Getting the Office Organized

Mail center

1. When the mail comes in decide right away to: file it, pay it, or recycle it. Keep that shredder nearby for mail with personal details. 


2. Divide and conquer. Bills to be paid on the right, first due right in front. {Calendar reminders coming soon.}


 3. Once bill is paid put it on the left to be filed. Once a month stash in your master filing cabinet. Keep for at least one year, or better yet, scan to computer and back up off site with a service like Crashplan, starting at $24.99/yr.

Better to be Safe than Sorry

Organizing the Medicine Cabinet

1. Once a month or every other month purge expired or unwanted meds and vitamins from your cabinet.

2. When purchasing meds make sure you have a good year to use them. Otherwise you'll be throwing money down the drain, like I did with this full box of Mucinex. 

3. Expired medications can be disposed through one of the facilities on Earth 911.com.

Use What You Already Have

If you're like me you have lots of open bags in your pantry and cabinets.
Instead of investing in bag clips and storage containers, try these ideas:

1. Keep a spot in your kitchen to toss all your twist ties & rubber bands.

2. Repurpose binder clips as bag clips.

3. Empty bread bags work great to wrap things up like open packages of bacon or two sandwiches instead of one. (Like for my husband's lunch.)