Holidays

Home Office Desk Paper Clutter

It seems like the home office desk is the dumping ground for papers of every kind. We know if we put it on the desk we will eventually take care of it, plus there is less chance of losing the paper or bill. The problem comes in with trying to keep it organized with the constant influx of papers.

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When the desk is piled high it is hard to work efficiently there. It is easy to miss paying a bill because it’s lost in the mountain of paper on the desk. Permission slips for your children’s school don’t get turned in on time. You lose out on refunds because they expire before you get them filed.

With the holiday’s coming up you want to make sure your finances are in order before you set your budget for holiday shopping. Take some time now to declutter your desk so you can take care of your bills and other important papers. If you send out holiday greeting cards and you use your desk to make your list, gather your addresses, and write out your cards, then you will want to get it cleaned off. It will be hard to get them out in time otherwise.

My weekly newsletter is currently giving a 6 step plan to simplify the writing and sending out holiday greeting cards. You can sign up here to start receiving these free weekly newsletters.

I wrote any article on eHow about how to “Divide and Conquer” paper clutter. Check it out for a step by step process to helping you get control of you home office desk.

Halloween is just over a week away. If you haven’t bought my eBook yet, it’s not to late to benefit from all the tips on safety, decorating, and storage of your Halloween decorations and costumes. Get it here: How To Have A Fun, Safe, And Decluttered Halloween.

Janice

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Autumn and Halloween Decorating

Halloween is only 12 days away. If you haven’t started your outdoor decorating now would be a good time. In my eBook “How To Have A Fun, Safe, And Decluttered Halloween” I talked about extending the season. This is where you layer your decorations for Autumn, Halloween, and then Thanksgiving.

Many seasonal materials, such as colorful leaves, gourds, pumpkins, etc. can help create an Autumn feeling outside or inside your home. Halloween decorations can be added for a couple of weeks then taken down. Then you can add Thanksgiving decorations to the Autumn ones. …

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Grandparents’ Day this Sunday, Sept. 13

Grandparents’ Day is this coming Sunday. Grandparents should be recognized everyday for their special place in the family. However, in our busy lives we sometimes forget. Make this Sunday a special day for your grandparents, your children’s grandparents, or even adopt a “grandparent” and let them know how important they are to you and your family.

Here are lot of links for homemade cards and other activities you and your family can do to celebrate this holiday. If the grandparents are out of town then make sure any cards are mailed today or tomorrow. If they are in town then check out these links and start planning for a fun family day.

http://holidays.kaboose.com/grandparents-day.html
http://www.grandparents-day.com/
http://akidsheart.com/holidays/grand/grand.htm
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/grandparents/
http://www.grandparents.com/gp/topics/national-grandparents-day.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/grandparents/

Janice

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http://twitter.com/jlscissors

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