Stay Organized
Rule 1: Purge
Be ruthless: Do you really need three pen holders, three copies of The Da Vinci Code, and three hole punchers?
Be ruthless: Do you really need three pen holders, three copies of The Da Vinci Code, and three hole punchers?
Rule 2: Place
Everything—tape, scissors, keys—should have a home. If you know where to put it, then you'll know where to find it.
Everything—tape, scissors, keys—should have a home. If you know where to put it, then you'll know where to find it.
Rule 3: Protect
Stash photos in acid-free boxes. That way, they won't be yellow when you're ready to archive them in an album or give them to a friend.
Stash photos in acid-free boxes. That way, they won't be yellow when you're ready to archive them in an album or give them to a friend.
Rule 4: Recycle
If you buy a new computer, go to earth911.org to learn how to recycle your old one.
If you buy a new computer, go to earth911.org to learn how to recycle your old one.
Rule 5: Log On
Almost every instruction manual can be found online, so toss the paper versions.
See Caren and Jill's organizational skills at work!
Almost every instruction manual can be found online, so toss the paper versions.
See Caren and Jill's organizational skills at work!
From the Winter 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine