I get stressed out with piles of papers and mail around the house... Usually on the kitchen counter. I've misplaced a few bills that way. I read that you should only touch a piece of mail once - either pay the bill, file away, recycle or shred. So I have a new system - we get the mail but I don't look at it right away. I put it in a basket and sort through it only once a week. I love my new system! All the mail stays in 1 place until I am ready to open it and put it where it belongs.