Comments on: Rules for Mail: How to Keep it Organized https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_24/ purposeful parenting and simplified living Sat, 15 Jul 2023 02:42:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hilda Rodgers https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_24/#comment-950 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:56:42 +0000 #comment-950 Lara you can see my posts about it here: fromoverwhelmedtoorganized.blogspot.ca/p/entries-command-centres.html. My command centre is at the top of that page (6 posts). I looked at a bunch of ideas online and figured out what I needed most (looked at all the piles of paperwork that needed temporary homes) and that's what I came up with. It works for us 🙂 Good luck figuring out what will work for you!

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]]> By: Lara https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_24/#comment-949 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:19:13 +0000 #comment-949 I need to find out more about your command center. I have one, sort of, but I'm not sure it functions as well as it ought to.

]]> By: Lara https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_24/#comment-948 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:18:44 +0000 #comment-948 You know, it only took us 20 minutes to go through that basket o' crap. And the bottom of the basket had magazines/journals dated from 2010–so it's been there a while! It gave me new hope for the other baskets o' crap around the house. 🙂

]]> By: Jill Morgenstern https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_24/#comment-947 Sat, 25 Oct 2014 02:10:18 +0000 #comment-947 "How do you keep your mail from getting out of hand?" Ha! That's a good one! My mail is totally out of control ALL THE TIME! The occupational hazard of having two college students and a high schooler (in addition to the toddler). We actually have everything on your list EXCEPT rule #4. And it's still a mess. And the baskets 'o crap – I could put Maestro to shame. Except, many of them are neatly stored in my closet so you'd never know. 🙂

]]> By: Hilda Rodgers https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_24/#comment-946 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:23:51 +0000 #comment-946 We usually open most mail right away but I used to leave piles of it in random spots in the house. Now I deal with it right away most days… and my command centre is a lifesaver for this. Most things either go in the recycling, get shredded, or go in a file in my command centre. No more random piles 🙂 I love your plan and I'm glad you didn't have anything too crucial in that pile!

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