Day 9 – Home Office We’re back to the office or work space. So, if you did everything you were supposed to do on the previous day, you should have a room full of piles of desk and office stuff. It probably looks worse than it did before you started… but don’t fret! We’re going to fix it! Go through each pile to see if you can toss anything out. Old utility records really don’t need to be kept more than 12 months back. Most tax records and receipts do not need to be kept longer than 10 years. If you have an accountant, give him/her a quick call to…

Day 8 – Home Office We’re about to start a 2-day project with your home office area. Don’t freak out; you can do it. Don’t do it!! Don’t picture 12 years’ worth of tax receipts spilling out of a shoebox or the pile of need-to-file bills shoved in the back of the drawer waiting for you to have some extra time. Concentrate on getting this project done in small, manageable chunks. Clear everything off your desk! Use the large work surface as a staging area. As you empty out each drawer, create piles of similar items on your desktop. Continue until you have emptied every possible place there is for…