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» Friday Favorites : Ideas For Women Blog — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:25:58 +0000

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By: Tara B.

Tara B. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:38:59 +0000

OH! You’re a girl after my own heart! Since I was 7 I’ve asked for “supplies” or gift cards to staples and office depot for any gift giving occasion! Love-love-love cute notebooks, pens, etc…have TONS of them!

I’m still a paper person at heart. I don’t know why either, but there’s something about physically writing a list or note that makes me feel better than just typing it in a digital calendar…boring!

Here’s how I do it. I have a Big fun notebooks…one for biz, one for family, one for bills and yucky stuff like that, and another for making notes and lists that I can tear out and take with me. SO I have 4 big yummy colorful notebooks. (it must be the journal lover in me) I also have coordinating photo boxes that sit on my desk not only as decor but they go with the notebooks too. So if I have receipt or flier or something that goes with whatever is in my notebook and is loose I put it in the box. I get board with files, so they’re like having little file boxes, but cuter. Eventually I may sort through, but I know where things are and they are cute too!

By: Susan Payton, The Marketing Eggspert

Susan Payton, The Marketing Eggspert — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:59:17 +0000

I try to keep things centralized. The more “bits” of paper I have, the harder it is. Notebooks work well (cute ones like the M line are much needed over here!).

I keep bills and other paper bits in a standup desk organizer so I can see them and deal with them as needed.

By: Georgia Jenkins

Georgia Jenkins — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:57:51 +0000

i’ve been in & out of a lot of home businesses, and have tomes of notes on each.
With a friend helping me “organize” I threw out most things from the past, though some could still be helpful.
Its refreshing to know that some people still organize on paper! (Me first & foremost — but really only to remember anything!!).
I’ve heard talk of all the mechanical devices, but probably wouldn’t have it with me at the critical time. — And then — What do you do with notes from teleconferences etc.?
Mine aren’t organized, but at least I Your plan is great for known tasks. Where I’m “at” if you leave spaces for notes on teleseminars etc. you have to go back to square one.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:05:09 +0000

I must seem incredibly primitive! I always write stuff down on paper! I do 2 basic things:

1) to do lists – I take a piece of paper from my printer and fold it in half and write down everything I need to do on one side. (I think I do it that way because way back when my piano teacher would write out what I was supposed to practice each week on paper like that, and one sheet could be used for 4 weeks.) If I start something that has to be finished at a later time I put a check mark next to it. Once the task is completely done I cross it out. I usually keep a separate piece of paper for longer term plans.

2) I don’t actually use outlook for email but I have it on my computer. I print out – yes, print out – a blank calendar page for each month and then write in, yes write in, with pencil what I need to do each day.

Primitive and maybe pathetic but it seems to work.

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