Posted by fi on February 12, 2002, at 11:32:04
In reply to Hoarding paper » Fi, posted by IsoM on February 11, 2002, at 14:56:08
There was some wise tips on general coping with domestic chaos (rather than specific to paper) eg
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20011216/msgs/15711.html
and others in that threadFlyLady will send lots of encouraging messages (maybe too many- I signed up for a few weeks then signed off again) plus good stuff on the website. see http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20011216/msgs/15891.html
There was also a good book recommended, and when I ordered it on Amazon they came up with a 'related items' title which I went for which was specifically on paper. I havent got them here but will get details and send you.
A lot of the tips I have read/seen were things like:
*throw away (or take to recycling) as much as possible- open your post next to the waste/recyling bin.
* dont keep newspapers more than a day or magazines more than a month (or TV listing magazines beyond the period they cover!)
* have a set place for important documents (eg passport, birth certificate) and put any removed straight back
* which links to the general- if you take papers out of whatever system you keep, put them back once the task is finished rather than leaving them in a heap.
* have papers next where you will deal with them (eg reading next the sofa, bills next where you keep the cheque/check book)
* register not to get junk mail (there are official ways you can do this)
* stop subscribing to magazines you never have the time to read,or which arent really interestingI bought a filing cabinet which does help a bit- I worked out a decent range of headings for the files (eg insurance/days out/health) but the problem is I dont file things in it often enough!
Another one I heard was not to keep crime novels you have read as you then *know* 'who did it'. But for me, the one advantage of a hopeless memory is I can read the same story a few months later and not have it spoiled by knowing who did it!
There's a fascinating/terrifying series on the BBC here at the moment, called 'Life Laundry'. People with cluttered homes volunteered to have a couple of experts work with them. *Everything* from the worst 3 rooms of their home is dumped outside, and they have just one day to work thru it all and get rid of lots! Meanwhile, the rooms are reorganised and redecorated, and they are delighted with the 'after'. I dont quite have the nerve...!
Fi
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