An organizational tip…do you have a place where your everyday paperwork supplies reside? Many would use a desk, but that may not be the best spot. Think through where you set your mail, where kids are doing homework, the location of the non-cell phone. Are supplies within reach for where those activities take place? Does everyone in the family know where to find a pair of scissors, the postage stamps, scrap paper for messages?
Our desk isn't anywhere near the outside door, and but that's where most of our activity happens. I set up a drawer in the kitchen right near where we exit the house as our supply station. Since we grab outgoing mail right before walking out the door, the stamps, address labels, and address book are in the drawer. There is also a long narrow basket containing pens and pencils, scissors, white-out, extra keys to the cars, and tape. Though it's a small drawer, we also have pads of paper for messages and lists, a container of paper clips, deposit slips, and bank books. Since it won't fit in the drawer (it might not close), the packing tape for packages and glue are sitting in the cupboard directly below this drawer. Everyone knows where to go for those supplies, it's located in the center of the action, and it stays organized. It saves a lot of time having it in that setting.
Think through where you keep those items. Is someone always scrounging for scissors? Can you find stamps when needed? Do people have to write phone messages on napkins for lack of a notepad? You may need to think "out of the box," or desk, to come up with a convenient, well-placed station.
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