The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

Keeping Track Of Paper

by Anne Wayman on March 13th, 2008

Back when I had a studio, I was drowning in paper. Guess what? Now that I’m in a two-bedroom, with one bedroom as my office, the problem hasn’t gone away… it’s just spread out more.

Back at the studio, I worked with Jennifer Hofmann of MyOrganizedBiz and Inspired Home Office She helped me solve multiple organizational problems, and one solution stood out. I had a project of my own I was working on and I kept forgetting it amidst the work I was doing for clients. The solution was a bright red file folder that would sit in my line of sight. It had only that project in it and every time I saw it, it acted as a gentle reminder.

Now I’ve got a different problem. I’ve got five clients at the moment, plus me. I often work on two projects during any particular day and I’m as likely to work on them sitting outside on my front stoop, or in my living room as I am in my office. I think I need some sort of folder for each client… maybe even a small box that’s designed to hold up to 100 pages or so. If each client had their own color, I wouldn’t get confused and I probably wouldn’t have to print out as often. Plus, If I took Dr. John’s book into the living room in it’s nifty green folder, it wouldn’t look so bad when, to answer the phone, I set it down and didn’t come back to it until the next day.

I feel a trip to the office store coming on.

How do you handle paper in your office?

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