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Your Office, but Better A Guide to Organizing Your Workspace. What We’ll Cover. Purge The Filing Cabinet Desk Reorganize Storage Tid Bits. Purge - The Filing Cabinet. Take it one step at a time You will be more likely to succeed Get rid of things 5 years and older
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What We’ll Cover • Purge • The Filing Cabinet • Desk • Reorganize • Storage • Tid Bits
Purge - The Filing Cabinet • Take it one step at a time • You will be more likely to succeed • Get rid of things 5 years and older • Scan important documents • Easier to store one CDor thumb drive than 40 files
Purge - The Filing Cabinet • Get rid of damaged files • Don’t be wasteful, but ensure a nice presentation • Print labels • Color code
Purge - Desk • Fix or discard broken items • Supplies, décor, etc • The black hole called a drawer • Get rid of broken pens and dry highlighters • Remove old gum wrappers, any old personal items (i.e. empty lotions, plasticware) • Take inventory • Take inventory while you go, if you have 20 dry highlighters, order new ones
Reorganize • Put everything back • Straighten your desk before you leave daily • Designate necessary boxes
Storage and Aesthetics • Two birds with one stone • Use multi-purpose items • Stackables • Take pride in your space
Storage • Reuse old items • Make space for things
Tid Bits • Clean your computer • Have meeting bin • Set up a cleaning schedule • Label cords and the like
This module was developed by Krista Anderson - July2013 Contact her for more assistance at akrista@okstate.edu or 405-744-7760; you may also contact Joyce Martin at joycemartin@okstate.edu or 405-744-7969 Sources: lifehack.org Better Homes and Gardens, and forbes.com, workinghomemom.com