| Is your home office in disarray? Are you late paying | | | | cords. ID labels for easy cable identification are also |
| bills because you can't find them? Do you feel | | | | available with some products. |
| stressed when you are looking for an important paper | | | | A computer cart may be a consideration if you don't |
| and can't find it? If you answered yes to any of these | | | | have enough space on your desk to hold your |
| questions, your home office is undoubtedly in disarray. | | | | computer and its peripherals. A computer cart with |
| This might be because of the lack of storage or | | | | wheels will give you the flexibility to roll the cart out of |
| because you lack systems for managing your bills, | | | | sight when company comes. |
| important papers and mail. | | | | Desk organizers come in an array of choices. If room |
| These organizing accessories will help you control the | | | | allows, a lazy Susan type of organizer for the desktop |
| clutter in your office and keep you so organized you | | | | provides multiple organizers in one unit. Drawer |
| will never pay bills late or become frustrated because | | | | organizers are also helpful to manage small, but |
| you can't find an important paper. | | | | important office gadgets and supplies. |
| Accordion file folders with multiply dividers can be used | | | | Metal or wooden file cabinets are standard fare in a |
| to organize a variety of papers and documents. Some | | | | home office. They can be standard metal cabinets or |
| of them have a pocket for each letter of the alphabet | | | | more attractive wooden cabinets that will blend with |
| and some have the months of the year. You will find | | | | the rest of your furniture. My favorites are the |
| they are ideal for keeping magazine and newspaper | | | | cabinets that have a frame that hold hanging folders. |
| clippings organized and easy to find. | | | | They are more versatile than standard manila folder |
| If room allows, a bulletin board saves desktop space | | | | cabinets. |
| and allows you to display important information that is | | | | In/Out trays are very handy for prioritizing your |
| readily available. They can be decorated to be a | | | | paperwork. You will find plastic and also wire trays |
| colorful addition to the home office or simply a place | | | | that are stackable and interlocking to save space on |
| for those important phone numbers, daily reminders | | | | your desk. A shelf within reach of your desk is another |
| and family and school schedules. | | | | place for your in/out tray. |
| Cable clips and ties are a must for managing your | | | | An organizing tip you might not have thought of is to |
| desktop computer cables as well as other cords and | | | | hang a shoe caddy on the back of a closet door that |
| cables in your home office. They will eliminate unsightly | | | | can be used to store office supplies as well as to set |
| clutter. There are many to choose from, such as | | | | up a system for your mail. They can also be used to |
| simple twist-ties and wall-mounted clips to cable clips | | | | keep bills to be paid and correspondence that needs |
| that conveniently organize up to twelve cables or | | | | to be acted upon handy and more visible. |