Were file cabinets just invented?  Why have I never had one before?  No more piles of paper, no more lost bills, no more receipts floating everywhere.  And the best part, the kids can file.  So I just have to sort through and tell them what to file it under, and they think it's fun.  I love my file cabinet. 

Way to go Donna!

I have one too. It filled up and with the help of a friend I learned a new stress reliever. I LOVE to shred things I (legally) do not need to keep. Sometimes we even have shread fest parties. This helps on many levels.

I still end up with piles sometimes...ok.....somtimes is sometimes many times.. but.. never all the time anymore. NOw I am looking for a better way to organize the file system. Never would have thought I would actually be looking for a way to tweek my filing system..LOL...I'm trying to organize my organization system.

     I now find myself looking at file cabinets wanting to get a bigger one. 

     I don't know if this is very organizational, but I got a laminator for Christmas.  A strange gift I know, but I asked for it.  I have a home day care and often contact paper over things so they can be reused.  Things for calendars etc.  or special things the kids have made.  Contact paper is a night mare to work with.  But the laminator. (sighing for a moment)  the laminator is wonderful.  And somehow very relaxing to laminate things.  I don't have a shredder, but it's on the list.  And I have heard from others that shredding is very theraputic. 

Boxes with a label that in each one has a individual thing you want to keep. Ex. Each box has child's name and school work they have done. I am doing this with our son as proof of daily struggles of school work.

The only reason I have a file cabinet is because my ex husband used them and I got them in the divorce!! But I have one is school and I use it all the time now.

I go through my old files and redo them in the right order now.

I used to just make a file and stick it in the cabinet in the next slot available.  Now I alphabetize everything.

While I was on adderal for the first time I actually went through my recipe file and alphabetized everything.  I couldn't believe it!  I could find any recipe I wanted just like that!  Usually it takes me a while to sift through each recipe until I found what I needed.  Now, it is great!  It only took me 10 minutes to alphabetize it.

Weird.