GOAL: Pay the bills on time and never forget another permission slip
● Stacking mails, bills and paperwork into a box may be quick, but without you realizing it, they can pile up. Instead, think vertical, says Jackie Kelley, a professional organizer and a mom of two. Make a multi-pocket wall file, place it where you can easily see it like near the front door or wherever you usually work. Assign different colored folders for every member. If you get a school schedule for instance, write the dates on your calendar then put the paper on your kid’s file.
● Get rid of unnecessary papers like coupon and catalogs as soon as you get the mail. This will make your papers to sort and file much smaller.
● Place a magnet or cork board near your files and tack paperwork there that you have to act on right away. Set aside five minutes before bedtime to do this.
GOAL: Get the junk out of the trunk (and the rest of the car)
● Add a few collapsible mesh bags, where you can place anything from ballet bags to extra diapers. Put a clear plastic envelope between the front seats and put papers that you get, coupons, tickets, receipts. Sort through them while on traffic.
● Put a basket or crate for things that you need to deliver or carry en route. It will be able to remind you of where you will need to go like the dry-cleaners or the movie rental shop, plus, it will make your stuff so much neater and easily-accessed. I like to carry a canvass tote along with me that is stuffed with all of my magazines, agenda book, check payments and documents to be delivered on the way (because I hate wasting car trips & gasoline), lists of To-Dos, with a small separate envelope that has newspaper clippings and receipts that I need to file when I get home.
● Before your kids get out of the car, pass around a sack and have them throw their trash into it.
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