At the end of each month, I feature a round-up of 5 posts at My Organized Biz. They’re either ones I like or ones that have received attention from readers.Here’s the November list:Organizing Your Business for the HolidaysHow Do You Organize a Holiday Business Open House?Organizing My Blog Writing BusinessUsing See-Through Containers & HoldersReader’s Suggestions About See-Through ContainersWhat are your favorite posts at My Organized Biz?
After teaching poetry writing to second graders while substitute teaching the other day, I’m more enthusiastic to get my poetry book organized and my workshops underway.
However, for them to be more than dreams, I need to start organizing and then putting that into action.
So….where do I start?
I did get out my folder of poetry written over the years, some of which has been published in magazines, newspapers and anthologies. (I’ve retained copyright so that I can include any and all of the poetry into an anthology.)
Read over the poetry
Decide which needs editing and which can stand as is
Make copies of …read more
When you have a business, sometimes it’s difficult to organize your own holiday preparations so that one or the other (business or family) aren’t neglected. You must keep your business going to bring in the income.
Yet family expect holiday preparations, festivities and attendance at various activities throughout December.
Make a list of what you need to do, businesswise and holiday wise.
Some of these might overlap as you make business holiday preparations, too.
Can you involve your family in some of your business festivities?
If you have employees, have them give you a list beforehand of times they need off. Thus you’re less likely …read more
Happy Thanksgiving to My Organized Biz readers…from my home to yours.
May you have a wonderful day wherever you are. Even if you celebrate at another time, if you live in another country. May you count your blessings and enjoy.
How can I get out from under this mess? you wonder, as you gaze around a cluttered office, mixed up closet, disarrayed kitchen.
Some people try to find the time to do it themselves. Others hire a professional organizer, someone who has developed a business of organizing others…their home, office, clothing, closets and life.
Do you need someone to give suggestions but not do the physical rearranging? Or do you want someone to do everything?
I’m not sure I’d want someone to do all my rearranging because only I know what I need to keep, what I need now, what later and then other …read more
In response to my post, Using See-Through Containers & Holders, Jessica responded by sharing her experience with see-through bins and jars.
For a lot of things see thru bins are great, I love how even if they aren’t really
labeled, you can pretty much tell at a glance what’s in them…for things like my
origami collection, having a see thru bin inspires me to make more.
but there’s also exceptions, stuff that looks so cluttery, that even containerized you
don’t want to see it…the toolkit and cleaning supplies and whatnot, that I prefer to
keep in opaque containers.
I agree with Jessica. There are times when see-through …read more
After spending considerable time looking for addresses that I’ve jotted down from e-mail or the phone, I’m trying to develop the habit of “writing an address only once.”
Today I received an address from a colleague for someone I need to write a letter. Instead of writing the address on a scrap of paper near the laptop, I got my note taker little notebook where I jot down odds and ends and reminders. Then I immediately got an envelope and wrote it there.
Actually that was writing it twice but I didn’t have to spend considerable time looking for it when I …read more
Frequently shelves are a great help in our organizing. We can use them in the office for books and supplies, for containers and shelf organizers.
They can be utilized in a work area to make the most use of wall space. (Sometimes, rather than building shelves on a wall, we use shelving units.)
Fabric artists like to use shelves for their fabrics, often color coding them or organizing by type of material. They also can place jars and other containers on shelves.
If you feel your shelves are too messy or can’t be arranged attractively, you might want to get units with doors …read more
One of the biggest distractions from good organization is neglecting to put items back in their proper place whether a shelf, a box, a container, a hanger or a jar. We so often will use something, perhaps something in our office, something for production, or for performing a service, and won’t take the time to return it.
Then when we need it again, we don’t know where to look. Or it gets moved to another place because it was left in the way of the next task.
I’ve done this time and again. I’ve finished a task but don’t take the time to return …read more
Do you search through drawers, boxes and containers for specific supplies? Would taking time to label them help you and save time?
Too many times I’ve put items away, thinking I’d remember where they were because I didn’t want to take the time to label. Or take the time to sort and organize items instead of stuffing them all together in one place.
Even a minimum amount of sorting and labeling would help me.
So label, label, label! It wouldn’t matter whether you use a professional label maker or stick masking tape or sticky labels to the items, drawers, containers.
Do you have a …read more
