If you’re inundated with clutter that you can’t simply toss in the garbage can—papers with sensitive information, for example, or documents that you’re legally obligated to keep for a certain number of years—then consider having a shredding party or hiring a document management company.
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“You can hire someone to come to your business and take care of shredding all your necessary documents, right there on site,” said Eric Avery, co-owner and executive vice president of Avery Archives, a full service records and information management company based in Lake Charles. “In a business that deals with tons of paperwork, such as a law or accounting office, it doesn’t take much for the papers to pile up. Document management can easily become a low-priority task in an office with so many other things to do. Ideally, the documents would be managed on a daily basis, but it’s easy for things to pile up and get out of control.” Often the time it takes to gather materials for shredding and actually getting them shredded is a hindrance for businesses. Avery Archives offers on-site shredding for businesses with a mobile shredding truck. But once you leave your office, you have to go home—and for many, that’s just walking into another cluttered space.
Thrive Magazine for Better Living
World-renowned professional organizer Peter Walsh offers these quick tips to keep your house clutter-free: • If your whole house is a mess, tackle one room at a time. Remember that improvements in one room can become contagious to the rest of the house. • For every one new item, get rid of an old one. • Involve your children; find ways to make it fun for them. • Use a hanger system to determine which clothes you wear most. • Ask yourself if you really need something. If you hesitate, you don’t. • Establish a “magic triangle” in your kitchen between the stove, refrigerator and the sink. Keep the items you use most in that area.
January 2015