Are you a women with ADHD who is getting sick and tired of seeing piles of paperwork accumulating around your house? You are not alone – and if you ever wondered how, you could declutter your mountains of paperwork then you are in the right place. Let’s go through some simple but really effective tips of ways to declutter your paperwork once and for all. So – let’s get started, shall we!
Reduce What Comes In – It stands to reason that if you can reduce the paperwork that actually comes in the first place you will minimize the paper clutter before it even has a chance to get out of control. For example,
Go Paperless With Your Bills. Most providers (like cable) will offer this service for you and some may even offer a discount which is a double bonus
Open Mail At The Door– You can open and recycle or throw away any mail that comes in and to have a bin so you can deal with it right away.
Invest in a Shredder- If you recycling any paperwork with your personal information on it is worth investing in a small shredder to ensure no personal details are visible.
Scan In Your Paperwork – Some of your paperwork that you can keep can be scanned in instead of having to keep the paperwork itself. This is a great option if you are short of filing space. There are different apps that you can download on your phone and even some printers have a scanning function. Find a system that works best for you. Don’t forget to backup anything that you keep on your computer as it would be terrible if your computer broke and you didn’t have it backed up.
Gather Together All Your Paperwork– The basic idea of this strategy is to walk around your house and gather together all the paperwork that you can. Then put it all into one container, it will be easier for you to sort through. This is a great habit to do every week or as often as you feel would be best for you.
Go Digital- One large area of paper clutter can be newspapers and magazines. So why not think about going digital for these instead. However, if you don’t want to go digital, then make sure you get rid of it or donate it as soon as you finished reading it. Another way to reduce paper clutter is to take a photo of the article you want so you can have a record of it you can also create a Pinterest board, so you know where they are