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Controlling Clutter in 15 Minutes {or 45 depending on children}
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Controlling Clutter in 15 Minutes {or 45 depending on children}

A few weeks ago I talked about how I organized our paper files. I'll be honest, I'm still a little exhausted from that post. There is so much information out there and trying to narrow it down into a post that someone will actually be inclined to read felt near impossible. Good news is I never actually know if you "read" posts or not, so I will live in this blissful world where you all read it and loved it.

Anyway, what I didn't share with you is that I actually ended up organizing our entire command center (our nickname for this little desk area in our kitchen). Here's a little peek into what it was looking like on that particular day.

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How to Organize Paper Clutter and Files
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How to Organize Paper Clutter and Files

This post has been a long time coming. It started out as a Realistic Reader submission (remember those?!). I got super motivated from a reader, wrote up a huge post sharing what they submitted and how it helped me, and then the post vanished into the interwebs somewhere. I threw a little hissy fit and stubbornly refused to rewrite the post until now, nearly a year later!

After a very rough day with a fever-ridden toddler, I needed to unwind and decompress, and since wine isn't an option right now, that meant getting into a serious organizing project. Although I had organized our files over a year ago, I realized I needed to tackle it again!

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Home Office Makeover: How to Organize Thousands of Photos
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Home Office Makeover: How to Organize Thousands of Photos

Hi guys! This is going to be a two part post because this project was so big and I don't want to bombard you with a super long post. In March, I was able to spend a week with my family in Ohio. In addition to playing games, watching basketball, and sharing cuddles with James and my nieces, I was able to tackle a project my mom had been begging me to do for some time. Pictures. And when I say pictures, I don't mean a few stacks here and some online. I mean thousands of pictures from the upbringing of four children as well as photo albums that were inherited from both sets of grandparents dating back to the 1920s. Pictures, an office and closet full of pictures.

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How to Organize Your Inbox
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How to Organize Your Inbox

This past weekend I was able to surprise my family with a trip home for Easter, my first trip home for Easter in 5 years! It was wonderful, relaxing, and a complete surprise. We were able to stay through Monday afternoon until we had to head out to catch our flight back to the city. I spent all of Monday trying to soak up as much time as possible with the family, so I barely glanced at my phone except to check on flight status.

By the time we got into the car and looked at my email, I had over 25 emails of nonsense. Emails for flash site sales, Broadway tickets, and vacation packages {aka: nothing that I need right now}.

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