Organizing Your Desk 101
The best way to refresh and renew your business organization in a new year is to begin with the space where most of your business is conducted: your desk!
Our Favorite Organizing Bins & Baskets
I have a great feeling about 2024! Last year truly did feel like a year that many people I know (personally, professionally, & from a distance) began their journey to bettering themselves and their homes. For most of these people I absolutely noticed a shift in their mindset about organization. Getting a bit more organized and adding some structure or new routines to your life doesn’t have to be a lengthy or stressful process. Something as simple as [...]
The Best Planners for 2024
I truly can’t believe I am now sitting down and writing the final blog post of 2023! Wow, what a busy and productive and enjoyable and chaotic year it has been. It feels bizarre to already be saying this, but now is the time to start thinking about getting even more organized for 2024! To close out a wonderful year of organization topics I want to focus on looking ahead: let’s ring in the new year (and new [...]
Downsizing Tips for Empty Nesters
Becoming an empty nester is an exciting and monumental accomplishment, but simultaneously a terrifying and difficult adjustment. First and foremost, congratulations! You’ve successfully raised and sent your children out into the world, and for that you should be proud! Now comes the harder reality that it’s time to downsize. There is a LOT to think about during this monumental adjustment, but our experts have compiled the best tips for downsizing in this post. Empty nesters, read on for professional [...]
Avoid These Biggest Time Wasters at Work
We have ALL been there: picture yourself driving home from work, going over tomorrow’s to-do list in your head only to suddenly to realize, “Tomorrow’s to-do-list looks pretty similar to today’s to-do-list.” Now you’re reflecting on the past 8-12 hours you just spent at work and think, “Wait. Did I accomplish anything today? What did I spend my entire day doing if it wasn’t my work?!!”
The Price of Disorganization
Of course, we all know being disorganized is bad. ”Organized” is a trait drilled into our brains as beneficial from a very young age (both at home and at school). But have you ever truly considered why? Many people with less-than-stellar organization habits don’t realize how much they’re truly losing. Do you believe your minor bad habits aren’t making that big of a difference? Do you tell yourself it’s okay to be a hot mess because it’s not impacting [...]
How To Run More Effective Meetings
Meetings are a necessary evil for any business or group of people working together, but there is a way to take the “evil” out of the equation! Meetings are necessary; but the more efficient they are, the better they will be regarded and attended. Read further for our experts’ best advice on how to run your meetings more effectively. What’s the purpose of the meeting? You first want to make sure the meeting [...]
Labeling 101 – Use These Quick & Easy Tips to Label Like a Pro
Have I ever typed up a post and not used the word “label”? (I feel like I haven’t!) Labeling is one of the simplest and most critical steps of any organization project. Big or small, at home or at work, in the garage or in the pantry, digitally or on paper files…doesn’t matter! Labeling is critical to sorting out any and every aspect of life. Read on for some quick (and easy) tips to help you label like a [...]
How To Organize My Paper Files for Work
Looking to get the piles upon piles of papers on your desk at work sorted out and gone for good?! We’re here to help! We know even those that are most organized and have the best intentions can’t avoid falling victim to “the pile” from time to time. Things at work get crazy, you’re busy, and before you know it…they appear: the dreaded desktop piles of paper! Read on for a few easy-to-establish processes that will help get [...]
Starting a Workflow Calendar
Looking for something new and effective to implement at work to help get things more organized or to keep you on task? One of the simplest solutions for making work easier is a workflow calendar. Our experts put together this quick guide with tips for how to best get a workflow calendar set up for your business. Figure out what type of calendar works best for you Depending on your business, your employees/coworkers, [...]
