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Tips to Keep the Mail Neat & Tidy
by Kathleen M. Peters, www.KatieDidDesign.com
There really is a simple way to keep the mail from taking over! It goes like this...
1) Buy two pretty baskets - one small basket
just large enough to hold a few pieces of mail - and a second large one that
will comfortably hold a weeks worth. Any type of basket will be fine: wire,
straw, wicker, shaker, et.
2) 'Display' the small basket somewhere very near your front door - perhaps on a hall table.
3) 'Display' the larger one somewhere near
your 'bill-paying place' - whether it's the kitchen table, a study armoire,
or a computer desk.
4) When the mail comes and you're about ready
to drop it on the table or kitchen counter, walk over to that large basket
and drop in there instead! Do this every day so it's all in one place when
you go to do the bills or checkbook. When the basket gets full, it's time
to sort it!
5) When you write out the bills, but don't
want to put them in the mailbox yet, walk over to your front door and drop
them in the little basket! Get into the habit of checking your little basket
every time you go out - you won't have to worry about a late payment because
you wrote the check out and then lost it!
When I shared my tips for keeping the mail
tidy, I got another great idea from Ralph, in Connecticut. Here's what she
says...
"I wanted to tell you that I had been using
that principle with the baskets. Let me tell you what works for me! I've
always had a hard time with the mail! It just piles up, and bills and other
things to respond to, or read, get jumbled up together. My front door is
steel (and magnetic). I bought a few magnetic "pockets" at the office supply
store and attached them to the back of the door. So, now when I get bills,
they go in one pocket. Things that are ready to be mailed go in another.
Things I want to keep for future reference, that I know I need to keep an
eye on, will go in yet another. This system really works for me, and is so
similar to your system, that I just had to let you know! It may not be eye-appealing
in my house, but we rarely have company - and those that do come understand
and think it's a "neat" idea!"
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This article Copyright 1999-2004 - Kathleen Peters, KatieDid Design. Reproduced with permission.
Kathleen Peters - 'Katie' - is a custom window treatment and bedding designer, and owner of KatieDid Design, her online shop. She is also the editor-in-chief of Decor, Decorating, and Design, a free bi-monthly ezine filled with articles, tips, and guidelines to help with your home decorating.
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