Tips & Events

Make it easy to file your papers, and you will reduce the temptation to toss papers that need to be filed into an ever-growing pile. Here are two quick tips:

1. Existing files: Keep a master list of all your files just inside the top drawer of the cabinet, or hang the list with a magnet on the outside of the cabinet. This will serve as a quick reference for existing files and their names (“I know I have a file for my vehicle, did I name it 'auto,' 'car,' 'Saturn,' or 'vehicle?'”).

 2. New files: Keep all the supplies you need to create a new file right with your filing cabinet, such as hanging in the front of one of the drawers or on top of the cabinet. Supplies to keep handy include several empty file folders, labels or tabs, and a marker.    

Donna will be participating in the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show that will take place March 5 - 14, 2010, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh.  Visit the NAPO Pittsburgh booth for organizing workshops or a mini-consultation with a professional organizer.