By Jessica Hoelzel
REDUCE the amount of STUFF you have and LIVE GREEN
Blog series: 21 Quick Clutter Fixes. Keep your eye on Day to Day Feng Shui for 21 ways to lighten your load by cutting out clutter bit-by-bit throughout your home. Plus, solutions that keep the environment top-of-mind, so you keep your waste-impact down.
Less Clutter = Healthy Home
Less Waste = Healthy World
In the Office
13. Recycle a bunch of papers. We all have ‘em. We all get annoyed by ‘em, but we all need to keep a certain amount of paper.
Thing is, we’re also hoarding lots of papers that we really DON’T need to keep.
So grab a paper bag or your recycle bin, a shredder, and hit these three areas:
- Desktop (or kitchen countertop if you use that for a workspace)
- Files
- Any other basket or box you use to store papers
Go through them one-by-one, or eliminate entire stacks. Get rid of anything that is irrelevant, outdated or unnecessary. If you’re pressed for time, set the timer in increments of 9: 9 minutes, 18 minutes, 27 minutes, 36 minutes, etc. Do this each day for 9 days if you need to.
You’ll feel a whole lot better and tons lighter after you’re done. Why? Because each and every piece of paper weighs on us, whether we realize it or not. Get rid of ‘em!
2 comments:
This is a great reminder! I have a decorative box in my office that I put all my papers in at the end of the day. Then I walk into a fresh clean desk. Also, it helps me because when it starts to get full, I know I really need to be conscious of shredding and filing!
Thanks, Lisa! I love the idea of the decorative box - everything is all safe and secure until the next time you come to your desk - not out in the open trying to get your attention every time you walk by. And, with a box, like you say, it only holds so much...you have to be diligent about getting rid of things.
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