Closet Organizers Do A Lot Of The Work

Pamper yourself with a closet that makes you feel welcome. Whether a closet is a walk-in or a step-in, it should greet you with a smile. I say that about every room, and the closet is no different. It is a room, it is just a small room.

When you think about it, we shouldn’t have to spend time searching to find something to wear in a closet. Let’s apply a 2 minute rule on organization to the closet: If you can’t find it in 2 minutes, you need to get organized. That’s where organizing products that aid in establishing order come in.

The double hanging rod on the right, for example, provides a space-saving gadget for the closet (available in our Product Shop). Anything that helps give you more space in a closet is beneficial because it should help prevent over-crowded spaces.

There are products for folded clothes, hanging clothes, organizing shoes, grouping ties and belts and scarves, you name it.

The trick (and it’s not really a trick) is to find the right product to organize items in your closet. Pre-fab closet systems are wonderful for creating an organized environment in your closet. And you can custom design pre-fab closet systems without costing a lot of money too.

So, when we chose closet organizers that help us save time finding what we want, we’ve created a lot less work for ourselves, haven’t we?

For more tips, here are some articles that you may find of interest:

• Organizing Spaces for Clothing
• Organizing Kids Closets
• Organizing a Coat Closet
• Organize Your Closet
• Get Your Closet Organized
• Web 3.0 Way of Organizing Your Closet

Filing Papers

It’s that time of year to archive 2008 records and purge documents no longer needed to be kept. This is also a good time to get into those files and pull what you need for taxes, as well as organize any financial papers that go along with your taxes.

With a new beginning, you have an opportunity to improve the way you maintain your papers for ease of storage and retrieval. I find that a lot of people are going a little less conventional and more trendy with the manufacturing of beautiful ways to store files.

The days of the colorless file boxes are out and the time of color is in. So, why not spice up your work area with some colorful filing boxes found in our product shop?

The key to putting any papers in any box, filing cabinet, or file holder is to ensure that you can find papers easily by using categorized filing tabs. I find the best solution is to use hanging files within the box with file folders clearly labeled on its content.

This generic subject classification system is simple and applicable for any home or business (some subject classifications would not apply to a home filing system however):

Major class includes:

• Administration
• Accounting
• Corporate
• Finance
• HR
• Legal
• Marketing & PR
• Operations
• Personal (for home filing system)
• Research & Development

Within these Major classifications, there would be a level we can refer to as a secondary or primary level within the Major level. This is where it can get extensive and anything goes. One example of this level would be “Banking” which would be grouped in the Accounting classification. The file folders is another level within banking and would consist of your bank deposits, statements, etc. Get the idea?

The subject of filing system is an extensive one that I can get into more detail about later. Meantime, I hope this gives you something to work with! Be sure to take a look at our colorful filing boxes!

Stylish Office Products

Not many people think of decorating the office and most of them are pretty stuffy, for lack of a better word. But you can decorate your office or home office in style with products that compliment your own style. Most of us spend a lot of time in our office and there is no reason it shouldn’t give us enjoyment while we’re there. As a matter of fact, a nicely decorated office will give us inspiration and even motivation.

For those who are creative, you can really get those creative juices flowing by being in a space that is accented with accessories and furnishings that make you happy.

One of the first things I tell people who are re-organizing an office space is to ensure their desk is situated so they can look out into the room. This gives them space. A desk facing a wall puts a person directly in front of a wall, and that lessens their space.

The other thing is to use stylish organizing items for displayed office products. Like nice looking magazine holders or file baskets. Desktop items don’t have to be boring and should appeal to your taste in style.

I encourage you to take a look at our office products in our Product Shop to help you along with some choices in office organization to keep your papers neat and orderly.

Surround yourself with stylish office furniture, cabinets, and bookcases too.

One blogger talks about decorating your office in style and says:

Instead of a traditional pencil holder: Use a flowerpot or a decorative vase to hold pens, pencils, letter openers, etc.

Be creative: Use a cute candle holder to store paper clips, rubber bands and other odds and ends.

Instead of purchasing expensive paintings: Frame your kids’ artwork and place them on your desk or walls.

Some other articles of interest for you on this subject are:

• Beautify Your Office
• Garden Office
• See Jane Work – stylish office supplies
• Feminine Office Accessories
• Create Girl

Neat Drawers

I was in The Container Store yesterday with my friend and strolled through isles of organizing this-and-thats for practically everything you could think of. While my friend went off to see the closet designer about her new closet plans, I looked for some specific solutions for organizing my drawers.

I had been using make-shift shoe-box organizers for holding my lingerie but wanted something a little nicer. Once I started looking at all the various drawer organizers, the only thing that got me out of that isle was a woman who started coming down with her cart inching me further to the end of the isle to make room for her to look.

Before I was scooted out of the isle however, I grabbed my choice of drawer organizers and started throwing them in the basket. I had decided on these wooden boxes that came in various sizes for socks, underwear, shirts, and even a nice one for my junk drawer.

The best part of that shopping experience was seeing so many things discounted! Now, I’m not writing about this to promote the store, but rather to tell you that you can get these kind of things online, right here in our product shop at everyday discounted prices!

Sorry to make this sound like a commercial but hey, I’m proud of what we have to offer here, so why not plug our products as well?

Whenever I look at organizing products, it sparks ideas of organizing things I hadn’t even thought of before. It also presents me with some better, prettier solutions for some of my stuff. And, since we all have “stuff,” it may be a good idea to start browsing around yourself to see what may be a nicer solution for your things.

Maybe start with making your drawers neater? Take a look at our selection of drawer organizers!

Organize Your Car

Have you ever had to make anyone wait to get into your car because you had to clear space for them to sit down or make room for their feet on the floor?

Often times people tend to be in such a hurry that they end up throwing items on the seat or floor. It tends to have a habit of staying there unfortunately.

I have a place for things in my car, just like in my home and office space, and this helps avoid clutter situations from happening. In my car I have organizers to put things into instead of the seat or floor. This includes trash!

Take a look around our Shop for auto organizers that suit your needs. We have plenty!

Organize Bills & Documents

Last night I went to an organizer’s event and walked out with a bag of goodies from the event sponsor, Office Depot.

Usually I don’t expect much in these kind of goodies bags, but I was surprised to find so many useful items! I got Post-it Super Sticky notes and highlighter pens, a Happeez Notepad, Sharpies, a sticky note pad booklet from Container Store, Bongo Ties to wrap cables, and best of all was Post-it Pockets to organize mail, bills and receipts, plus other misc. stuff.

It was the Post-it Pockets that prompted me to write this post. Actually, it is the very solution I had been looking for on the side of my refrigerator to store my menus.

Of course, I prefer highlighting products available in our own Shop here, so wanted to give you some other options in organizing paper. For one thing, the file holder pictured here is a perfect way to store and organize papers on your desktop or work area. Files like this are excellent for those “action files” like bills, mail, etc.

It’s hard to NOT be organized when you utilize things like this!

Gift of organizing

If you need help getting organized this holiday, you’ll find a lot of products here that will help you accomplish that. These also make great gifts! Here’s some suggestions to get you started:

• Check out the DVD “Get Organized with Cyndi Seidler” to see how getting organized is done easily and quickly. Only $10.95.
• Organize menus with this “Menu Organizer
• Great scrapbooking products
• Organize papers in this unique stacking tray system

These are just a few ideas … browse around here and I’m sure you’ll find others!

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Office Style & Organization

See Jane Work

A friend told me about a site with stylish organizing products and I checked it out. SeeJaneWork.com is a delightful place that has many types of products to help you get organized in style.

I had never seen anything like these “Structured Letter Tray Set” and I took quite a liking to them.

There are many other colorful and decorative items to help you get organized and I hope you’ll share your comments on them.

DVD Get Organized with Cyndi

New DVD

The DVD “Get Organized with Cyndi Seidler” is an entertaining and informative show that presents techniques to organize clutter and establish various organizing solutions to maintain organization.

“Organizer to the stars” Cyndi Seidler shows a simple method to deal with clutter, as well as highlighting various solutions and products that help in organizing a room, a home office, closets, drawers, and cabinets.

This DVD is also available online (43 minutes). Click here to purchase.

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