I finally got sick of trying to squeeze any more papers in to my little black filing box. The final straw came when I cut my finger on a sharp bit of metal while groping around in the bottom of the box trying to find a paper that hadn’t been filed. It had got that full that I had just taken to dumping papers anywhere and shutting the box. Very quickly.
When I decided to finally tackle the paper problem, I decided to invest in a filing cabinet. Not an expensive one, just a cheap Staples one. I knew that I wanted to do the job properly and in order to do that I needed more space for my papers. I also knew that I didn’t have the time to make my own system, so I googled ‘ready made filing kits’ with not a lot of success.
The only system that I found that fulfilled ALL of my needs was the Freedom Filer. The more I read about it, the more I realised that this was the system for me. Being in the UK, I had to have it shipped directly to my home address from the US as for some unknown reason Amazon (UK) don’t currently stock it. This was quite an expensive option but I figured it was worth it as I don’t plan on changing the system any time soon. I love that it is colour coded and self-purging. If you want to learn more about it, there is a great video on Alejandra.tv which explains all you need to know.
Now my paper clutter at home is contained, I just need to get on top of my school paper clutter. I will be sure to share this soon.
What do you do to reign in the paper chaos? I’d love to hear your thoughts below.
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