My Organized Biz

I saw another handy desk organizer today when I substitute taught in another teacher’s class.  On the table where she gave individual and small group reading instruction, was a four sided organizer, with each side about 18 x 18-inches.  In the middle was a well for storing notebooks, books, hanging folders, etc.  Beside each square side panel were holders for pencils, markers, highlighters and more.
This organizer rotated on a sort of “lazy Susan” base.  The teacher had each of the four sides organized for each of her four reading groups.  Everything was so well grouped that I had no trouble finding the materials …read more

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Now that I’m writing this blog, I’m always on the lookout for items that will help us be more organized and to work more efficiently, productively and profitably.  If we can save time by being organized, then we’re on the way to better time management and profitably.
The other day, when I was substitute teaching, I noticed some organizer items on the teacher’s work table and desk that looked very helpful.  On her semi-circular table, where she worked with small reading groups, was a vertical pencil/pen holder with compartments for the various items if she wanted to separate them by categories and …read more

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As I was glancing through an office supply catalog, I came across an interesting telephone stand for a desk phone.  The telephone sat on the top.  Under this was a space to store the phone book.  There was a pocket on the right side for storing pens, pencils and small note pads.
It seems so compact and handy and would keep everything regarding the phone and messages at your fingertips and organized.  Saves you time searching for the phone book and materials for taking messages.
If you have a phone on the wall, you’ll need to find some other compact method for …read more

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As more people are becoming “green” conscious, not necessarily “green” extreme, you’ll find more office supplies and gadgets developed that help preserve and conserve our environment, as well as make life easier for us.
I’ll check out some of these over the next few posts at My Organized Biz to help you see about organizing your office and business in a “green” manner.  I’ll also try to find some “green” web sites that assist with this.
If you’re using “green” and recycled supplies that you find especially handy, do let me know.  Also, if some of the green supplies don’t hold up …read more

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I noticed a filing system on a teacher’s desk that looked as though it would be particularly helpful and neat.  These were upright wire organizers into which she had tucked manila folders with information for her various classes.  They seemed so handy and didn’t clutter her desk.  Yet the folders were at her fingertips.
As I browsed through an office supply catalog, I saw these in various sizes. (Hers held about a dozen folders.)  Also some were combined with horizontal boxes.  Then there were upright plastic and metal sorters of similar style that held folders.
I’ve used the horizontal files, but find …read more

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Previously I wrote, Are You a Sticky Note Freak? and explained how I used sticky notes for organizing.  I also have this tendency to collect sticky notes.
So if you have a friend who likes to organize with sticky notes, perhaps you’ve discovered just the thing to give when you need a gift.  I’m forever on the lookout for unusual sticky notes, as well as note paper.  Then I have them on hand for my organizing, for attaching as an eye-catcher with my correspondence, and just for fun to brighten my day.
Some that have caught my eye:

Those in the shape of fruit …read more

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Learning from the suggestions and experiences of others can aid you in your own organizing.  Frequently you’ll find online lists, suggestions, and advice that will prove helpful.  You don’t have to take everything you see and read about, only that which you can adapt to your own business to work more efficiently, productively and profitably.
Check out some of these suggestions for a start:
To-Do Lists: 12 Online Tools for Organizing Your Tasks by Alyssa Gregory
Must-Have Organizing Tools for home and office
Organizing Products
What have you found that’s particularly helpful?
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Since the invention of sticky notes, I’ve discovered many uses for them and love to find all types and colors.  I consider that they help me keep organized.  Some people may think I make too frequent use of a good thing!
I like to use them in the little notebooks for organizing my blog writing.  I list the posts I’ve published, then use a sticky note on the page to jot down ideas for future posts.  As I use the ideas, I cross them off.
I have an outside-the-home job, and work different hours and days each week.  So I jot my schedule …read more

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Do you have favorite colors you use in your orginazional techniques?  Are these colors that you like?  Are they traditional colors for specific topics?  Do you designate categories with colors, groups of people with colors, different topics with colors, specific years with colors, etc.?  Or do you use the same color for everything?  Do certain people in your office/business have their own color?
Here are items that often come into play with color coding in organizing:

Paper clips
File folders
Hanging folders
Sticky notes
Notepaper
Memo sheets
3 x 5 and other file cards
Photocopy paper
In/out files
Filing cabinets

I like to organize with different colors.  Now just to get everything …read more

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Do you have favorite colors you use in your orginazional techniques?  Are these colors that you like?  Are they traditional colors for specific topics?  Do you designate categories with colors, groups of people with colors, different topics with colors, specific years with colors, etc.?  Or do you use the same color for everything?  Do certain people in your office/business have their own color?
Here are items that often come into play with color coding in organizing:

Paper clips
File folders
Hanging folders
Sticky notes
Notepaper
Memo sheets
3 x 5 and other file cards
Photocopy paper
In/out files
Filing cabinets

I like to organize with different colors.  Now just to get everything …read more

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