My Organized Biz

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Have you heard of Jott.com? It’s got to be one of the coolest things I’ve heard about in a while – and I’m right on the fence of starting to use it.
Jott.com is a website where you sign up for a membership. In turn, you get a phone number that you can call from anywhere. The coolness starts when you’re driving down the road and remember something you need to do.
You call the number Jott gave you, leave a message, which then dictates your message into an email. When you get back to the office, there’s …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 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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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Every Wednesday, I feature a real-live business owner who has a struggle with their office. Honestly, we all have them and there’s no shame in admitting it.
The fact is, life is full. There’s always more to do that you can actually accomlish, so those little niggles in your office are mostly ignored until they get out of control. That’s just how life is.
It’s really helpful to get ideas on what to do with this space, considering it’s the place from which you generate your livelihood.
Makeover Wednesday is here for you.
Share a struggle in your office and I’ll …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) – Have you ever had those days when you can’t decide where to start? You have the luxury of a few hours to get things done, but you feel uncertain and unmotivated about where to begin.
If you’re having that kind of day, make a quick trip to The Prioritizer from Idea Sandbox. In a few minutes, and a few A or B choices, you have a prioritized list generated for you.
Here’s what I found when I tried it: I was uncertain about which things I really wanted to do more, so I just put them all in. I didn’t …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) – Let’s free associate for a moment.
Here are the words I associate with “office”:

invigorating
busy
full
productive
energizing
information
engaged

These are the words I think of when I say “bedroom”:

sexy
sleep
restful
relaxing
quiet
dark
escape
oasis

What words do you come up with?
Putting the bed in office?
Sometimes people have a dilemma when it comes to deciding where to put the office desk. If space is at a premium, the options may be limited. The room where you only spend 1/3 of your life may seem like a good choice since it’s basically unused space during the day.
If the bedroom is all you have, then go for it. But here are some …read more

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Ann has a terrific blog about home organizing and she embodies my belief that organizing is a process. I’m a huge fan.
Ann took me up on my offer to do a Makeover Wednesday about her workspace. Yay! Here is a picture of Ann’s office.

This lovely space is located at the end of her bedroom, which Ann says she can see while she’s in bed.
Here’s what else she said:
I want to find a balance between tidy, neat and organized (don’t want to look at piles from my bed!) but not too sterile. I won’t have a proper desk with …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Somebody mentioned the term “bride brain” a while back and I think it’s starting to set in. I’m getting married in T-minus 5 days and I can’t seem to keep my head on straight.
I was really inspired by Leo Babauta at ZenHabits when he blogged about how he was working on his book. Because of this, he explained, he might not have as much to say on his blog for a little while. So inspired was I that I decided to write to you with a similar message.
I’ve noticed that as I get ready for the Big Day, …read more

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