Comments on: Managing active files and papers

By: Scott Roewer

Scott Roewer — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:28:38 +0000

Similar to the large paper sorter that you mentioned in the blog post, I use the RATIONELL VARIERA
AKA Pot lid organizer made of stainless steel from Ikea for $12.99. It’s great price and much smaller in size.

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/cata...../70154800/

By: S

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:00:38 +0000

I found this website the other day when I was looking for something to use at my desk at work to organize paperwork http://blog.storemorestore.com.....organizer/ I think it looks pretty cool and I like the different labels for keeping documents organized.

By: Kristin Turberville Haffey

Kristin Turberville Haffey — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:00:18 +0000

I love that ticket holder idea!
I’ve saved that in my amazon wish list.

I’m an artist, and have been turning an old computer armoire into a packing station for processing my online sales.

Something like this would be great to tack up — either on the back panel, or on the inside of the doors.

Plus, I used to be a line cook. Ahh…practical nostalgia.

Thanks so much!!!
-Kristin

By: K

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:19:14 +0000

This is inspiring. My desk is a MESS, piles everywhere and always so busy that I’m always moving on to the next thing without making time to sort through and put away what is finished.

I know it’s making a (bad) impression on my higher-up colleagues and I need to tackle what is here and then start managing it better. Thank you for the inspiration.

By: MizLoo

MizLoo — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:53:07 +0000

I found that having a shelf 6 inches above my desk -mine was a lot like this one http://www.amazon.com/STEELMAS.....38;sr=1-17)&tag=unclutterer-20 made managing a ton of paper much easier
What they call a desk topper (http://www.amazon.com/Safco-Ra.....038;sr=1-1)&tag=unclutterer-20 would also work

By: ButterBlossom

ButterBlossom — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:40:50 +0000

My client (in wheelchair, lives in condo 800 sq ft, no extra space, iffy at releasing things) has mounds and mounds of paper above and stuffed w/ paper below on a L shaped table area. After 3 years I was finally allowed to address it, and I will tell you, it kept me up the night before – talk about facing a dragon! So I used my tried and true tool, start at one end, just pick up one thing and deal with it, and then another, and then another. The 1 square foot area we got thru in the first 2 hours had stuff in it from 2003.

The discouraging thing is I tried to implement a paper managing system early on when I got her desk-part of it cleaned off, but she is resistant. So it should take monthly addressing by me or somebody else. But we have to finish it first.

I know she does not read this blog. Just venting

By: WilliamB

WilliamB — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:26:47 +0000

This is a good description of one aspect of my job as well. I have four piles: 1) waiting for someone else’s input, waiting for me to do something, “what am I supposed to do with *this*?”, and personal administrivia (such as expenses reports).

I find that frequent review and daily shredding are key. I shuffle through #1 daily, through #2 & 3 several times a week, and … well … administrivia has been known to sit for a while. I’m also fanatic about tossing these papers when I’m done with them so I don’t accidentally try to do the same work twice.

By: chacha1

chacha1 — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:55:34 +0000

I’m a legal assistant and handle mostly correspondence.

I have a three-slot file organizer from Target in the corner of my work cubicle. It holds the three varieties of paper filing I end up with.

I stuck two thumbtacks in my cube wall and use binder clips to hang up “waiting for … ” papers. I get advance copies of things and sometimes wait weeks for the confirmations with enclosures – that’s type 1. Type 2 is notes to myself about files I’m awaiting from another department.

Other than that I probably can’t contribute much. When I managed an office I had all the HR stuff to juggle and oof, what a headache.