tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683724404429997212.post1398211146308803514..comments2010-06-08T21:02:24.130-05:00Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198464833370893282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683724404429997212.post-91405940923145913162010-06-08T21:02:24.122-05:002010-06-08T21:02:24.122-05:00I am here after seeing your comment on Stacey&#39;s blog. <br /><br />I used to have the same problem...especially with when I added baby 1 and then 2!<br /><br />I now have a system that works for me...<br /><br />When I get home the mail is already on the counter (hubby gets home first). I pick it up, stand over the shredder/trash/recycling bin and go through the mail...<br /><br />The keep stuff goes into my inbox which is a metal bucket I have hanging on the wall on the way down into the basement (where &quot;office&quot; is).<br /><br />After the kids are in bed I take the mail downstairs and open all the envelops and set them up to pay on line. If I need to write a check for one I do that (even I won&#39;t mail it for a week or two) put a stamp on it and put the mail it date on the outside of the envelope. ****this usually happens 2 or 3 times a week.*****<br /><br />My filing system is simple...each month gets a folder and the &quot;stubs&quot; go in a folder labeled with month and year. At the end of the year I go through and purge anything in the folders I don&#39;t really need to keep and then all the &quot;month&quot; folders go in a box labeled with the year. I do have a different folder for tax stuff. <br /><br />All recipts that I think I need to keep go into a box with dividers for home, kids, clothes and misc.<br /><br />Wouldn&#39;t work for everyone, but does work for me!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129872839771281205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683724404429997212.post-81837525531819724082010-06-08T20:40:12.781-05:002010-06-08T20:40:12.781-05:00I LOVE Creative Organizing and have gotten a ton of tips from there. I actually went through my paper this evening because it was getting out of control. This summer I want to work on a better filing system so things don&#39;t pile up as easy. Hope your decluttering went well.Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15985457347225776111noreply@blogger.com