Does your desk look like this?
Since many of us struggle with piles of paper in our lives, I am going to use the letter “F” for “File Faster!” This is a down and dirty system of reining in your out-of-control paperwork and is effective if done on a regular basis. Within a day of bringing any papers into your home, slot incoming mail and other papers that are always arriving home with kids into file folders labeled To Do, To Pay, To File and Pending (this is a halfway house for things you’re waiting to take action on, like an RSVP for a birthday party). Keep it up and you will prevent those big stacks of paper that tend to pile up in your kitchen and office!
Happy Organizing, Bridges!