Getting Started on the New Year 

I love New Year’s Day! If I am not traveling somewhere it is my favorite time to organize for the upcoming year by closing out the past year and setting up for the new one. I like to be completely ready for the next year of living. The fact that most businesses are closed, the phones aren’t ringing to interrupt or impede work, and everyone is just doing their own thing is a huge bonus. Here are a few things I take care of on January 1.

1. I like to clear my home office of paperwork. Whether you have a business or it’s just your family paperwork, this works for both. I go through my paid bills and invoices and sort them into envelopes by category. I have about half a dozen large 10”x13” envelopes labeled with such category titles as:

a. Utilities – holds all the bills I pay such as electric, gas, Internet…