The blonde I have in mind is Goldilocks. She understood the true meaning of fit - not too big, not too small - just right. This is a great principle to keep in mind when organizing your paper files (among other things!) Are your categories too big or too small or just right for you? A folder labeled "BILLS 2010"" is just...
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Jul 8 2010 - 11:26amIn a recent conversation with some fellow organizers we were discussing the different settings on a label maker; font sizes, borders, caps versus lowercase letter, the list goes on. While to many the detail of how the label looks is insignificant, its purpose it to tell me what goes in the specific bin or file. To others, the...
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Feb 16 2011 - 9:56amLosing track of the projects you want to get done around the house? Us too! As homeowners, my husband and I are constantly adding to a very long list of home projects and things we would like to get to around the house and yard. The list had become overwhelming, the piles hard to manage, and some of our focus was getting lost...
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Feb 24 2011 - 7:28pmFrom time to time, we all ask ourselves, "Do I really need to keep this paper?" Here are six questions, based on Judith Kohlberg's "Gathering Guidelines," to help you make that decision.
- Do I know or understand this already?
- Am I still interested in knowing this?
- Is a better, fresher version of this likely...
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Apr 13 2011 - 11:45amDo you have a drawer full of files but can't find the one you want?
Do you have your files alphabetized but you can't remember what you named a particular file?
Have you ever made a new file and then realized you had one already (but just didn't remember)?
Solution: Sort your files into categories.
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Jun 2 2011 - 7:13pmA well-tended file drawer is a lot like a well-tended garden:
- It has lots of colors. (See this vlog post about using different colors of file folders for different categories of files)
- It has labels. (Is...
