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Paper Management

SparkPlugging.com, Productivity 501 & Me: Two Announcements

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 [...]

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Tickler File, Your Style

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

Home Office Organization

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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!

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Organize & Redesign: 7 Tips For Your Home Office

Home Office Organization

In the home office, space is at a premium. For most people the home office is usually an afterthought, or a room that was never intended for such intense paper processing and electronic equipment. Here are some tips to organize, rework your home office and increase your productivity! Build up: Utilizing the walls, and rearranging [...]

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What’s Your Clutter Challenge … Challenge

Home Office Organization

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 [...]

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Your Piles – Organized!

Home Office Organization

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 [...]

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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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No More Junk Mail: Getting Off The Mailing Lists

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I found this pretty all-inclusive link for getting yourself (address, email, phone) off the Direct Marketing Association lists. Getting off these lists will cut down on the junk mail you get coming in the door that clutters up your counters! Check out this link to do just that: DMA Choice: Consumer Information and Preference Services

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