I have been dealing with paperwork professionally for literally 45 years. First, as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant for 30 years and now 16 years as a Professional Organizer. I can promise you that there is really no cookie-cutter way to file papers that everyone will like and, more importantly, will actually use. Some want all of…
When digitizing became “a thing” in the early 1990’s, it was more for businesses. It wasn’t until around 2000 that individuals started using that technology. As a result, most of the paperwork saved by previous generations, most notably the Baby Boomer Generation, and those that came before, wound up in filing cabinets or bankers’ boxes…
Professional Organizing is an industry that has grown exponentially over the past two decades but, still, there are so many people who have no idea what we do. Many think we simply organize closets and that’s it. There are Professional Organizers out there who do that and so much more including, Digital Organizing, Photo Organizing,…
One of the biggest organizing challenges for most people, at least those who hire us, is dealing with paperwork. After doing this kind of work for 15 years, it seems that the common denominator is that most people don’t know what to do with paper. They don’t know where or how to file it or how…
I’ve been working with two clients this past month who have recently lost a close family member and need to go through decades of paperwork to find important documents for the family, the courts, their CPA and their attorney. Both clients are inundated with voluminous amounts of paperwork that their loved ones left behind. Unfortunately, in these…