It may seem odd to write about how to organise your receipts, however I find working with clients in their offices, particularly in their home office, that all sorts of receipts seem to accumulate and migrate throughout the office seemingly with a mind of their own. Clutter attracts clutter…

Here’s what I recommend to get your receipts organised once and for all, so that you also know where to put them in the future; this is the system I use:

– Firstly, you want to decide which receipts you need to keep, for example you probably don’t need to keep your supermarket receipts, or indeed any that are not claimable on your business. However, I do detach the discount voucher part of the supermarket receipt and put it in my wallet ready for the next time I have to fill up my car. [Read more…]

Now wouldn’t that be great. I think we all have problem drawers or cupboards; yes I admit even I have a difficult linen cupboard which I have to access by standing on a chair. However, it is possible to have really organised drawers and cupboards with some very simple steps:

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Probably the most common area of the home I’m asked to declutter and organise is the garage. I imagine that’s not a surprise to many of you. Unfortunately the garage is often used as a dumping area for the overflow from the house, and can include boxes from the last house move, empty appliance boxes, and a multitude of other paraphernalia. The problem becomes when we have to search for something that we know is in the garage somewhere, but we have no idea where.

So what do you need to do first? Well, here are 5 of my top tips for getting on top of what may look like an irredeemable situation:

– Declutter: please be prepared to throw out or give away what you really don’t need, and that you know you will never use again. That clutter is just taking up space you sorely need. Keep a rubbish bag handy and make quick decisions on what to keep and what to throw into the bag, and a few cardboard boxes are also handy while you’re going through this process for items you can donate to charities. [Read more…]