My Organized Biz

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – I got a notice over the weekend of an unpaid bill. Now that’s not like me at all, so I wasn’t sure what had happened. It was a medical bill, which I hate dealing with. I could have sworn I’d already paid it, but I just had to find the evidence.
Easy, right? It should be if you have your paperwork organized.
It just so happens that the bill was in my “to be filed” pile and I was easily able to put my hands on it. And right on the bill was the notation of when and how I’d …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Do you ever find yourself muttering inane things while you search for a file on your computer? “Now… where did I… put that… blasted thing…?” Your brows are furrowed and if you could just… remember, maybe you could actually get some work done.
So often, when we’re working on something, we “save as” without giving a moment’s thought to how we’ll need to retreive it someday. We just give it any old name that makes sense – adding it to an old folder or creating new ones willy-nilly.
I have a client who’s goal is to set up his …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 written by Maggie McCauley, ACC, LICSW
Ah, the dreaded filing task! UGH! We tend to make this the very last item on our “to do” list, don’t we? That’s mainly because we haven’t created proper homes for it. Our battle with paper can end with the creation of a good system. It doesn’t matter which paper …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) – If one person’s said it, a thousand have. I’ve said it myself. Does this sound familiar to you?
“I’m really visual. If I can’t see something, I’ll forget all about it and it won’t get done.”
At its worst, people who are strongly visual end up piling things on their desks because they need to be able to see it all. This creates a cramped, cluttered feeling they dislike. Unfortunately, if life gets busy or there isn’t an effective tracking system, things can get out of control and as lost on the desk as a file cabinet.
Visual people hate file …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – If you think you should be able to get more done in a day, you’re right. But if you think that you have to work harder to accomplish more work, think again.
More often than not, inefficient work practices happen because of your physical space, not some fatal character flaw. What a relief!
Three ways to increase efficiency and speed without having to work harder
1. Consider your prime real estate
Sit at your desk in your chair. Hold your arms out at your sides and then move them to meet in front of you. Everything in this semicircular range is called …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Everyone’s getting them: those rip-open envelopes announcing that the $600 carrot is dangling out there if you submit your 2007 tax return.
This isn’t a political blog so I won’t go into my opinion on this, um, turn of events (biting tongue). Whether you agree with this stimulus plan or not, there’s a pretty good chance a juicy check will be winging its way to you this spring.
It’s kind of exciting when I think about it. $600 in cash! It’s like winning a mini-lottery.
My Plan:
What I’ll probably do is something responsible and organized like spend some on rent …read more

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