realized how poorly I phrased the above com...I just realized how poorly I phrased the above comment. We don't really shred our kids and bury them. We do shred our paper stuff, though, and then toss it at the kids to play with.elasticwaistbandladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643871078268503643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-61984584761061693542007-10-03T18:25:00.000-06:002007-10-03T18:25:00.000-06:00We shred and then bury the kids in the resulting p...We shred and then bury the kids in the resulting paper debris. Oh, and we make fun paper wigs and hula skirts too.elasticwaistbandladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643871078268503643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-74429035800245149352007-10-03T16:01:00.000-06:002007-10-03T16:01:00.000-06:00Like you, I need some tips for the paper clutter, ...Like you, I need some tips for the paper clutter, too. It is overrunning our house. I really liked the comment you got about scanning everything and then throwing the original away. The only thing I would check out before doing this is if you would need an original rather than a copy for any reason, like taxes, but I think it would really cut down on the clutter. You would just need to make Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083313061836800832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-83927841330818971542007-10-03T12:17:00.000-06:002007-10-03T12:17:00.000-06:00Here's what I do. I put everything on the kitchen...Here's what I do. I put everything on the kitchen table. It stays there for a few days (weeks?) until I get sick of it and move it to a pile on the dresser in the bedroom, the file organizer on the desk, the desk itself, an unused space on the bookshelf or even on top of the microwave. Get creative! :-P<BR/><BR/>Obviously my paper clutter is out of control, so I liked reading these tips that Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870296621798497300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-9225782799804229462007-10-03T11:57:00.000-06:002007-10-03T11:57:00.000-06:00I stink at it...LOLI stink at it...LOLDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13786561120294815684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-12372070594689076922007-10-03T11:30:00.000-06:002007-10-03T11:30:00.000-06:00Oooo, have you ever heard of FlyLady (www.flylady....Oooo, have you ever heard of FlyLady (www.flylady.net)? This month is all about working on paper clutter - you should definitely go to the website and check out some of the awesome tips. Completely free, and works SO WELL for a LOT of peopleLindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899511818642044004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-50151537507504571652007-10-03T11:28:00.000-06:002007-10-03T11:28:00.000-06:00First, I sort mail as soon as it's opened. It's e...First, I sort mail as soon as it's opened. It's either put in my basket for bills, tossed in the recycle bin, or shredded immediately. I HAVE to do this or I get overwhelmed by all the paper clutter.<BR/><BR/>I keep all paid bills and receipts in a file box. Every January, I clean it out. I shred things I don't need to keep, and everything else is filed in a file folder marked with the year.Anne Marie@Married to the Empirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600919522369171555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-27805439696628131052007-10-03T08:34:00.000-06:002007-10-03T08:34:00.000-06:00I don't have alot of paper clutter. Bill comes in,...I don't have alot of paper clutter. Bill comes in, I pay it..no need to keep the stub since the bank keeps my checks for me. I could print it online if needed.<BR/><BR/>Mortgage statements? We get 1 a year at tax time, so I keep the updated one in my tax file.<BR/><BR/>Only need tax papers up to 7yr personal, 10 yrs business. I have file for ds(autism) school & each member has a "health" file Veggiemomof2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08499664148041543629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-9289371175944409952007-10-03T03:40:00.000-06:002007-10-03T03:40:00.000-06:00Get rid of it in the first place!Seriously. In fac...Get rid of it in the first place!<BR/><BR/>Seriously. In fact, later today I'm sending out my weekly tips newsletter on dealing with mail overload.<BR/><BR/>From a whole pile of things, I can reduce to 2 - 3 pages easy!<BR/><BR/>I have lots of other ideas on my blog and if you go to ezinearticles.com and type in Marcia Francois, I have an article on taming the paper monster :)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="Marcia Francoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516774065137063145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278175034853158398.post-68922264483122813112007-10-02T22:21:00.000-06:002007-10-02T22:21:00.000-06:00Let's see, we used to keep things until our file c...Let's see, we used to keep things until our file cabinets became overloaded and then we'd go purge. <BR/><BR/>Now we have a scanner and we scan in our papers to create digital images and then we toss the hardcopy! :)<BR/><BR/>This works for us!<BR/><BR/>The scanner we have here at home is a Brother DCP 7020. It does faxes and copies too.Overwhelmed!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03213476355485623906noreply@blogger.com