mail pile

i consider myself to be an organized person. so much so that i'm probably on the fence of o.c.d. i have to have a place for everything and i like when the books on the shelf line up and the food in the pantry is categorized with lables forward. my closet is categorized and organized by color and my house has even been described by some as "meticulously clean."

however, there are a few areas that i just can't get organized. trust me, it drives me bonkers! but i've learned to just ignore those few things and then this is what happens....

mail pile

...and here (sadly, that is my napkin holder with mail in it instead of napkins...)

...and here

...and here.

i hate mail. at least 99.9% of it. i hate the bills, the statements, the adds, the catalogs, and even the paycheck stubs. mostly because it leaves me with piles of papers that i feel are too important to recycle but not important enough to file. so today i gathered up my mail piles and sorted. i ended with a garbage bag full of recycling and 3 folders of stuff to be filed. these folders will help me to sort the mail as soon as it comes in the door. no more sitting around on the counter!

how do you organize and file your mail? do you have a system that works? please share because even though i have good intentions, this system needs a little work still.