My Croweded Files

OK, so I am using the word, “Adventure,” quite loosely…But I was excited to tackle my own home office organization project that I had been putting off, it was finally time to reorganize my own file drawer!  I had been breaking all the rules:  I didn’t have 6 inches of wiggle room to get my hands in and files out, I hadn’t purged in a long time and it appeared that I had outgrown my sole file drawer.  It wasn’t that my files were disorganized (professional organizer’s disclaimer), they just needed some purging and overhauling.

So, this is what I did, I pulled out the files out and placed them in organizing bins.

home office files

And cleaned out the empty drawer…

Empty File Drawer

Then I looked for more storage space next door…

Archive Tax Files

Since the file drawer next door was filled with archive taxes, I loaded them up into a banker’s box and stored them in my closet.  Oh, of course I added a label…

Banker's Box for Archive Taxes

I purged my files and spread out across two files drawers.  I placed the files I felt that I would access the most closest to where I work for convenience.

I got rid of a lot of beat up folders and purged some files too:

I already had labels on all of my hanging file folders as well as the manila folders inside.  So I just loaded up both drawers for plenty of wiggle room and easy access to my files!

Reorganized file drawers

Ta da!!  It was such a relief to get this done and it really didn’t even take very long once I just sat down and did it!  For my home office organizing tips to bust paper, please read more here.

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