I’m confident that if you set your mind to it, this should not be a difficult task to complete in a short amount of time. Start by walking around your house and collecting all of the old newspapers, magazines, and catalogs .If you still need to read some of them, make a stack and start reading! If you were me, you would just dump them all into your recycling bin – I keep almost none of this stuff.
But you’re not me, so here are some ideas of how to sort these items:
Newspapers
Recycle them! If you have an article that you somehow cannot find online and you want to keep it, cut it out and discard the rest. Put your clipping in a file by topic or writer or however you want to categorize it.
Magazine Articles
Same as above. If somehow there is an article you want to keep, cut it out and file it like above.
Recipes
Magazines have so many great recipes. (Some of my favorites are from Martha Stewart Living and Epicurious.) If you can’t find the recipe online, clip out the recipe and put it in a file or a binder with your recipes. (We’ll talk about organizing recipes at a later date.)
Catalogs and Decor Magazines
A lot of our clients are very interested in home decor and get a lot of inspiration from catalogs and magazines. They put together such beautiful spreads. Again, clip out the “look” that you want to save and file it. When it comes to decor, you should probably file by room or type of decor. If you’re anything like a lot of us, these decor clippings can be voluminous so you’ll want to organize them so you can find what you need at a later date.
And that’s it! Be careful when hauling around the magazines; they can be really heavy. One should never become injured when organizing! Snap a pic of your stacks of recycling and share with us!