Mapping Out My Resolutions: Paper Clutter
12:19 AMIts that time of year again... along with all the gluttony and festivities, many of us are also thinking in the back of our minds what we would like to change about ourselves in the upcoming year. I'm no different! Every year I succumb to the annual tradition, and I admit there are very few resolutions that I've been able to keep. Honestly, I couldn't name one that has stuck with me.
I'm hoping that the "Fail to plan, plan to fail" mantra is the reason that I've never been successful at keeping up with my goals, and this year I hope to change that! I have a few things in my life I'd like to improve on, and I've been thinking about it for a while now, trying to map out a course of action to make my goals a reality.
One of my top goals is to be organized. Yes, that is a very broad goal, and I've always treated it as such. Saying "I will be organized" and then sorting through a small pile of junk is not fixing my disheveled problems. I have to figure out what is making me so disorganized and chaotic and find specific solutions.
Paper clutter is probably one of my top issues. I have to admit that I probably could not be more disorderly and irresponsible with my papers, and it has caused problems on more than one occasion.
I've found a few inspirational pins and sites that I've been getting ideas from, and now I'm working on narrowing down these ideas and start implementing some of them into my daily life and routine.
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I think this wall pocket from The Container Store is adorable! Maybe I'll use something like this in my kitchen or dining room (where I dump a lot of stuff) for those files that need to be looked through. I would probably spray paint it though to make it stand out more against my military housing beige walls...
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And that idea leads into my next post - an organization tool that ties in with all of this paper mess, but different enough to devote another post to :) Don't want this one to run on too long anyhow :P
Anyways, if you are an organizing guru, or if you are like me and had to work to find a solution that works for you, I'd love to hear what you do! I'm not a creative person, but I do love pulling ideas and resources from many different places to piece things together that will (hopefully) work for me!
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Hi Heidi -
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to my blog and etsy store. Right now I'm offering a 30% discount on my printables in my store. If you're interested, use coupon code NEWYEAR12 at checkout. The coupon will expire on January 2, 2012.
Happy Holidays! And good luck with your New Years resolutions. I'll be starting off the new year with the first monthly challenge for 2012 - I think you'd enjoy it!
Tiffany @ the nest effect