Home office Organizing

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In the podcast, home office organizing, which I recorded today, Laura and I talked you through the important parts of home office organizing. I promised you, our listeners, more detail here than we were able to supply in our audio show. Here are some additional helps for success as you begin your home office organizing project:

First: Divide the office space into 3 areas to ensure that it is productive.

• Home office area #1 - This is the immediate work area. It contains essential items arranged for easy retrieval. A calendar, telephone, pens, notepads, computer & printer are common home office items that are best kept no more than a few feet away from the desk chair. 
• Home office area #2 - Items that get only occasional use could be placed several steps away from the main work area. If space allows, put these items on shelves and in filing cabinets around the exterior areas of the room.
• Home office area #3 -The 3rd area is for nonessential items. This area stores items used less often such as additional office supplies or old tax records. 

Second: An efficiently organized home office should be zoned into ACTIVITY areas. Position your office equipment by frequency of use.  The key is that logic plays into the home office organizing plan.  Most offices include the following:

• Work zone A - Commonly your desk, computer, printer and phone. It can also include a work table. 
• Supplies zone B - Typically shelving or drawers that store office supplies & paper supplies. 
• Reference zone C - often consists of a bookcase, a file cabinet & shelving.

Third: Establish a paper processing area. Include  an action file and a reference file.

Home office organizing is essential to feeling peace and order in your home. Don't give up if you have not yet succeeded! Visit my blog (Vicki's) to see before and after photos of home office spaces I have organized and to get step by step help links for organizing and managing your:

1. desk
2. most important papers
3. file cabinet papers, and
4. daily to-so list

 Please leave a comment and share with us your favorite home office organizing tip!