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How to: Home Office Organizing Tips and Hints
Our papers and files in our office can become disorganized during a hectic day, we can lose track of notes, files, important information, phone numbers and many other items. We get sick of looking at the same office surroundings and eventually find ourselves 'going through the motions,' which can lead to losing things in our surroundings. Sometimes what our office really needs is a fresh approach to give us a new outlook. We have new things to look at, items seem to 'pop' out at us and we are more content in our surroundings
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Try some of these things to rejuvenate your office or works station:
- Tape silk flowers, golf tees, plastic fish, animals etc. to the tops of your pens.
- Instead of using potpourri in your vases, pour in coffee beans, dried apples or apricots for a fresh aroma.
- Use a cutlery tray inside of your desk drawer to keep track of pens, rulers, compass, tape etc.
- Use colored baskets for storing needed supplies, and store them right on your bookshelves.
- Magazine holders (colored to match the room) work great for keeping files neat on your desktop and take up a lot less space than trays.
- Use magnetic pockets on your file cabinets for keeping supplies that are needed handy, such as paper clips, stapler, and tape etc.
- For a unique 'pen' holder, try using a stylish toothbrush holder to match your office décor. There is only room for a specific number of pens, they are evenly spaced, easy to get at and always appealing.
- Use colored file folders to represent different cases or things you need to do. Such as Red-work on immediately, Blue- waiting for more information, Green-need to have copies made etc. When work is completed, the manila folder can be filed in the filing cabinet.
- Instead of keeping family photo's where a pedophile can see them, keep photos in an album where you can show them off to 'only' the people you trust. Also, write (in pencil) the approximate 'purge' date of the file.
- Place a mirror on the wall, opposite of a window, and the reflection from the sun and light will help to brighten the room. This is especially helpful during the winter months.
Small things in the office can help to brighten your day and give you a completely new outlook by relieving stress and getting rid of that ho-hum day. An office can still look professional if you color co-ordinate its décor.
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