FILING!

- and here's the good news: you are NOT the only person on the planet who hasn't got a proper filing system in place. EVERYBODY has paper stuff literally all over the place!! (It seems to weirdly 'breed' all by itself somehow?!...) - So don't worry, don't waste any more time being embarrassed about it - get sorting! (Alternatively, give me a ring and I help you out.) (Yes, I am probably the only person on the planet who actually enjoys filing.... :-) - Anyway, here are some basic tips: always work from the inside out - which means, first go through all your existing folders / filing cabinets / shoe boxes and weed out the unneccessary paper bits - you will be pleasantly surprised how much that is - tons!!! Only then can you proceed to step two, and start dealing with the intray / desk / kitchen table / wherever your filing happens to live at this point in time. While you are filing, create a system that works for you: you can tell if a file doesn't work if it is either too fat (needs breaking down) - or too thin (can go in with something else). Popular categories are: bank, tax, car, utilities, contacts, health, kids, phone/s, insurance, mortgage/house/flat - have fun customising, it's your filing after all. Set up one called inspiration and stick all the pictures, recipes and photographs in it that you really love. Or even better: don't stick them in a file, but let them have a life outside, stuck on as a decorative bit on an otherwise lethally boring lever arch file for example.

Clearing tip of the day: if anything takes less than 2 minutes, DO IT NOW.
(eg. reply to an email, light a candle...)

Best wishes
- and don't hesitate to post a comment with your own filing / clutter clearing tips and tricks!
Talk soon
Birgit