My First Decluttering Project for This New Year

 

My First Decluttering Project of the New Year Awaits

Yes, I have to deal with all that paper and a couple more stacks of it. Somewhere in this room sits the envelope with my husband's 2021 Medical ID card. I asked him to put it in his wallet when it first came a month ago, but he didn't want to do that. So he asked me to keep it until now. 

Now is here and I can't remember if I filed it or if it's in one of my to-to-be-filed stacks. I need to start sorting for filing 2020 taxes anyway, so I guess I'd better stop procrastinating and start sorting. 

I'm a bit bummed out that my favorite tax receipt organizer seems to be unavailable this year. The substitute I bought last year because it was cheaper didn't meet my needs very well. I found the one I liked on another site last week but I had to order a dozen at once to get them. So I did. I figured it was as cheap as buying three of the other options I've seen. This week the company notified me they were refunding my money. Guess even that package of a dozen was gone. 

 I want something I can keep on my desk organizer I bought last year. I put the folder with the open end up in the top of the organizer so I can just slip papers in as I sort them. You can see my organizer, along with some of the paper I need to file, below.

My Loaded Desk Organizer in Use, © Barbara Radisavljevic

Here's how  it looked just after I assembled it and  before I filled it up. Even I managed to assemble it without calling Hubby for help. Now it's one of the most useful items I own.

My Newly-Assembled Desk Organizer, © Barbara Radisavljevic

I knew you'd want one, too, but I'm not sure if my exact model is still available. I got it at Costco in September of 2019. I don't see it on the Costco website now. I didn't see this  exact model with the drawers anywhere on line. But you can find something very close at Amazon.  

Click here to find this product on Amazon with photos of all its component parts.

               

I can't find a tax deduction organizer that I like anywhere this year, either. Amazon is totally out of stock on anything similar. So I'm doing what I should have done in the first place. I just emptied out my Dome Tax Deductions File from 1998. That's well past the seven years I need to keep receipts. It's still sturdy and will do the job. I don't need anything but the pockets with categories. 

Meanwhile I'd better finish this and post it. I still haven't looked for the ID Card as I'd planned and it's almost time for our family Zoom meeting. I'll have to look for the medical ID card after that. The Zoom meeting is one good thing that's come out of the pandemic. I wouldn't miss seeing how much my eight-month-old grandniece has grown since last week for anything. 

Hope your new year is off to a more exciting start than mine. Hope you stay happy and healthy in 2021.        

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Did National Clean Off Your Desk Day Slip By You, Too?

I Didn't Even Think about Cleaning My Desk Until Now

Today was actually a designated national day to clean up our desks. I've been so busy playing nurse to Hubby's flu today and picking up his prescriptions and walking by the river while I waited for them to be filled that I missed it. It's the end of the day and I'm too tired to clean that desk today. Maybe I'll do it when the flu has left our house. 

Things I Need to Buy to Organize this Desk

Did You Remember to Clean Off Your Desk on January 9?

If you did, good for you. If you didn't, why not start now? Get some organizers to make all those essentials like tape, glue, pens, paper clips, postage stamps, file folders, important paper, bills, envelopes, etc. easy to find and grab. Maybe some of the suggestions above will get you started.

I find a bill organizer is essential if I don't want late fees. Amazon has many choices. If you click the one above, you will see them. Current also has a good selection, along with many other organizer types. You can see them here. You may find Current's items are even little cheaper, but the quality is just as good. It's all a matter of personal preference.

Let's try to get our desks cleaned off before this time next year.

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