My Mail Route
Posted: January 17th, 2010 | Author: Katie | Filed under: Simple Solutions |
Is one of your New Year’s Resoultions to declutter? Here is my:
Instant mail decluttering tip with a tinge of green:
DON’T EVEN BRING INTO THE HOUSE WHAT YOU DON’T NEED!
So this is what my mail route looks like:
1. I get my mail and as I walk back to my house I look over all of it and right away decide what junk mail I don’t need. (You can lower these amounts too by dialing 1-888-5 OPT OUT (or 1-888-567-8688) 24 hours a day.)
2. In my garage I have a mail recycling bin so I just throw unwanted pieces in those.
3. Then I bring in the rest of the mail and put my husbands in his basket which goes down stairs to his office. (Or let’s face it — I take it down to his office once it is full). Any basket would work too. I used to have a larger one, but my sister-in-law spotted this one that was maybe meant more as a flowering basket, but it fits perfectly on the banister.
4. I try to go through my mail immediately and put it in the proper place.
5. Any magazines I file in my magazine basket and save for a rainy day. (Usually that day is also a day when I have no tv shows tivoed).
Happy Mailing!
♥ Katie
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I love the little mail basket! Good idea on sorting out the mail. Gives me an idea! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love mail. I always have. I remember when I first got married how excited I was to get mail every day. Well, I still love mail. I get a lot of magazines and so every day there is something to look forward too. I go through mine right away, open and keep the bill, throw away the junk, and it never piles up. When we go on vacation, I can’t wait to get home and get that big USPS box and sit down on the floor and go through it. That is the first thing I do:) Can you tell I like mail? LOL!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Check out my tips including how to get pen off and couch!
http://creatingahouseofgrace.blogspot.com/2010/01/different-way-to-clean.html
Ah! So where I’m going wrong is by getting my mail as I drive in. My junk mail tends to live in the passenger seat of my car (or in the floor) for days until I get frustrated enough to do something with it. It probably wouldn’t kill me to walk to mailbox! Thanks for sharing!
I’m actually having a hard time thinking of a clever, intelligent comment in less one sentence, so - just know I think you are awesome!
Love these ideas! I love your cabinet with the baskets - I always need more storage (or perhaps I need less stuff). Happy Day!