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organize your paper clutter online workshop (march 2010)

Paper, paper everywhere! That paper mountain growing on your countertop represents a loss of freedom, a loss of control, and a nagging feeling in your gut that something important isn’t getting attended to. Your paper, and the feelings it creates, makes it hard to relax, focus or even have fun.

Here’s the good news: there is a better way! With the right paper organizing systems in place—those created with you, your paper, and your home in mind—you can free yourself from paper clutter and the stress that comes along with it. In Organize Your Paper Clutter, you’ll learn a step-by-step process on how to decide if you need a piece of paper (and for how long!) and how to organize it so you’ll find it again right when you need it! Your piles (and your stress!) will be replaced by organizing systems you love, and feelings of confidence, relief and peace of mind!

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regular price: $75.00
on sale: $65.00

Stock Status: In Stock

Product Code: S101WS0014-S4

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Organize Your Paper Clutter

A fun + fresh approach to ending paper clutter!

Start date: March 9, 2010
End date: April 27, 2010
Registration status: Now enrolling!

Duration: (6) lessons released over six weeks. The workshop will remain open one additional week, for a total of seven weeks of content, instructor and community access.

Instructor: Aby Garvey

If you feel you’re drowning in paper clutter—you’re in good company! In a recent poll, we discovered paper clutter is our blog readers’ number one organizing challenge! Organize Your Paper Clutter will teach you how to get out from under the burden of your paper by learning a paper organizing process and creating paper organizing solutions that work for you!

Do you stack papers on your countertop or desk because you simply don’t know what else to do with them?
Are you overwhelmed with all the artwork and papers your children bring home from school?
Are you unsure what paper you really need to keep and how long to keep it?
Does it seem like you have more paper coming into your home than you can possibly handle?
Are you tired living with paper-cluttered surfaces?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is the workshop for you! When you complete this workshop, you’ll have answers to your pressing paper questions plus simple-to-use systems that will eliminate the paper clutter in your home.

With the Organize Your Paper Clutter workshop, you become part of a supportive and inspiring online community. For seven full weeks, your classmates and your instructor will be there to support you, answer your questions and provide ongoing inspiration as you take action and begin clearing your paper clutter.

In Organize Your Paper Clutter, you’ll learn where your paper is coming from, and steps you can take to slow the inflow—making it easier to stay on top of things. You’ll also learn about various ways to store and organize your paper, and how to select the best solution for you and your particular paper needs.

You won’t just learn life changing concepts—you’ll put them into action over the course of the workshop. By the end of the workshop you’ll have systems in place for the four categories of your paper, plus you’ll be well on your way to creating new paper habits that will keep paper clutter at bay going forward. You’ll know what you need to keep, how long you need to keep it, and the best way to store it.

As with other simplify 101 workshops, you won’t just learn how to get the job done, you’ll have loads of fun along the way putting the concepts into action! I’ll show you how to give your paper organizing projects a fun and creative touch—so you’ll love using them!

You’ll also love sharing your paper organizing journey with the private workshop community—view before and after photos from your classmates, and see their completed projects. Plus, stay motivated and organize your paper quickly by joining the daily paper organizing challenge!

In Organize Your Paper Clutter you will:

Create an action file and mail handling system.

Set up your own household reference binder.

Get strategies for handling school papers and kids artwork.

Learn what paper you need to shred, what paper you need to keep, and how long you need to keep it.

Set up and use a tickler file.

Learn the best ways to organize and store each type of paper in your home, so you can find it again right when you need it.

	Class materials are presented in a variety of formats to suit your learning style. Six information packed lessons released over six weeks (one lesson per week). Printable PDF documents for each lesson with color photography of organizing solutions. Class materials available online to read right at your computer—eliminating a source of paper clutter and giving you quick access to our online community. MP3 audio files to listen to workshop concepts on your computer or MP3 player. Resource list with links to paper organizing solutions.
	Ongoing support from your instructor. Get answers to all your questions via the private workshop forum. Email notifications every time a new lesson is released.
	Worksheets and projects to inspire you into action! Pre-class assignment to help you get organized for class before it begins!
	A community of friends to support and inspire you on your organizing journey. Share photos of your organizing projects in the workshop’s private photo gallery. Exchange ideas in the private forum.

Are you wondering if online workshops really work? Come see what others have accomplished in past workshops.

Our Organizing Workshops are Guaranteed

At simplify 101, your complete satisfaction is our number one goal. I would love to give you the opportunity to experience our online organizing workshops and the empowering feeling that comes from creating change in your home and life. If you join our workshop and decide it isn't your cup of tea, we offer a full, no-questions-asked refund in accordance with our cancellation policy.

Good Stuff to Know

Approximately one week before the workshop begins, we will send you an email with all of the information that you need to access the workshop.

This workshop was designed to teach you how to organize your paper. If you are in need of a more comprehensive organizing plan, check out Organizing 101.

If you've never taken a simplify 101 workshop, please check out our brief video (under 2 minutes) that will provide a sneak peek inside of the workshop system. If you have any questions about this workshop, and what is included, please contact us. We’re happy to help!

Average Customer Review: Based on 4 Reviews. Write a review.

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life changing	February 8, 2010
Reviewer: Kelly from Camp Hill, PA

This workshop gave me a new perspective on paper. After following Abys easy step by step process of dealing with paper, I feel free from my paper clutter.

I think one of the most valuable tools of the workshop was the forum, loaded with relevant topics, great discussions and support from Aby and the other classmates. And I loved the photos shared in the gallery.

This workshop was truly life changing for me. Paper no longer brings me anxiety nor do I dread it. I have systems in place and have developed lifelong habits for handling my paper. I highly recommend this workshop.

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Paper Chaos no more	February 8, 2010
Reviewer: Kathryn Sloan from st clair, NSW Australia

Doing Aby's paper clutter class really helped get me managing my paper so much better. You don't realise how much 'paper clutter' comes into your home. So many great ideas on systems to keep everything under control. And being part of the forum gives you other ideas from participants
I will be doing this workshop again to further streamline my paper organisation

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Paper clutter workshop	February 8, 2010
Reviewer: Nancy from Portland, OR United States

The Paper Clutter workshop has made a huge difference in my life, and I think it has saved me much more money than the course cost! Having a "destination" for every piece of paper that comes into my home is great, so it doesn't have to sit on the kitchen counter!

We learned to slow down the inflow of paper, to sort it as Action, Reference, or Archive paper, and set up the systems we need within each of those categories. For everyone those will be a little different, so Aby suggests different options and tells the pro's and con's of each.

The workshop helped me to learn how long I need to keep things, where to store important documents, what I need to shred vs. what I can simply recycle.

Having the process so nicely broken down into weekly lessons and assignments kept it from being overwhelming, and the daily check-in really helped my new habits to gel. It's a great class. I wish I'd taken it 30 years ago!

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From Piles to Files	January 28, 2010
Reviewer: Alissa W from IL United States

This class helped me eliminate my tendency to pile papers on any horizontal surface and develop a better system for tracking my papers requiring an action.

Another wonderful feature of the Simplify 101 workshops is the support found in the online forum. Participants, as well as Aby, offer ideas on your dilemmas, support on your struggles and successes and their own ideas on how to adapt the lessons.

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