![]() ![]() And if you want even more info, head to my website at. Check out the column I wrote on this exact topic here. * BOSTONMOM, you also asked about ideas for creating homework systems for your 5th grader. I like to take that one step further and ask if you have room for everything you want to keep? And if so, does everything have a specific home so you know where everything goes? Once we designate homes for all our stuff, maintaining our organizing systems naturally follow. A wise woman once said that clutter is delayed decision-making. ![]() Blylynebeth, you mentioned a detailed pile of stuff that goes from your kitchen to the living room to a paper bag. This rule applies to EVERYTHING we own (yes, even paper), especially if we live in small spaces. Anyway you can think to reduce the paper coming in will take out the stress and overwhelm. Create folders on your computer the same way you would your file cabinet. Pay your bills online, scan receipts, and sign up for a mobile application program that will store all your medical records. Make hard cuts and get rid of what you don’t need before it takes up space in your home. Most paper isn’t personal so don’t treat it as such. But before ANY paper gets into my house, it is sorted over the recycling bin or the shredder. I’m a little cold-hearted when it comes to this. Use magnetic boards, cork, dry-erase boards, to hold papers you need to access quickly, keep to-do lists in sight, and family schedules easily accessible. Or use your wall space to create a message center. Label the hanging files to make organization fast and simple. Using your airspace helps to keep important papers visible and top-of-mind. Hang magazine holders or wire files on the wall to organize mail and other documents in an efficient manner. It’s literally my favorite way to organize papers. I like to create binders with clear plastic sleeves to hold my future materials. Store those where they are easily accessible. FUTURE consists of papers you will eventually access but not right now (future travel plans, home renovations plans, etc.).These items need to be in your “prime real estate.” Desktop files on your home office desk, baskets on your kitchen counter or even a rolling cart that you can move from room to room. ![]() Current bills, medical info, travel plans would fall into this category. These can be stored in file cabinets, boxes or even binders, and placed in storage. Think taxes, insurance policies, old health insurance documents. PAST represents papers that you need to keep but don’t need to access regularly.Think Past/Present/Future when organizing and filing papers. Here are a few strategies to get you all started:ġ. ![]() And the best method is one that you can comfortably set up, maintain, and access. Where do I have ample space to store files and papers?īy asking these questions, systems will naturally form.Do I need to see things to remember they exist?.How do you know what works? Get started by asking yourself the following questions: The key to staying on top of paperwork is to create easy and efficient systems that work for brains with attention deficit disorder ( ADHD or ADD). It just doesn’t stop piling up, right? It feels like you need a life jacket just to keep from drowning. Hi Boston Mom, Margo, Bklynebeth, and SDTwinMom:Īh, the dreaded paperwork. Q: “I need good systems to deal with (1) paperwork (2) to-do lists and (3) a daily and weekly schedule for myself and my kids.” -SDTwinMom There has to be a better way.” -Bklynebeth It’s terrible to need to find something and not know where it is. I’ve tried sorters, folios, boxes, baskets - none of this has worked to tame the pile. So about this pile… If I don’t get it put away by week’s end, it moves to the living room floor and from there, if not put away usually winds up in a bag shoved somewhere when company comes. I keep a bullet journal, which is an amazing tool to keep me and the whole family’s schedules organized. I do so many things right like sort mail into the recycle bin, pay bills right away, and edit and give things away. I have two kids (9 & 13) with ADHD and was recently diagnosed myself. I am a busy mom of four with two dogs, am in graduate school, and I teach in an after-school program one day a week. Q: “Each week, a pile of paper and other items about six inches high accumulates on my kitchen table. Bills, charity solicitations, insurance documents, financial papers…” -Margo Q: “We need strategies for organizing and processing paper of all sorts. Q: “What is the best way to organize papers and bills?” -Boston Mom ![]()
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