Ready or Not!!

Starting your Holiday shopping list? Think experiences! Movie passes, a baking date, visit to the spa? Maybe something you can do together like a cooking class. Maybe it's time to share that secret recipe...you get the idea. As for the kids, they want your TIME- be creative! A picnic with mom? An afternoon video game marathon with dad? How many times have you asked what they want to hear "I don't know"? We all have enough stuff that we don't need or even use. Have a family meeting now and let everyone decide what "gifts" you can swap this year. 

Great For Filing!

One area of organizing that's always time consuming and overwhelming for our clients is papers! It's difficult to keep up with papers because they just don't stop flowing in. A lot of our clients have jobs where they have lots of projects beginning, ongoing and wrapping up so their files are constantly changing. This also happens with the moms we work with, soccer is scratched out, tennis is added. You get the idea. 
At the 2011 NAPO Conference, we met a great team from The Pencil Grip, Inc. www.thepencilgrip.com and they introduced us to a fantastic filing tool. We've used this on a few clients so far and the response has been so amazing, we wanted to share it with you. It's the Filertek Filing System.
Ok, the Filertek Filing System- what is it??? Ready? Drum roll, please...Dry erase hanging file tabs!!!!
You simply write on the tab, click it closed, and clip it on to any hanging and suspension files. 
Not kidding you, if you deal with files on a regular basis, this will make your life so much easier!! How? Check this out: 
They work great with the Brother P-Touch or Dymo labels if you don't want to write on them. They are also great for pre-sorting those papers until you get your system just right - no more losing the sticky notes and starting over...They literally take half the time of regular file labels - just wipe, flip, click! And, everyone knows that 21times believes organizing doesn't have to cost a lot of money- so we love that they are reusable! Reusable and they stay neat, because if you can't read the label, you can't find what you're looking for...Give them a try- we think you'll love them as much as we do!
Filertek sent us some samples for a giveaway, check us out at www.facebook.com/twentyonex to see how you can win!


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Please note: This is the opinion of 21times Professional Organizing and not an endorsement.  21times Professional Organizing was not paid for this review.

Write it Down!!!!

We've all gone to the store with a "mental" note and we've all returned home without one, two, three items that we really needed. Make a list! This will save you time, money and your sanity. Have an ongoing list that you can just grab on your way out the door or make a list of "the regulars" on your computer and simply check off what you need. You can get fancy with your list and make categories (produce, condiments, etc) or stores (grocery, drugstore, etc.) if you that helps-it helps me! But the key is to have it written down so you don't leave the store without something. It also helps me to cross off the items once they are in the basket. Then STICK to the list! This will save you time because you're not browsing the aisles and money because you're not buying something you don't need! Give it a whirl and let us know how it works!