The Drawer of Shame (Managing Clutter)

A few years ago, my neighbor gave me advise on how she deals with clutter. She places new packages or a random item that needs to be stored in a basket. Then she deals with them when she has time. 

I followed the advise and thought I'd extend it to bills, receipts and other papers that pile up monthly. The "drawer of shame" was then born. I assigned one of our drawers and stuffed in everything in it.

One bit of advise though, clear the drawer monthly or quarterly. I was so busy and left papers to pile up for almost a year (heh). It took me half a day to sort and organize all the bills, receipts and other papers in the drawer.

Here are the general categories I follow when I organize the drawer of shame:

- Utility bills: electricity, water, phone

- House related expenses: repairs, homeowners fees, pest control

- Receipts

- Manuals

- Other documents 

I have to set a reminder to sort the drawer of shame monthly so it doesn't pile up 😅

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