Paper Management

Put It Where It Belongs

Tip #5: Have a home for everything, and keep it there (Part of the 31 Days of Home Office Organizing Tips) Ok, ok, it might sound vaguely like something your mother would say, and for good reason. Think about this: if you didn’t know where you lived, you would wander around aimlessly. Eventually you would [...]

FREE Event Notice: Shredding Event In Portland, OR on Oct. 15, 2008 (9am-5pm)

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If you live in the Portland, Oregon area: Have lots of paper you need to shred? Been putting it off? If you’re in the Portland, Oregon Metro area, you may want to come check out this free event: What: Community Shred Day When: Oct. 15, 2008, 9am-5pm Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square Cost: Nada, zero… it’s [...]

SparkPlugging.com, Productivity 501 & Me: Two Announcements

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Announcement #1: The Home Office Organizer is now also blogging at SparkPlugging.com! It is my pleasure to announce that I have joined a stellar list of authors at SparkPlugging.com. You may know this outstanding site by it’s former name, eMomsAtHome.com (go ahead, Google it). Wendy Piersall is the CEO, cheerleader, visionary and inspirational leader of [...]

Tickler File, Your Style

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Event tickets, maps, invitations, registration forms, oh my! Paper with dates need homes where you can easily find them on the day of your event. So, how can you keep it all together? One idea is a tickler file, and there are lots of ways to adapt it to your personality and style (I’ve given [...]

Kick Your Paper Organization Into Gear: A 3 Part Crash Course

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Have you seen the 3 Part Paper Management series I wrote up for Wendy from Sparkplugging (formerly eMomsAtHome.com) ? If you’re drowning in paper, or need a few tips, go check it out! Organize Your Home Office Paper: A Crash Course, Part One Organize Your Home Office Paper: A Crash Course, Part Two Organize [...]

Paper Management: 3 Tips

Paper Management

It seems that paper is never-ending and it just multiplies itself with break neck speed! What is the deal with that? It’s easy to toss it in a pile or nearest horizontal surface and tell yourself you’ll get to it later. Here’s the thing about paper, it’s usually…. “Horizontally hidden, vertically visible” Ever wanted a [...]

Reuse Paper Grocery Bags

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I just found the greatest post on making gift tags from paper grocery bags and had to share! Here is a slideshow to help you do it and my post about reusing paper bags on OnlineOrganizing.com. Enjoy!

What’s Your Clutter Challenge … Challenge

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I was reading through Megan Spears post about our organizer meeting, and how we were sharing our own personal clutter challenges. I was there too, it was a great reality check and open communication about clutter. Guess what? Everyone has it to some extent, and if you learn to deal with it and laugh at [...]

Your Piles – Organized!

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Are you a “piler”? If you are, you know just what I mean (I’m naturally this way too!). If you aren’t – a piler is someone who generally uses “piles” (most commonly of paper) to remind themselves of things yet to do, things they don’t want to forget about or just plain stuff that is [...]

Organizing Papers in Your Purse or Briefcase

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Ok, go get your purse, handbag or briefcase…..go ahead…..I’ll wait……*game show music*…..Ok, got it? Now, OPEN it. Do you have papers floating around, hiding in corners or filling up your pocketbook? Most of us do. But, there is a simple thing you can do that will corral all those little tidbits into one place. We’ll [...]

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