MrsBexie, a filing cabinet, sounds exactly what I need but we don't have room in our tiny house... I could put one in the 'garage' but I know I would never get around to putting papers in there as I can't get out there with the children in tow easily/safely. I like the idea of folders though, hmm, may have to find a way to make it work.

mark everything on the calender asap and chuck out irrelevant notices once used
Good idea. I hate my intray full of pieces of paper which are not easily accessible.

Now.. how to get organised enough to actually deal with filing and filling in calenders...