| Frustrated by a disorganized desk or office? There | | | | you travel a lot for your business? Then make a file |
| are some essential items you can purchase to help | | | | for all of your travel expenses. Once you have your |
| you get everything organized and in its place. Not only | | | | files made, you can organize the loose papers on your |
| will you feel better about working in a neat | | | | desk. |
| environment, you'll also be more efficient in your daily | | | | Next, the trays will help you organize your desktop. |
| tasks. | | | | Designate trays for an inbox and outbox for daily mail |
| I'll assume that you have the basics like a desk, phone, | | | | that you need to get through each day. You might |
| and trash can. For most people, a computer and printer | | | | need a few more trays for papers to file, catalogs, |
| are essential as well. Besides these big ticket items, | | | | and other miscellaneous items. |
| think about what is cluttering up your desk right now. | | | | Another essential item is an office organizer. This can |
| All these items should be organized so you can find | | | | be a tray, basket, or a drawer that contains all your |
| them quickly when you need them. If I had to choose 5 | | | | basic office supplies. Organizing your pens, pencils, |
| items to get you on the right track, I'd pick a filing | | | | paper clips, tape, stamps, and other supplies does |
| system, some trays, an office organizer, a calendar, | | | | wonders for making your desk appear in order. |
| and a comfortable desk chair. | | | | A few additional basics to add to your office are a |
| Let's start with the filing system. Consider the kind of | | | | good calendar, and a comfortable office chair. |
| work that you do, and make files for important papers | | | | Now enjoy your organized office! |
| and receipts according to your needs. For instance, do | | | | |