Organizing My Own Paperwork

March 21st, 2009 Office, Paper & Productivity

Yes, professional organizers have to juggle paperwork too! Lately I’ve been going to a lot of meetings. Well, the good news is they all seem to have involved good food, the bad news is my desk was starting to clutter with papers since I wasn’t at home working on them. When I have a cluttered desk, I can’t think straight. So to get myself started, I just did a quick sort. Anything related to personal papers went on one pile and anything related to business paperwork, went on a second pile. Right away I had clear space on my desk, already feeling better!

Next, I grabbed two pieces of scratch paper. At the top of one I wrote “Business” and at the top of the other paper I wrote “Personal.” I made a quick list of the things I would like to accomplish on each sheet.

The sorting and the lists were just enough to clear my head, clear space on my desk and give me focus & direction. Now I can tackle the tasks throughout the weekend. Organizing my own paperwork really wasn’t so bad!

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