How do you stay organized?

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I found a very cool show on TV. It's called "neat" and it's from Canada. Apparently, it's been around for a while now, but we only just recently began getting it here in the states. A professional organizer goes into people's homes and organizes them - usually two rooms that are cluttered so much that it prevents the family from living their day to day lives well. I've learned so much from watching this show. Particularly about organizing papers. The organizer, Hellen, explained that some people are visual. These people need to have their papers where they can be seen. I'm not like that with paper, but I am like that with other things. For the visual people, she uses literature organizers on top of a desk. These have little cubbies that are labeled for different papers, so when mail comes in, the papers can be tossed into their cubbies and can easily be seen and utilized. For the rest of us who don't want to see the papers, she uses plastic organizers, usually with 12 slots for each month of the year, or they can be labeled in different ways. These can be used and then put away in a drawer so everything is organized but not seen. I'm using that system right now. I love the idea of having a full year of receipts and other papers so that when tax time comes, I just grab the whole folder and go to get my taxes done. Watching this show, especially at moving time, has been incredibly useful for me. I'm learning a lot about how I will organize things in the new place. Better to plan now! :) How do you stay organized? -Claudia-