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!

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!

Menu Organizers

Organizing Products for Everything

Just when I thought I knew all the various types of organizing products out there, a friend had to surprise me with a Take-out Menu Organizer for my birthday! Who would’ve thought?

The one on the left is what I got and it is so cute, I had to display it in my kitchen where everyone would be sure to see it when they come in. It’s a TableCraft Menu Minder and adds a little nostalgia.

I had to see if there were other products like this in the marketplace and, sure enough, there were!

Check out this one available at Stacks and Stacks:
Take Out Menu Organizer -Includes Sheet Protectors

Gooseberry Patch also has one, along with other organizers, like a coupon organizer, a special occasions organizer, a holiday planner, a receipt keeper, an online organizer, and a recipe organizer.

My goodness, does it get better than this?