A while back I wrote a post about the paper monster in my life. I wrote about the filing system I purchased (http://www.amazon.com/FreedomFiler-Home-Filing-Kit-Size/dp/B00F5VUJIC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437317693&sr=8-1&keywords=freedom+filer+filing+system). Well, I’ve used this system for three years now and it has allowed me to get the paper under control. 

So, if paper makes such significant clutter for me, it is interesting that all my hobbies include paper (reading, journals, scrapbooking, planning, doodling, etc.). After accepting the fact that my Erin Condren Life Planner was too large for me, I’ve been on a search for the perfect system for this point in my life. Ring-bound planners have worked for me for years, but I didn’t want to return to the A5 size as that is still too big for me to carry. For a planner to really work, it has to be carried at all times. So, I got the personal size planner from three manufacturers. For my journaling I also purchased multiple traveler’s notebooks in a variety of sizes and leathers this year. Messing up my home system wasn’t enough, I also changed my work system. I am also participating in #onebookjuly2015. All of this chaos in my planning has allowed me to learn exactly what I love. I’ve been forced to examine my style and the way I think and I think the dividends will be huge. 

I now have my paper foe under control and learning to make paper a good friend. This is the start of many blog posts sharing all I’ve learned.