An Organized Life

The key to a happy life is an organized life. Then you are able to spend more time doing things that make you happy, just like I am happy writing this blog to make your lives better. My goal for 2014 is to learn to keep everything in one place and not have to drag as many notebooks around with me as I did this last year. Because those notebooks; went to my office, then back to my home office, then in my truck since leaving home without them was never an option.

I moved all my scrapbooking and craft supplies from the holiday season into a plastic bin and then into the closet because realistically I don't use them enough to keep everything all over the place. So in the closet they went until my next craft project comes about.

I completely organized my desk and tried to reduce my paper use and keep mostly everything on my laptop. Besides a few file folders and a standup, the only other thing on my desk is my laptop and lamp. In the standup I have a section for; bills, school, and college paperwork. This way I don't have a bunch of "stuff" all over it that I honestly don't need.

I pay all my bills online. I don't need monthly credit card statements coming in the mail or bank statements. The only bill I don't pay online is my horse boarding which I pay in cash the third week of every month. I try to sit down on the first of each month and pay all my bills and figure out my budget for the rest of the month. I no longer carry a debit card but that is for another post! :) Pay everything online that way you don't have papers everywhere all the time.

On my whiteboard calendar above my desk I make out my schedule. This includes; shifts at work, barrel races/ rodeos, yoga classes, and when all my bills are due. This way I never forget a thing and can see what I have going on in the future.

Get Organzied & Have a great year!