Tackling Paper Clutter and a GIVEAWAY
June 9, 2010
Remember when I was on that huge organizing kick back in January, even did an entire week of posts on getting a fresh start ? I even managed to get somewhat organized when it came to filing paperwork, but I’m sorry to report, again the paper is totally and completely out of control around here. I was doing so well for many months, but then somewhere between Easter and Graduation, the piles of paper again became my nemesis.
I’m good at juggling a lot of balls at one time, but when it comes to paper clutter, it is my number one organizational challenge. So I’m going to be participating in the Organize Your Paper Clutter Workshop, brought to you my newest sponsor Simplify 101.
As a super busy multitasking mom, I love the fact that the workshop is spread out over six weeks, with plenty of time to review the materials between entertaining the kids, swim lessons, and even more DIY projects this summer, yippeee !
Just the thought of ridding my house of paper clutter makes me breathe a huge sigh of relief. Won’t you join me ?
Do you stack papers on your countertop or desk because you simply don’t know what else to do with them?
Are you overwhelmed with all the artwork and papers your children bring home from school? Are you unsure what paper you really need to keep and how long to keep it?
Does it seem like you have more paper coming into your home than you can possibly handle? Are you tired living with paper-cluttered surfaces?
This six week summer workshop will give you the answers to all your pressing paper questions plus simple-to-use systems that will eliminate the paper clutter in your home. You’re free to review the weekly materials on your own time over the six weeks, online or in PDF format, or even in MP3 format.
Plus, with clear cut action steps and the support of a professional organizer to answer questions, plus a friendly online community, you can take action and organize your paper.
Check out the entire six week syllabus right here.
Now y’all know I love to giveaway pretty stuff, and today it’s something very practical.
The kind folks at Simplify 101 are offering two lucky readers a free spot in the Organize Your Paper Clutter Workshop – a $75 dollar value.
Eligibility to win one of two free spots in the Organize Your Paper Clutter workshop:
1) Leave a comment telling us what kind of paper clutter is your biggest organizational challenge !
2) For a second chance to win, either link to this giveaway on Facebook OR tweet this giveaway with a link on Twitter, and then leave a second comment telling me where you mentioned this giveaway (FB or Twitter).
Giveaway ends Saturday June 12th at 8 p.m. PST. Winners chosen by Random.org.
If you’d like more tips on organizing your home or office top to bottom, sign up for Simplify 101’s organizing newsletter right here ! You can also follow the blog and get even more daily tips on organizing.
GOOD LUCK !
Tags: clutter workshop, simplify 101, Sponsors
I would have to say that all the articles/clips I pull from magazines turn into the clutter I need to tackle most! I’ve tried to organize things in notebooks, but then I don’t remember to look there for project ideas or resources…Help! :)
And I posted on facebook!
Oh I need this! My biggest paper work challenge is medical stuff, having had 2 babies in the last 2 years we have been bombarded with all sorts of stuff from hospitals, insurance, doctors and on and on and on! My medical paper work would fill a whole file cabinet on its own!
This is one of my worst areas as well. Daily mail….arghhhhhhh! Not knowing what to pitch or keep and if kept how to organize it or find it when I need it (just today I had to call my doctor because I lost my perscription for a medicine I need.) I think I am hopeless, so I would really, really appreciate winning this one (my husband would thank you, my children would thank you, my countertops, kitchen table, night stand, etc, etc, would thank you!!!!!)
My worst kind of paper clutter is class notes as well as administrative forms etc, for school! College is a mess of paper!!
I’m a little late to this one, but so NEED a paper clutter intervention! Those piles seem to mulitiply like rabbits, don’t they. And just when I think I’ve got a handle on one area of the house, I see a new pile has develpoed somewhere else. For me personally, a challenge is those 401K mailers that I thought I opted out of, but still seem to get so they must be keep worthy, right? And it’s not like it’s just a one page promo thing. I’m talking BOOKS of 401K info on some random investment that just happened to fit the profile for me. I never look at them, but I hang on.
Off to link up to FB. :)
Just linked up to FB and realized I’m not the only Julia. So now, I’m Julia E the one who ranted about the 401K mailers.
I am horrible when it comes to paper! I just went through old bins of every “important” piece of paper since I was a little kid. Nowadays I just throw stuff in a pile and when it gets to the overwhelming point I will do something with it but I still have yet to find a good system. I need help!
I wish I only had 1 biggest problem:
um right now let’s say school work/papers from my 8 year old and all the fun projects my pack rat 3 year old makes and cries if I throw out.
biggest problem: MAIL!!! We don’t get that much mail, but it just piles up.
My biggest thing is papers that “might” be important. Paper clutter is taking over, and while it’s driving me crazy, I don’t know what to do with it.
I am such a paper big which is crazy since the rest of my house is nice and organized. My biggest piles come from school, receipts, and mail. Blah.
Paper clutter is my nemesis, I can’t ever seem to get control of it, I would love to take this course!
wow this class looks so awesome! i know that i am in DIRE need of something like this!! im a med student and i wouldn’t call my notes clutter but they certainly need help organizing! random.org, pick me!! hahaha :p
My biggest problem is paper clutter that doesn’t necessarily have a “home.” For example, I know where to file regular bills, tax docs, etc. But, when it comes to odd things that I may need to hold onto for a while like a receipt or manual, I handle it 15 times rather than just once.
School work/papers taking over my room. Would love some help.
Thank you!
Oh wow, what an opportunity. Would love to sink my teeth into my constantly growing stack of school work papers and bills. Thank you!
Our office is out of control right now with papers all over in piles or not in piles. And the paperwork just keeps coming! We got behind when we had our first child (but that was almost 3 years ago!) and the 2 moves we had since he was born and our 2nd child has been part of why we are now so overwhelmed with paper clutter. I’m ready to tackle it!
Definitely kids artwork is my biggest issue although I don’t even know that this class, or professional therapy could solve it for me!
What an awesome seminar to take part in!! I absolutely cannot control the paperwork in our home.
From mail, to catalogs I WANT to look at, but never find the time to, to my 3-year old’s artwork, to coupons….oh the coupons!!!!! I literally walk into my office and take a look and walk out. I dream of clear desk-tops and organized folders!!!!!
Please, oh please, contest gods let me win! Incoming mail and kids papers from day care have invaded everywhere.
PLEASE save me from coupon clutter! I cut and clip and rip and tear and swear I’m gonna save a zillion dollars this month.. until I get to the store to buy that one thing and realize the coupon is on the counter or in the other car. ER! Now I can’t throw it away because i can use it next time. Please help me stop this vicious cycle! Oh and did I mention I’m a gift card hoarder? That might need a 7th week :S
My biggest paper clutter issue is pages from magazines. I see something I like or find some great info – I rip it out and it begins to accumulate.
My paper clutter weakness is for my children’s’ school papers or everyday drawings. I can’t seem to part with any of it. Even those lovely scribbled masterpieces they give you.
Paper is my major issue. I have art work, paid bills, magazines, printed articles, newspapers, old files and my intention is to use most of it to start the woodstove but you only need like 5 sheets of paper to start the fire and so the piles grow!
I would say my 2 biggest issues are the stuff that arrives in the mail that i have to deal with but can’t face immediately after a long day of work and articles/recipes i rip out of magazines.
My biggest weakness is sentimental things… cards, drawings from nieces and nephews, etc.
I’m an ideaholic!! lots of clippigns, magazine pages, magazines, memorbilia…………….. to file piles .. boxes of “future sort”………………………….oh MY!
My husband and I BOTH work from home…paperwork is eating us alive like that 80s movie…Attack of the Killer Tomatoes? Insanity. Please help :)
I SO need this! We have paper clutter on our kitchen counters and don’t even get me started on our office. I’m a bad procrastinator and I hate filing so it kind of piles up and gets out of control! I would love some help!
I was just talking to my dh about figuring out our paper “stuff” I have boxes of papers, I know the taxes…7 years or forever, whichever comes first…but what to do with all the reciepts and cc statements?
Ugh. I need this class and I will link it with fb too, because…I need this class.
What a great giveaway. Daily mail and medical / therapy / school papers for my son create an endless mound of paperwork. No matter how much I try to organize it always ends up a giant mess pile. Thanks for the links – off to check them out. Have a great weekend. ~ Stephanie Lynn
I so need to get organized-I don’t even know where to start -from school papers to daily mail-My husband has his papers from work , we have 4 boys and just daily life is consuming us -This sounds like such a good start .
Bills, other mail, bills, other mail, bills… and school notes. I wish it were death by design mags but that is not the case in my house.
Oh, I NEED this. I am buried under receipts!
Kacey
The mail, magazines, paver patio research material (brochures, estimates, etc.) and receipts are out of control! They take up one third of the kitchen table and most of the bar. I know there’s other stuff in those piles, but I can’t tell you what’s in there! I need help!
I’m so not good at keeping track of all the important papers that come in the mail… bank statements, tax returns (true confessions… right now I can’t find the bill for our property taxes. It’s in the house somewhere…)
I posted this on FB!!! Please let me win!
I’m a cheerleading coach, I have a TON of paper, magazines, etc. My husband tends to leave paper all around and I just stack it.
I am terrible with ALL paperwork: important, junk mail, kids papers, etc…..I hate it!!! I need a new system!!
ALL PAPER! oh my goodness, paper is the main reason I am so disorganized. I collect so much paper and I don’t know how.
How cool!!! I HATE paper clutter and I try to keep it down. I’m getting better, but I would love some more help. Thanks for having this! Off to visit Simplify 101′s site. :)
i tweeted this as well =)
http://twitter.com/sffupaococ
I have all types of paper clutter…kids school work, cut outs of interesting articles, coupons, bills, sticky notes…Unfortunately, I have paper clutter in the kitchen and the office/guest room. It drives my husband CRAZY and he’s a neat freak! Help!
I’m dealing with combing the new husband and my paperwork and it isn’t pretty. Neither of us have much of a filing system and it’s getting a bit out of control
I linked this to Facebook:) I run an event planning business from my home, have three children and a husband who is amazing, but has never gotten the mail during our 11 years of marriage! Needless to say, I am responsible for an overwhelming amount of paperwork each day. Oh and I LOVE magazines, coupons and recipes, all of which are in “organized” piles, but not in any type of order. My biggest challenge is finding a system that works and then sticking to it. I organize my clutter constantly, but can’t seem to keep things organized. Please help!
I’m great at getting rid of the junk immediately – just the action items seem to build up. Luckily I put all my major bills on auto-pay but the few that creep up get thrown into a pile on the floor and that sucks!
I so struggle with this. I get “caught up” and then fall off the wagon. I have piles of mail, magazines, stuff I want to keep for future reference. I even bought a basket thinking it would help me deal with everything…but it didn’t work it just over flows all over my desk new. I need help!
Left a Tweet too! What a wonderful idea this is!
mail, magazines that I never read but plan to some day, son’s artwork, receipts, coupons, mail, super important papers that can not be filed away (yet I can never find when I need them), papers for my business, papers for my volunteer work, bills, mail, junk mail that for some reason doesn’t get thrown away often enough, greeting cards from holidays/birthdays/christmas/etc…. oh jeeze I could really use some help! I HATE paper clutter, but it always wins in my house!