No Paper Piles - The BEST Paper Organizing Systems!

These paper organizing mistakes lead to paper clutter and paper piles. Here are FIVE genius paper organizing hacks to try today!

00:00 Introduction
00:20 Household Management Binder
02:59 Meal Planning Binder
04:11 Short-Term and Long-Term Filing System
06:33 Receipt Box
07:51 Quick Memory-Making Bin
09:20 Command Centre
11:49 End Story

Paper organizing ideas to stop paper clutter for good!

#organizer #clutterbug

[TallyDrake]

My only addition is to put your REALLY important papers in a fireproof & waterproof box/safe. You can put copies in the binder with instructions where to find the originals.

[tqjoohn]

Congratulations on Penny, she's adorable!

Ok, crate training advice from a former breeder and dog obedience trainer (I bred and showed Newfoundland dogs): So glad you are crate training her. Being used to a crate can be important for so many situations.

For the crying; If you have room in your bedroom, put the crate next to your bed. When she cries, you can just reach down and give her a little reassuring pat if it's not time for her to go out.

A good rule of thumb for training is the age in months + 1 rule. Take Penny's age in months and add 1. This is the amount of hours she should be able to comfortably "hold it" between potty breaks. So if she's 3 months old, add 1 and she should be able to hold it comfortably for 4 hours.

Not surprised by her brain power. Poodles are ranked as the most intelligent breed. Plus you're adding the eagerness to please from the Lab AND she's a girl. That's the training trifecta right there! I love both my males and females, but the girls? They can run circles around the boys.

Fair warning though, they can also use all that brain power for less than desirable behaviors, which can keep you on your toes as trainer. 🙂 The smart ones are super fun to train, but can bore easily because they "get it" so quickly. Plus, she's a puppy with limited attention span, so keep session short and fun. Thank you so much for all your great organizing advice. You have helped me so much to get my home in order. ❤

[christyb]

Thank you Cas! I’m so over the moon happy for you to have Penny in your life! Oscar was blessed to have you as a pet mom and I’m pretty sure he had a paw in sending you and Penny together! 🙏🏻💕💕💕

[barbaraHeythereScentsyGal]

I made a memory box tonight and threw away 3 trash bags worth of old papers. Thank you for these tips! Also I’m sooo happy you got a puppy! Penny is adorable!!! Happy Birthday Joe!

[briannab]

Oh Cas ... so sorry for your loss. Recently lost my year old cat and the unbearable grief is beyond words. . .Penny is an absolute dollbaby!! ?😍 there's nothing sweeter than having a new baby in the house. I wouldn't be able to let her cry either, she's crying for a reason (missing her Mama & siblings?) My cat would wander up & down the hallway at night crying and I found that if I called him to me and snuggled with him he would lay his head on my shoulder and calm down to sleep. I really miss that so much. . . I could never let my human babies 'cry it out either' .. I did a LOT of rocking in the rocking chair and even now my older cat needs his daily 'Mommy-time' in the rocker.
I wish you & your family many happy years with Penny .. pups are like kids, they grow up so fast and not with us long enough.

[MissTiffanyK]

I like Peter Walsh's idea for receipts - I have 2 banker spikes and I just stack the receipts on the spike. They are chronologically organized, and it's a self purging system because by the time the second spike is full, there first one is old enough to empty and restart.

[carrolhenderson]

I put the crate beside the bed and let my hand hang down so she knows I'm here for her and slowly, very slowly over days and weeks move it to a better place. Out of the way but in sight . Works for me. Good lucky. She's beautiful 😍

[katgarcia]

Another hack is an over the door shoe organizer, then put 1-12 on the pockets aka jan feb Mar etc. The organizer I use has larger pockets below for bigger items.
Basically when mail or receipts come in, you can put them in month by month. Then you have option to "close" out each month or procrastinate lol until the end of year. I started this 10 yrs ago when I was constantly losing important papers for tax time. Now it's reasonably tamed in 1 area and my husband and I both are able to quickly put them away.

[RhondaRue]

Your video has came at the perfect time. For context, on the 19th I had emergency live saving surgery. Right before they knocked me out to cut me open I panicked realizing if I died my husband had zero idea where the important paperwork was, what he needed and my life insurance information. I realized I had junk mail mixed and junk paperwork that meant nothing mixed into the important stuff. Also that the paperwork was scattered in my laundry room, office, basement, bedroom, and living room. I have spent this whole week (being I didn’t die) throwing away the junk papers and trying to organize the important paperwork. But I’m lost.

[Lizzy]

Welcome Penny!!! It’s going to be great - she won’t be a puppy for very long either, you got this! ❤❤❤❤

[thevalueofapenny]

I second the blanket over the crate for the puppy! (She is totally cute.) I have two pug/Shar Pei's. They only fussed a little the first or second night. The big thing is to not keep coming over. If you keep checking on them, they learn that whining will get them attention. (Side note: ours sleep downstairs in the family room. It helps my peace of mind because if anything happens, they will bark. If I wake up not knowing if I heard something or not, and the dogs are quiet, I know I didn't hear anything.)

[KathyAceves]

Cas,
From one dog person to another, you are so right about adopting her helping the grieving process. My friend's Dad is a veterinarian and he said the best way to heal from losing a pet to adopt a new one. Of course Penny will never replace Oscar, but she's going to be great for your family!

[pollymcfadden]

Love Penny. I put my dog Chloe in the crate and put the crate on the bed. She slept through the night with no crying. FYI: dogs feel safe in their crate so don’t feel like you’re imprisoning her. She will love it.

[yrasemadiaz]

As a vet nurse, my opinion is that every pet should be crate trained . Reason being if they ever need to be boarded or be hospitalized it's much less stressful for then if they've been acclimated. I've seen patients so worked up in a kennel that they need mild sedative meds to keep them from hurting themselves. Best of luck with Penny! She's adorable 🥰

[maryforte]

OMG Penelope is so sweet!! Blessings to Oscar, he will guide Penny no worries🌹

[KS-unpi]

We do utilize a crate for our dog too. We call it her "room". She knows what we say when we are eating and tell her to "go to your room". She goes and lays down in her kennel. It is her place. That is usually where she lays when we are all home(it is in the dining/living room area) and it has a soft twin comforter in it. She is a Heeler/Kelpie mix and really has turned out to be a great dog. She was a heel biter for a while, but has outgrown that. Penny is adorable!! Keep up the training!

[patriciakumar]

I love all of your decluttering suggestions. Getting a handle on paper clutter is the worst for me. I'll be giving the command center a try. Penny is so cute. As far as getting her to stop crying, especially at night, try only paying attention to her while she's quiet. As soon as she starts crying, stop petting her. Then, as soon as she stops crying, start petting her again. You may have one or two sleepless nights; however, since she seems to be a very smart puppy, this should work after one night. This worked for me! I hope it works for you.

[heatherhommowun]

Don’t let her cry it out! It leads to a more anxious dog. Instead they make calming treats & dolls. The doll gives her the warmth of a litter mate so she doesn’t feel lonely & the calming treat will help her settle in. Raised 2 puppies this way so far and they are WAY less anxious than the old way of crying it out. Congrats on Penny!! 🎉🎉🎉

[VianneWamann]

The idea with the Kleenex-Box for receipts is genius! I often have a box that's really pretty, and I don't want to throw it away. Now it can still serve a useful purpose. LOVE your hacks. ♥

[GoFishOffice]

Thank you for your tips, I have issues with paper stuff for sure! And awww so glad you got another furry friend. I am so sad and sorry about you losing your other cutie suddenly, but glad you found another to enjoy!