Clean out each desk drawer, to free up even more valuable storage space. Clear off the top of your desk, then wipe off the surface. Keep only essential items on your desk. If you work with more than one person create an in box for each person. Have a master to-do list for each day at your desk. Pre-Sort the mail (e.g., To-File, To-Read, To-Write, To-Call) Use a variety of containers to organize office supplies, paper clips and pens. Use a variety of desktop organizers or trays to ...
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Office Candy Organizing Suggestions {Guest Post}
Some of my favorite Office Tips: If you find yourself being taken off task because you hear a warning that an email has arrived into your Inbox, just shut that alert off and check them at your convenience instead. If you have forms that need to be filled out frequently (such as Insurance Claim Forms) fill out one per family member and place it in a plastic sleeve. Make copies from that Master form and don’t use it for anything else and you’ll never be without the form when you need ...
How students can earn money for Christmas {Guest Post}
Being a student is harder than ever right now with regards to increased fees and the well-publicised difficulty in getting your students loans paid on time. Christmas can often be a time of stress for many students as they try and budget for the holiday season. However, there are some great ways in which students can earn money for Christmas so that they can buy their presents, see their families and generally have a good time over the holiday period. So what are some of these ways? ...
The Beauty of Painted Floors—A How-To Guide {Guest Post}
Painted white floors are a clean, timeless choice for any room. They are associated with Scandinavian design, which is known for its simplicity and modest elegance. White floors serve as a blank canvas on which you can let your furniture and accessories truly shine. However, these beautiful floors are not the fastest or easiest DIY projects, but they are very beautiful and worth the effort! 1. Prepare yourself. This project is going to take at least five days. No walking around in the space ...
Creating a Family Memory Book {Guest Post}
For as long as I can remember, one of my favorite things to do when my whole family is together is to pull out all of our old photo albums and laugh for hours over the great times we've had together. In those pages is captured my childhood, early adulthood and now the childhood of my children. Now that my kids are getting old enough that they too love to look through photo albums, I am always looking for new ways to create memory books that capture the special moments as well as the ordinary ...
Capturing the Moment On the Go {Guest Post}
I like to think of pictures as memory snapshots. When arranged in a certain way, they tell a story. Or, at least, they can jog your memory. Pictures truly capture moments in our life whether they are funny, sad, interesting or serious. My favorite pictures are candid shots. While posed ones have their time and place, candid is the most "in the moment" one can be. This was even something I considered when choosing our wedding photographer - they had to be good at candid shots and that needed to ...
Organizing Tips for Kids’ Stuff {Guest Post}
Whether you have 1 child or 8, you probably have issues with stuff! It seems like their toys, clothes and crafts multiply overnight, no matter how hard you try to keep up with it. Fortunately, there are some quick and easy tips for getting a handle on the kids’ stuff: Take inventory of your child’s things – are there toys that are broken (discard), or that he/she doesn’t use any more (donate)? Have your child help you sort through the toys and learn about giving to others at the same ...
How to Get Rid of Clutter in Your Kitchen {Guest Post}
Your kitchen is practically the busiest part of your house. Come to think of it, you use your kitchen to prepare breakfast, cook lunch and dinner. You even use your kitchen to drink a cup of coffee and chat with your family or friends. Naturally, your kitchen won’t be free from all the clutter. Well, if you want to keep it clean and in order, here are some tips which might be useful for you: 1. Organize your dishes and other kitchen utensils. The first thing you need to do is to organize ...
To Do, To File, To Read! — Organizing Your Office {Guest Post}
There should be a designated place for everything in every room. That includes every paper & new item that comes through the door. Juli Oliver, a professional organizer from New York, shares her tips on organizing your office (at home or elsewhere). Takeout or delivery? No time for a lunch break so you have to sit at your desk & eat in? Don’t collect/ save plastic utensils, paper napkins, & take out menus from every single time you ordered. They take up space in an entire ...
8 Easy Tips to Cast Away the Clutter! {Guest Post}
Staying on top of clutter in your home is easy once you know how. If you have clutter piles throughout your home, it’s probably due to not having a home for the items. When you’re ready to begin decluttering, while you’re working on one pile, new paper and mail and new purchases will still be coming in; so be sure to schedule time everyday to deal with new items that are still entering your home on a daily basis, and work on the old piles separately. Here are some basic decluttering and ...
