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Declutter Your Kitchen
1. Designate an Area and a System for Bill-Paying
Many of us handle mail and bill-paying in our kitchens. And during the holiday season, we're more likely to misplace a bill or lose track of what's due when. So it's more important than ever to get organized. Find an area in your kitchen (or office) where you can go through the mail as it comes in, filing bills away in the order they are due. Find an organizing system that works for you, even if it's just a few different color folders (green means "go" pay the pills, yellow means "these bills are coming up" and red means "stop worrying about it; these bills are paid") that you keep in a special area of your kitchen or office.
Many of us handle mail and bill-paying in our kitchens. And during the holiday season, we're more likely to misplace a bill or lose track of what's due when. So it's more important than ever to get organized. Find an area in your kitchen (or office) where you can go through the mail as it comes in, filing bills away in the order they are due. Find an organizing system that works for you, even if it's just a few different color folders (green means "go" pay the pills, yellow means "these bills are coming up" and red means "stop worrying about it; these bills are paid") that you keep in a special area of your kitchen or office.
Oprah.com Resources:
- See how Julie Morgenstern made the most of her small kitchen.
- Five steps to kick-start clutter cleansing
- Are all germs dangerous?
Related WebMD Resources:
Elaine Magee, MPH, RD, is the "Recipe Doctor" for the WebMD Weight Loss Clinic and the author of numerous books on nutrition and health. Her opinions and conclusions are her own.
Published November 2, 2006.
© 2006 WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved.
