organizing process

It’s officially spring! There may be showers in the forecast, but soon we’ll be putting our winter clothes away and bringing the warm weather attire out from hibernation.  As you begin assessing your closet, consider this quote from professional organizer Peter Walsh:

If you’re like me, collecting business cards and contact information is a big part of running your business. Building professional relationships is critical, and knowing how and where you made the connection is an important part of networking.

A smart and innovative way to reuse binder clips is to attach them to the front of a tray (as pictured) with a label made with your standard label maker.  Also, try using a binder clip in the same way when you’re stacking several files and want to quickly identify and retrieve a specific file from your stack. 

Oftentimes I hear from our clients that there are so many things to do and so little time to do them. One of the things I find very helpful is to use a timer to set a specific amount of time to complete a task. It can be very effective in teaching you how to be more productive.