You Should Know About This

When I'm making file folders for clients (or for myself) I love using the 3 1/2 inch file tabs. If you use the smaller file tabs, there is never enough room for the printed label from the label maker. Unfortunately, hanging file folders come with the 2 inch tabs standard. For my entire organizing career, I've been purchasing the 3 1/2 inch file tabs separately (they run $5.29 for a pack of 50 in the Staples store). In order to save money for my clients (and for myself, I went online in search for a cheaper alternative (and boy did I find one).
Apparently at Staples online, you can pick up a pack of 100 for $1.79 WT%$#^&. Oh well--at least I know now!

(Images: Staples and Beth Zeigler)

Just Say Nooooooo

Organizing products and containers can be tempting. They're colorful and fun and we think we'll be more organized if we buy them. While organizing products are a great tool to keep you organized, they are rarely necessary at the start of the organizing process. When I'm working with a client, we usually uncover plenty of pens, post-its and file folders (all that had been forgotten about). The only tools you'll need to sort and process items are paper grocery bags and trash bags for discarded and donation items. That's it. Really. It's once you've gotten organized and know exactly how many items you have left over that it's time to shop (and by all means--buy the pretty folders and paper clips--but please, not in bulk!).