Things my Mother told me!  “Clutter attracts clutter”.

When you plop something “here for now” does that one item seems to multiply?

You drop a bag of items from the store by the door because you don’t
feel like putting them away right now.

You set the mail on the counter “for now” because you don’t have
time to deal with it now.

If you deal with each item as soon as you bring it into your home,
 things will not multiply and your surface areas will remain neat and tidy.
 
If you develop a habit of putting things away as you use them this soon
becomes a behaviour that will be continued.

Your hallways and doorways remain clutter free and you eliminate safety hazards.

 Dealing with the mail on a daily basis has many benefits: you will eliminate flyers
and junk mail, create a folder for bills, and a folder for things to be dealt with latter.
 
At the same time every month take out your bill folder and pay your bills,
this could even save you money for early payment; check your
“To deal  with later folder” staying on top of upcoming events. 

Now you are in control, you are on your way to a clutter free home.

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