When Life Leaves You Disorganized

It happens.  Life gets in the way of living and you are faced with your own, or a loved one's hospitalization, illness, death; job loss; returning to school; caring for children, grandchildren, or parents; moving, etc., etc.

You devote all of your energy to getting through each day with its added demands.  Every so often, you take a breath and realize that you've lost your routine and things are piling up and you don't know where to start. 

• Bring all your paperwork together in one place, be it a basket, bin, corner of your desk, table, shelf, floor in a room.
• Go through your current files and pull out out-of-date statements, bills, policies, etc.  Tossing stuff doesn't take that much time and you'll clear up some space for the stuff you need to file.
• Pick up a piece of paper from your pile and glance at it.  Do you need to do something with it, like pay it, mark an event on your calendar, call someone, etc.? If you've already handled that task, file the paper (or toss it).  If you have to do something, do it now.
• One piece of paper at a time, file everything.  Set a timer and stop after 15 or 30 or 60 minutes, whatever you can handle.  You know you are pushing yourself when you start to feel uptight or you are losing your focus.  You don't have to play days/weeks/months/years of catch-up in a single evening.

If working through your paper clutter on your own is too much, you can hire me to help you declutter paperwork and set up a filing system.  I can help at your home or small business.  I also understand the challenges of going through paperwork when a relative leaves their home.

At this time, I am available to go to the following towns in Massachusetts: Canton, Foxboro, Franklin, Holliston, Mansfield, Medfield, Medway, Milford, Natick, Norfolk, Norwood, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Westwood, Wrentham.  Email me at SusanCaplanMcCarthy@gmail.com