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Paper Management

StartupNation Podcast Interview!

June 12, 2009

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I had an incredible opportunity today!  I was interviewed by Rich Sloan of StartupNation, for their podcast.  It’s called “7 Tips [...]

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Set Up An “Action Paper” File

January 28, 2009

Tip #28: Set up an “Action Paper” file
(Part of the 31 Days of Home Office Organizing Tips)

Ever wonder what to do with the credit card statement that needs to be entered in your accounting software, the newsletter yet to be read, the conference registration needing to be mailed out or your travel itinerary?  Put them [...]

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Put It Where It Belongs

January 5, 2009

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 find a [...]

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

October 14, 2008

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 FREE!
Details:  You can have [...]

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SparkPlugging.com, Productivity 501 & Me: Two Announcements

April 18, 2008

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 [...]

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Tickler File, Your Style

March 18, 2008

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 [...]

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

February 27, 2008

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 Your Home Office [...]

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Paper Management: 3 Tips

February 26, 2008

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 piece of [...]

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The Planner Challenge

May 11, 2007

Ok, so I was tagged by Megan Spears to show my planner. So, here it is, in all it’s glory. I used Franklin Covey paper planner systems before I switched to my Palm III back in the day. I have been a Palm user for well over a decade, and I love [...]

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