Realtor.com: How to Declutter Your Home Office: 7 Career-Saving Tips

Maeve shares top attic organization tips with Realtor.com.

Thanks to Realtor.com for featuring us in their recent post, How to Declutter Your Home Office: 7 Career-Saving Tips by Jennifer Geddes. Check out Maeve's tip below!

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4. Dig out from paper

"Paper is the No. 1 item that clutters desks, arriving in the form of bills, envelopes, receipts, sticky notes, printer paper, and more," points out Maeve Richmond, an organizing pro at Maeve's Method. #paperwork

It gets to your desk two ways: You either print it out or bring it in through the front door. "Be as conscious as you can about the paper you bring inside, and be accountable for what you print," Richmond says.

Control bills and junk mail by enrolling in paperless statements, and consider scanning important documents such as tax returns and business receipts. And strive to sort all the mail as you walk in the house, tossing ads, coupons, circulars, and catalogs in the paper recycling bin.