tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117795522135093548.post2254497640635865923..comments2023-03-15T11:32:09.486-04:00Comments on Learning from the Kitchen Table: Making Our House Feel Like HOMEChristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05646704493125707804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117795522135093548.post-28576233615294738912011-03-29T14:30:57.815-04:002011-03-29T14:30:57.815-04:00Keep at it, Christin! It feels great to get one ro...Keep at it, Christin! It feels great to get one room/area/project finished up, doesn't it? I managed to get all three kids' rooms cleaned out. Ugh! Now I've got paper bags full of "stuff that belongs elsewhere" that I need to go through and put away. After I tackle the basement . I'm kinda afraid to go down there...Five Bears A-Blogginghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797241538907067302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117795522135093548.post-27885668963423787592011-03-27T23:26:51.545-04:002011-03-27T23:26:51.545-04:00Hey Tanya! Unfortunately, I don't have a paper...Hey Tanya! Unfortunately, I don't have a paper system - but I'm working on it ;) Simple Mom has this 5 week challenge to organize your home, and "hot spot #2" was paper. She posted that she received advice like only keeping 3 papers per age per child, 1 hand-print, 1 handwriting, and I think 1 art. I went through my "files" and decided on 10-15 per grade level per child. They are all organized in folders and in the file box with room to grow now. I have also had my favorite kid art made into magnets in the past and plan to continue this tradition. As far as mail, we tend to have junk mail on every horizontal surface. I cleared out room by room, and am now going to try the "touch it once" method where I open mail over the trash can and dispose of what's not needed as I go. I also signed up on a list that promises to reduce my junk mail, much like the "no call" list for solicitors. If you find any systems that seem promising, do share!Christinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646704493125707804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117795522135093548.post-55875149255751016362011-03-27T22:52:02.672-04:002011-03-27T22:52:02.672-04:00Okay... I"m going to have to find your post a...Okay... I"m going to have to find your post about tackling paper b/c that is a HUGE problem in our house! <br /><br />With five people (3 of them bringing home school papers every day) we are buried in paper! What's your system?Tanya Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421253698827450504noreply@blogger.com