Organizing notes, lists, scraps of paper
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Holiday Gift Wrapping & Organizing: How Do You Do It???
Comments (35)excel spreadsheets? lists? rooms dedicated to wrapping? Sheesh that's far too organized for me. I thought just getting the ornaments organized by tree was a HUGE undertaking! For wrapping I use the desperately rushed, christmas is in 4 hours, need a bottle of wine approach. I spread out the entire mess of crap with a hole in the middle for me and the wine, and begin digging my way out carefully :p I actually am organized when it comes to the decorations though. I have one attic for trees, one for ornaments that go on the trees that are on the 3rd and 4th floor as well as the decoration, and then I store the decorations and ornaments for the first floor and second floor are kept on the second floor. Less hauling down (and up) stairs that way :) I also label the boxes for the appropriate tree which is helpful when distributing boxes around the house. WHile I can obviously see what's vintage and what's traditional as well as all the other themes of a tree through the plastic boxes, I don't know how many vintage go to each tree unless I put them in separate boxes. THat leaves me just enough ornaments for each tree without taxing my little brain. I wish I could apply that kind of organization to presents LOL I do actually wrap all but the Santa ones in advance (so that's the 23rd verses the 24th btw) and those can go out under the main tree. I have been known to buy the same thing more than once...perhaps that list idea is a good one LOL Gad a room dedicated to wrapping and holiday storage...well I'm a bit nutso over christmas (major santa barf is in EVERY room) so that would have to be a big big big room! But it's a lovely fantasy!...See MoreLet's Hear Your Best Organizing Solutions!
Comments (63)This one is from my own sweet mom, who is mother to 9 of us. To save on bathroom storage space ~ which, let me tell you, was at a premium with 9 kids! ~ she gave us each a simple, inexpensive, plastic tool-type caddy to keep our own personal bathroom necessities (toothbrush, comb, brush, etc. ) in. They were stored on a shelf in our bedroom closets, to be carried in and then back again, as we needed them. This helped a lot to keep our bathrooms uncluttered and organized. Mom also bought one of this type of plastic baskets for each kid to catch of our dirty laundry. She wrote our names on each of them. The plastic made it easy to keep clean and the holes kept our dirty clothes somewhat aerated . . . which really helped with our brothers' stinky things (LOL). The handles made them easy to carry back and forth to our laundry room. Lynn...See MoreMy new organizing system
Comments (4)Marie, You will find your "House Diary" as I call it, invaluable! I have referred to it so often that I can't imagine what I did without it. Like yours, it's in table in a Word document. When I make a major purchase like the oven, I keep all of the information relevant to that purchase in the House Diary. Magazine subscriptions are helpful to as I have seen a trend that the subscription comes due before it should. I keep appliance repair notes too. I keep it by the year with the following columns. DATE ITEM MERCHANT PAID NOTES...See MoreOrganizing Mail/Bills
Comments (12)I have two small business's. For quite a while, I had problems with paperwork. No matter how hard I tried, it just was not where it needed to be. Then one day, someone I know who is an accountant, filled me in on how he keeps his mountains of paper organized. I've used the system for years and it got me out my rut. I now can have my tax figures ready in about 15 minutes. Here goes. First of all you need a place where you can toss all of your mail and invoices when you get them. (This beats having stuff strung all over the place, and you can access it easily . It's also very simple to toss your paper into one designated area when you get it. ). It can be a paper bag, a box anything that will hold your stuff for one month. I put all of my receipts, mail, bank statements, debit card receipts, and ALL other paper into a box when it comes into my office. Every week, I make it a point to check for bills only. I then mark on my schedule when it is due and the amount. I also write a check for the bill, stamp the envelope, and get it ready for the mail. All other receipts that do not need my attention but want to hang on to anyway, get grouped together with a rubber band. This separates what needs your attention from what does not It also keeps things together and you can locate receipts if you decide you need them. Wallet receipts get emptied weekly or when my wallet getÂs full. Receipts that need attention get marked if I have time. I repeat this method weekly. I've got it down to about 15 minutes that I spend on paperwork each week. At the end of each month, the bills are taken care of and I have receipts etc. that I will probably not need, however, I keep them for another month just in case. After keeping them for two months, I shred them. I don't even look at them, because I know I don't need them. Monthly totals are kept on envelopes with everything that I need. This includes tax figures, expenses, etc. etc. Each envelope has the figures and categories on the outside that are easily totaled at the end of the year. The key to the system is simplicity. Tossing your stuff into a box or bag when you get it is easy. ItÂs in one place, so if you need to, you can access it without much of a search.. When you deal with bills etc. weekly, you donÂt have to worry about them through the week. Totals kept on the outside of the envelope with receipts and other important figures inside, give easy access for yearly totals. Good luck! SG...See Morededtired
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