ORGANIZING TIP FROM PINK MONKEY: USE "RAFT" TO KEEP YOUR DESK FREE OF CLUTTER

 Here's an acronym to keep your desk functioning as a work space, not a storage space.

Go through mail daily. This prevents paper pile-up.

Use the RAFT acronym for dealing with incoming paper.

R = Refer it to someone else (your spouse, your co-worker, etc.).

A= Take action on it. Pay the bill, make the phone call.

F = File it.

T = Toss/Recycle it.

Want A Hand Getting Organized? When you hear the the words "Professional Organizer," do you picture a stern-faced woman named Bertha barking out instructions to throw out everything you own?
If you'd like some help from someone who is more easy going than Bertha, but also professional

Contact Eleanor:  917-499-7395 or  ETraubman@aol.com

Eleanor will help you to:
• Kick clutter’s A** !!!
• Streamline desks and closets
• Implement simple routines and systems to deal with mail and school/work papers
• Spend less time looking for stuff and more time hanging out with family & friends
• Live the motto “A place for everything and everything in its place”

A professional organizer since 1999, Eleanor helps busy New York women de-clutter and make better use of desks, closets, filing systems, and more. She has been featured in The New York Times; Time Out New York; The Brooklyn Paper; Park Slope Parents; Family Circle; The Sun Times Chronicle; and Fitness. Eleanor is also a  Editor-In-Chief of Creative Times.