Bare Essentials: Bins and Pins

Lab-solutely organized

Have you experimented with organizing your home office or have you successfully transformed your office from Frankenstein-like to fabulous? Either way, this 3-vial paperclip, pushpin, and clip holder can make a final transformation a success. Each vial is filled with supplies that are stored safely under black rubber plugs and stacked neatly in a powder-coated stand.

 

 

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Think Before You Buy More Office Supplies

I’m the first to admit that I’m an office supply addict. If I like a product’s design, color, and even material, it’s hard to resist buying it for my home office. But after donating more supplies than I care to admit, I don’t buy anything unless I know it will serve a specific purpose.

Consider a few things before you shop for more office supplies.

  • Fight the urge to buy one more product. Even if that product is guaranteed to help you get organized, think twice before you buy it and bring it home. Consider whether you already own something similar that you tucked away in a closet years ago. If you don’t look for supplies you thought you bought, but aren’t sure, you’ll find those supplies when you move or decide to overhaul your home office. That’s when you’ll say, “I was looking for that!” and either use it or donate it to a charity that can use it. [Read more...]