If you didn't know it by now, I love to organize paper!  My first job that I had in high school was in a business office.  My job was something that most people didn't like...filing paper into filing cabinets.  Yes, it wasn't exciting, but I didn't mind it at all.  I liked putting the papers in date or alphabetical order.  I didn't know then how much I like having a sense of order to my life.  The simple act of organized paper can eliminate unnecessary stress and frustration.

Now,  thirty years later, I am helping overwhelmed women gain peace and calm in their lives by organizing bins, boxes, and bags of paper that overwhelm not only our spaces, but our minds as well.  

I've had the opportunity to work with Lisa Kelly Woodruff for over six years. Lisa owns Organize 365 and has created easy to follow solutions to organizing your home and your paper. Her new book the Paper Solution is being launched today!!  You guys, THIS is the most comprehensive book on getting your paper organized!  If you want to tackle your paper, this handbook is for you. :)

Did you know that there are two basic kinds of paper?  Actionable and Reference.  Lisa explains what to do with the two kinds of paper that you have.  With easy step by step solutions, you can get out from under the paper mountain that threatens to bury you.

I've learned that as we get our paper organized, we begin to gain peace and calmness in our minds as well as our homes.  The cost of living in an unorganized home can be high.  It can cause family and emotional stress.  I'm here to tell you that this can be changed!  If you ready to get your paper organized, the Paper Solution is the place to begin!

As a Professional Organizer, I know that it's possible to find what you need in 3 minutes or less.  It may take time, but it can be done.  One step at a time.

​Let's Do It Together!

How many times have we said “I’m too busy” or “I don’t have time” as a reason or excuse for not taking care of household projects?  How many times have we told ourselves “I’ll do ____ when I have time”? We are moving into a period of time that will allow you and me to dive into household projects.  We will have time because the world as we know it is slowing down. This doesn’t mean that everything will come to a screeching halt. However, with the restrictions that are being imposed, we will be at home much more than we have been.

Eating out in restaurants, for example, has been eliminated in many states.  (I do, however, encourage you to continue to order from your favorite restaurant via carry-out.)  Not spending time with family and friends at sporting, music, theater, and social events frees up time that you would be away from home.  You now are given the opportunity to use this time to focus on the various home projects that you have put on the back burner due to being “too busy”.  Here are some ideas of what you can focus on while you are home.

• Kitchen
• Laundry room
• Closets
• Bathrooms
• Storage areas
• Toys & games
• Kids rooms
• Paper piles
• Photos
• Passion projects

Look at the list and start with the area that will make the biggest impact for YOU.  What area causes you the most stress (and is most cluttered!) that you haven’t been able to focus on because you can never find that block of time to work on it?  This should be the area that you focus on first. 

Declutter, discard, and then organize.  As you tackle this area, you will not only see visible results, you will feel the stress that the disorganization created fade away.  I promise you will have a spring in your step!   

Prioritize the above areas, and work your way around your home while you have the time!  This may be the only time that you are encouraged to stay home! Kind of like a big “time out.”  Embrace this opportunity to deep dive into your home spaces.  

Imagine how you will feel when the restrictions are lifted and your home is organized.  The relief of getting those projects done is priceless.

What area will you focus on first?  Let’s encourage each other. :)

Let’s Do It Together!
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