What do you get when you take several weeks of mail, one tiny space, one busy mom, and one lacking plan?
You get this:
What do you get when you add one giant stack of mail, one letter opener, one trashcan, and a couple hours of time while the kids do school?
You get this!
The mail you see in the picture is what Big Daddy brought home with him later. Everything has been opened, purged and added to the “To File” pocket in the binder. I even acted on some of the action items as soon as I opened them - yay!
The only thing left to do is (today) go through that small stack and file it in the home management binder if it still needs to be paid or into the expanding file -which I pulled out of the desk and added here- if it just needs to be filed away.
Also, if we had to exit the house quickly for some reason and there was time to grab other things besides the kids, I’d be able to grab this binder and expanding file and have most of what I need. There are other things in the filing cabinet that it would really stink if I lost, but I can work on a plan for that. This scenario has happened once when a controlled burn near our house got out of control and we had to vacate in case the firefighters couldn’t get it under control. We had time to pack a small suitcase, grab THE favorite stuffed animal and THE favorite Barbie doll and throw the animals into pet carriers and that was about it. At that time, our filing system was, well, a joke, and I remember realizing that I had no way to save our important documents in case of emergency - and that I needed to remedy that. So here’s one step closer to that plan!
Updated: Those “to file” papers are now filed. *Exhale.*
- Tackle it Tuesday hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom
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