“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 want to write the note.  It’s in a notebook where notes should go until I decide whether I want to keep the address in my permanent file.

If I only want to send someone a note or card once, I’ll immediately address it and have it ready for sending.  Usually, I’ve found, that I might want to use the address again, so it’s best to jot it in my little notebook.

In response to a previous post about organizing addresses permanently, I received some really handy suggestions from readers.  Do you have any tips?

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Then they will sit in my tote bag, on my desk, or my stationery box waiting to be addressed.  I have some addresses in a file folders, others in an old address book, more in a schedule book I carry in my purse, others on business cards, and still more in my husband’s computer.

Why can’t I take the time and get them all together? 

I don’t want them all stored on the computer or an electronic address book.  My husband did that once in a handy dandy electronic gadget for this purpose.  Then when the address gadget went “kaput,” we lost all the addresses.

So I must start little by little (possibly part of my 20 minutes per day of organization) and pull them together, along with phone numbers.

How do you organize your addresses for postal mailing.

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