EP 150 | Too Many School Papers and Mail?? SIMPLE Paper Clutter Solutions for Families Revealed! With LAUREN WHITE, The Intentional Edit Podcast Host
“You have to have systems & routines in your home if you truly want to simplify & make life easier & paper is no different.”
School is back which means paper is back - homework, artwork, special cards. And it’s all added to the never ending piles of mail and receipts and coupons and whatever else is causing distractions on our piles. It can feel like the organizing solution for decluttering paper never fits your family. But today’s guest, one of your favorites from episode 103! is back to give you the encouragement and real life tips to actually make that paper clutter system happen for your family. Lauren White from The Intentional Edit Podcast shares her tricks and tools to say goodbye to the stress and overwhelm of all that paper and open up more room for the quality family time and special moments you really want.
Let’s grow,
Jennifer
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE!
Everyone needs to know the system.
What needs to be discarded. Make quick decisions and make it happen.
School papers
Designated space for papers that need to be addressed immediately. Have a system for WHEN these are given to you
Informative papers that you need to reference need their own place
School papers you want to keep: choose the best, most important, special papers that mark a moment in time. Put these in a bin.
Have a space in your home where best pieces can be displayed for a short amount of time.
Take photos of things you want to keep and print a digital copy to give them one day.
Special cards and artwork for mom and dad
Use a small sentimental box
Display them if they are important to you
Be intentional about what you choose to keep
Mail
Unsubscribe, get off the mail list
Only get the mail when you have time to go through it.
Create a “pending folder”. Put action items there.