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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – This month’s Friday Features are addressing the challenges of paper clutter.
Today’s feature comes from Susan Whelan of Suite101 with a gentle, intelligent approach to handling office clutter.
I especially agreed with her point that not every paper is worth keeping – and that accepting this makes the work easier to do. She suggests 4 ways to sort through paper and then gives ideas about what to do with it next.
When you sort through your papers, how do you know what to keep and what to get rid of? How do you know something is worth keeping?

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(myorganizedbiz.com) – Jennifer is on her honeymoon and thrilled to be featuring guest bloggers in her absence. They’re answering a single question: What’s your most important organizing “rule” that helps you enjoy your work more? You’re encouraged to respond as they’ll be awaiting your comments.
Post by Karen Henderson
When you first step into your office, how does it feel? How do you feel while working there?
An office where energy is balanced and flowing smoothly helps you feel healthy, inspired and productive.
Used for thousands of years, Feng Shui (pronounced fung shway) is the Chinese art of placement of objects for balanced …read more

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(myorganizedbiz.com) – Jennifer is on her honeymoon and thrilled to be featuring guest bloggers in her absence. They’re answering a single question: What’s your most important organizing “rule” that helps you enjoy your work more? You’re encouraged to respond as they’ll be awaiting your comments.
Post by Vicky White
Did you ever see a CEO sitting with their back to the door?
I didn’t think so.
Much of Feng Shui is intuitive. What CEOs know instinctively, we often need to be reminded of – especially if our desks or our rooms do not lend themselves to being in the …read more

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(myorganizedbiz.com) – Jennifer is on her honeymoon and thrilled to be featuring guest bloggers in her absence. They’re answering a single question: What’s your most important organizing “rule” that helps you enjoy your work more? You’re encouraged to respond as they’ll be awaiting your comments.
A Place for Everything
Post written by Ann Espo
This old adage is particularly true when it comes to keeping your home office organized. For many of us, our home office is where we do business, where we manage household paperwork, and even where we entertain our kids – often in a space that wasn’t designed as an …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – This month’s Friday Features are addressing the challenges of paper clutter. Today’s feature comes from the unclutterer.com from the first in their series called Paper Clutter Begone.
They kick off the series explaining a cool product that digitizes your documents – which makes the paper disappear – and progress from there.
Do you use a scanner for managing excess paper? Have you tried it and gotten stuck?

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Paper clutter… It’s both friend and foe. It seems like a good idea to save things until later, but then they have to be dealt with eventually.
May’s Friday Features will be addressing the challenges of paper clutter. Today’s feature comes from Pam Hix as featured on HGTV with some office clutter-reducing ideas.
I especially like her suggestion of giving files an expiration date – like a carton of milk has. This can help keep you accountable for dealing with files at the end of their life span. This also ensures that paper will flow out just like it comes …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – A few weeks ago, I challenged readers to pick a spring cleaning goal for this month that would create a positive feeling in their home office.
Several readers agreed to the challenge and are blogging about it – including ArtBizCoach Alyson Stanfield and Kristen King of BizChicksRule.
It’s not to late to get going – even if they ARE predicting snow in your area. “Spring cleaning” is a state of mind – and your office will thank you for it.
Check out the thread here – and consider picking something to work on this month. I promise, you’ll be in …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Whether you live in a place where it’s green all year or your crocus are just peeking up through the snow, spring cleaning is the theme for April here at MyOrganizedBiz.com.
But if you’re thinking about spring cleaning, don’t let it be just busy work. Yuk. I mean really, who loves doing housework? Instead, you can choose a spring cleaning task and make it a loving gesture that supports you and your business.
Consider for a moment how fresh and inviting your space would feel if you washed your windows. So many people tell me that they love to look …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – If you’re like me, there’s always something that you could or should have done months ago, even years, that’s just waiting for you to have the time to do it. I’m talking about closets and drawers, neglected file cabinets, or a bulging inbox. You know what I mean?
Well, April is here and now is the time. This month at MyOrganizedBiz, you’ll be getting tips, ideas, and suggestions about how to get spring cleaning done – so your work can be more efficient and your business more successful.
Are you ready?
Tripping over your stuff may be painful, but cleaning it …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – I always joke that I have the meanest boss ever: myself. I don’t get breaks. I don’t give myself vacation. I regularly force myself to work until I’m dog tired and then go into overtime.
If I were out in the workforce, I’d either be an engineer or pursuing a lawsuit.
OSHA recommends three simple things related to routine that can help reduce strain on the body. They also happen to be ideal for people who are hyperactive. For the rest of us, they must be learned.
Let’s look at OSHA’s routine recommendations one by one:
Switch back and forth between …read more

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