How to refresh your home filing system

Of course, you have a filing system in place! Except it’s not up-to-date… You got married, had children, bought a house, signed up for new insurance policies etc. but never revisited it or maintained multiple filing systems in parallel. Or you never purged your files and are no longer able to fit another piece of paper in it so it ends up in a pile or is randomly filed. So how to refresh it so you can instantly find anything you need, without even arguing with your spouse?

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How to organise your desk at home so you can really get some work done

Are you one of these people who dread to sit at their desk because they know they’re going to waste time finding what they need amongst piles of paper? Or who can’t even sit at their desk because the top is too cluttered to do any work? Or who struggle to focus on their work because they feel distracted or even stressed by the clutter around them? Well if it can reassure you, you’re far from being alone! But if you’re ready to reclaim and organise your desk so you can really get some work done, read on…

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How to deal with decades of photos without feeling overwhelmed

In a previous post, I shared my approach to deal with new photographs. But it’s just the tip of the iceberg, isn’t it? I can easily imagine the quantity of photos that you’ve accumulated over the years, hiding in your closets and drawers, bags and pockets, in between paper, memorabilia or clothes, or partially sorted into photo albums that have never been completed. Photos that you’d love to go through sometimes just by yourself or with your family or friends. So what is it that’s been holding you back to do something with them?

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Essentials steps to photos organising

With the kids back to school, you may have some time now to go through your summer holiday pictures. As you go down memory lane, you tell yourself that it would be nice to put some of these pictures into a photo album. But then you remember the backlog of pictures you haven’t dealt with in months or even years and you get paralysed. Well I can’t blame you! Organising pictures can take time and is intimidating for most people. But the thing is the longer you postpone this activity, the harder it becomes.

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How to organise kids’ schoolwork

The end of the school year is around the corner. Kids are bound to bring back all the schoolwork and artwork that hasn’t found its way back home during the course of the school year. Let’s face it, dealing with paper can be overwhelming, but even more so when it has been created by our own children. And the younger they are, the more prolific they are, and the guiltier we feel about letting go of their masterpieces! Sounds familiar? Read on to find out my approach to dealing with kids’ schoolwork.

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