—— purge ⋆

• make two piles of papers: to keep and to recycle
• empty out drawers
• pair down pens, post-its, business cards, etc
• toss broken pencils, unused cards and gadgets
• throw away things you haven't used in a while

—— paperwork ⋆

• make easily accessible folders for:
  • the current year's medical receipts
  • the current year's home and car repair receipts
  • tax documents that filter in after the 1st of the year
  • miscellaneous papers that need to be revisted
• organize file drawer with these folders:
  • medical (one per family member)
  • house (documents and repairs)
  • cars
  • past five years of taxes (one per year)
  • financial (investments, accounts, etc)
  • pets
  • manuals
  • receipts for purchases under warranty

—— create a family binder ⋆

• add these documents to one binder and keep it in a safe spot:
  • social security cards
  • birth certificates
  • marriage/death/divorce certificates
  • passwords
  • passports
  • car titles

—— desk & supplies ⋆

• put only what is left and fits in the drawer (invest in a drawer organizer)
• replenish supplies (stamps, printer ink, checks, envelopes, post-its, pens, staples, cards, etc)
• fill out the calendar for the coming year with school events, celebrations, etc