The nest effect: October Project: Conquer Paper Clutter. Last Monday I introduced my project for this month: paper & digital clutter. I spent last week looking for ways to conquer paper and digital clutter so that I could start spending my time more productively in other ways. Some of these ideas that I'm going to post about may seem obvious, but as obvious as they are, it's not something I did until this week. I needed the focus to actually follow through with these "ideas" and that's what this month long project is doing for me.
It's giving me accountability and focus by blogging about it, and I really hope I'm inspiring you to do the same. I started off by looking at the list I made last week of where the clutter is coming in. Then I made a plan/researched of how I can take care of it. Today I'm talking about conquering paper clutter and tomorrow I'll share about digital clutter. Unsubscribe from credit card offers, catalogs, magazines, and Netflix. The rate that credit card offers and catalogs enter my mailbox is obnoxious. Search. DIY / DIY light up canvas. DIY + How To. An occasion for dispensing confetti doesn’t present itself too often, so why not do it with appropriate aplomb? As if we didn’t already know that black-and-white, bold graphics, and a dash of sparkle are a surefire route to a memorably festive visual statement, along come these confetti poppers—a DIY project — Continue reading Talk about a gem of a DIY project!
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