| There is no shortage of paper clutter in your | | | | remainder of the paper catalogue. Once the |
| home. For one, those mail order catalogues are | | | | impulse passes, you may not want to order all or |
| still coming to your postal mailbox. And the truth | | | | some of the items (which is why you completed |
| is that you do like to receive and browse them. Is | | | | the order form in pencil). And if you still do, the |
| that a problem though, especially if you're trying | | | | only information you need is there in your "bills |
| to organize paper clutter at home? Only if you let | | | | due" file to handle on payday (or whatever day |
| it become one. | | | | you designate). |
| PROBLEM: Saving paper catalogues you MIGHT | | | | Also, keep all of your incoming catalogues |
| order from stacks up, literally. This causes more | | | | together. For instance, store them in a decorative |
| piles of paper clutter in your home. How many | | | | tabletop basket. BUT set a specific time for |
| times has a company mailed you a catalogue with | | | | browsing these catalogues. Perhaps determine |
| the "this could be your last catalog" warning | | | | that during the first week of every month you'll |
| stamped on its front. Yea, right...in all reality (and | | | | spend a leisurely hour or two flipping through the |
| speaking as a welcome and experienced recipient | | | | catalogue pages. At that time, either follow the |
| of mail order catalogues), there is no chance it's | | | | solution above where you draft the order form |
| your last catalogue. Ever! Even when you're dead | | | | and keep pages only OR trash every catalogue |
| and buried, that catalogue will be going to "or the | | | | (even if you have not looked at its contents). |
| current resident". But right now it's you who has | | | | If your bulging postal mail box is any indication, it |
| to deal with this wanted, yet unwanted, paper | | | | won't be long before your catalogue in-basket is |
| clutter. | | | | full again for the following month. That's why it's |
| SOLUTION: Shortly after you receive a mail order | | | | important you create ongoing routines such as |
| catalogue, tear out the pages from the catalogue | | | | this one to handle paper catalogues. Because |
| of just the items that you're interested in | | | | whether you invite paper into your home or it |
| ordering. Complete the order form (preferably in | | | | just shows up without an invitation, you must |
| pencil because you may change your mind later | | | | handle incoming paper ongoing. Otherwise you'll be |
| about some items). Then stash those pages and | | | | buried by stacks of paper clutter in no time at all. |
| the order form with your bills due. Trash the | | | | |