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| John Shepard |
 Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:44 pm |
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Hi All,
One of the reasons I constantly have to clean my home office is due to
the volume of mail (bills etc) and important correspondence (e.g.,
Health Insurance docs) that generate a lot of paper trails.
Additionally, I have a lot of paper items from work that I need to keep
organized.
I was thinking of getting some cheap shelves but those look ugly and
impractical (everything lies exposed, gathering dust etc).
I would appreciate any feedback as to what works for people vs. doesn't
work.
Thanks! |
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| CDC |
| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:00 pm |
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I'd look into an inexpensive scanner - it's cut way down on the pieces of
paper floating around my office.
- Cindy
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CDC
If you're going through hell, keep going
- Winston Churchill
"John Shepard" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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Quote: Hi All,
One of the reasons I constantly have to clean my home office is due to the
volume of mail (bills etc) and important correspondence (e.g., Health
Insurance docs) that generate a lot of paper trails.
Additionally, I have a lot of paper items from work that I need to keep
organized.
I was thinking of getting some cheap shelves but those look ugly and
impractical (everything lies exposed, gathering dust etc).
I would appreciate any feedback as to what works for people vs. doesn't
work.
Thanks! |
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| Mrs Bonk |
| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:24 pm |
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John Shepard wrote:
Quote: Hi All,
One of the reasons I constantly have to clean my home office is due to
the volume of mail (bills etc) and important correspondence (e.g.,
Health Insurance docs) that generate a lot of paper trails.
Additionally, I have a lot of paper items from work that I need to keep
organized.
I was thinking of getting some cheap shelves but those look ugly and
impractical (everything lies exposed, gathering dust etc).
I would appreciate any feedback as to what works for people vs. doesn't
work.
hello John.
I have shelves in my bedroom and I keep these boxes on them full of photo's
and paperwork
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=7&langId=-20&catalogId=10103&productId=35133
Mine are pink and I have two large ones.
They also have small ones. I think they look super.
One can also buy box files to match. just the ticket! |
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| val189 |
| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:44 pm |
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What works for me:
a four tier plastic tray organizer.
top layer : bills to be paid, calls to be made. corresp. to answer..
2nd layer: pending file - stuff which needs further followup. I write
the flwp date in red in upper left corner, and review it once a week.
3rd layer: info I want to keep handy for imminent task e.g. info on
the guy who fixes
something, next time I'm in his area.
4th bin: stuff to be filed. I try to empty this at least once a week.
Hanging files in desk drawer for stuff I file into at least once a
month.
PUrge this yearly.
Then, stuff I still wish to keep goes into archives cabinet - stuff I
might need in future. PUrge this on rainy days.
Also, this cabinet has files I go into maybe ev. 6 months e.g.
insurance. |
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| John Shepard |
| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:44 pm |
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Interesting. I was thinking and I think if I had to name one culprit, I
would say that things that I have to archive for a long time (i.e., over
6 months) tend to be the worst offenders.
You made me smile with your 'rainy day' suggestion. I live in the desert
and we sometimes don't see rain for many many months.. sometimes it
'rains' but evaporates before a single drop hits the ground. Does that
count?  |
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| John Shepard |
| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:44 pm |
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Mrs Bonk wrote:
Interesting, but I tend to have a pack rat gene that kicks in ... and
before you know, I'll have 14 of these stacked up Thanks! |
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| John Shepard |
| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:45 pm |
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CDC wrote:
Quote: I'd look into an inexpensive scanner - it's cut way down on the pieces of
paper floating around my office.
- Cindy
Thanks! great suggestion (which I am going to start doing now). |
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| val189 |
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:50 pm |
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John Shepard wrote:
Quote: Interesting. I was thinking and I think if I had to name one culprit, I
would say that things that I have to archive for a long time (i.e., over
6 months) tend to be the worst offenders.
Maybe what you need are more filing cabinets and hanging folders. Or
reassess the need for hanging onto this stuff.
Maybe time for a review and a recycling project. Watch out for
identifying things like date of birth etc.
I faced a two foot pile of paper financial statments once time - had
broken two
shredders already - so allotted ten minutes a day and a pair of
scissors.
It got done and now I shred (manually) on a daily basis as I supersede
various items.
It's all a part of processing the mail.
Quote: You made me smile with your 'rainy day' suggestion.
So, what's your equivalent of a day stuck inside?
I live in the desert
Quote: and we sometimes don't see rain for many many months.. sometimes it
'rains' but evaporates before a single drop hits the ground. Does that
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| Denominator |
| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:47 pm |
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John Shepard wrote:
Quote: Hi All,
One of the reasons I constantly have to clean my home office is due to
the volume of mail (bills etc) and important correspondence (e.g.,
Health Insurance docs) that generate a lot of paper trails.
Additionally, I have a lot of paper items from work that I need to keep
organized.
I was thinking of getting some cheap shelves but those look ugly and
impractical (everything lies exposed, gathering dust etc).
I would appreciate any feedback as to what works for people vs. doesn't
work.
Thanks!
The dollar store sells sets of three plastic 8-1/2 x 11" drawers. The
sets can be stacked. I keep one on my desk for incoming bills, etc.
When I take care of a bill, I put it in a tabletop box of hanging file
folders. Periodically I'll staple a set of paid bills together, such as
a year's worth of gas bills, and move them to a filing cabinet. |
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| Victoria Sunsshhine |
| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:52 pm |
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john shepard
i just saw a spring break idea for travel and vacation,; it listed Death
Valley as a National Park...
i am still thinking about that. what could you do there? get a tan? fry
things without matches.
3,000 acres is alot of room to |
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