Our new house doesn't have a good spot for a landing/launch pad that can handle the hoards of paperwork that get sent home everyday from school. Every morning when I send the little one off to school, I get that sickening feeling that I forgot to sign something, send in something, write a check for something, etc.
In our old house I converted a cabinet into a work station, but I do not have the space to do that here. The paperwork and homework were just getting tossed onto any available open space, so I needed to fix it. This is what I came up with and I am quite pleased with it.
I started looking for vertical poly files, and since they are usually in bright colors, I hung it in the pantry so it is out of sight since it doesn't exactly match my kitchen. My son's homework is usually sent home on Monday but is not due until Friday, so I have a pocket for uncompleted assignments and completed. The pocket for sign/return is great for picture orders and other things that need attention but do not need to be sent in the next day. When such items are ready, I put them in the "send in" file so that in the morning I can put them all in his folder. The other folders are pretty self explanatory - his cub scout memos and my room mom memos. Gone are the days of piles of paperwork and anxiety sitting on my counter!
Here is the best part, and I have to brag about Staples for a minute. Note: Staples has no idea who I am and this is not a sponsored post.
I couldn't find a vertical file I liked at Office Depot/Max, which are the two office supply stores here in town. I am an office supply hoarder, always have been, and I am very particular. I love Staples, even though I don't think I have ever set foot in one of their brick and mortar stores. This is surprising, due to my hoarding of Martha Stewart office supplies. I found this
vertical file at Staples for $5.90! I also needed a couple more of these beautiful
Martha Stewart binders, and that qualified me for free shipping. I love these binders, and my entire office is pretty much made up of the Martha line from staples. Since we don't have a Staples here, I had to order online but this is the crazy part: The closest Staples is (I think) in Houston - roughly 3 hours away. They sent my files by courier to my house yesterday, for free, less than 24 hours after I ordered. CRAZY. They sent the binders via UPS and they should be here today - less than 48 hours after ordering. That is service. Why would I go to the office supply store when I can just sit at my computer, tap in an order, and have it delivered by an actual person the next day? I guarantee they lost money on the deal, after all, it was a $6.00 item that probably cost more in fuel than the item's worth. But they gained a huge fan, and that is a good business model.
Our new house doesn't have a good spot for a landing/launch pad that can handle the hoards of paperwork that get sent home everyday from school. Every morning when I send the little one off to school, I get that sickening feeling that I forgot to sign something, send in something, write a check for something, etc.
In our old house I converted a cabinet into a work station, but I do not have the space to do that here. The paperwork and homework were just getting tossed onto any available open space, so I needed to fix it. This is what I came up with and I am quite pleased with it.
I started looking for vertical poly files, and since they are usually in bright colors, I hung it in the pantry so it is out of sight since it doesn't exactly match my kitchen. My son's homework is usually sent home on Monday but is not due until Friday, so I have a pocket for uncompleted assignments and completed. The pocket for sign/return is great for picture orders and other things that need attention but do not need to be sent in the next day. When such items are ready, I put them in the "send in" file so that in the morning I can put them all in his folder. The other folders are pretty self explanatory - his cub scout memos and my room mom memos. Gone are the days of piles of paperwork and anxiety sitting on my counter!
Here is the best part, and I have to brag about Staples for a minute. Note: Staples has no idea who I am and this is not a sponsored post.
I couldn't find a vertical file I liked at Office Depot/Max, which are the two office supply stores here in town. I am an office supply hoarder, always have been, and I am very particular. I love Staples, even though I don't think I have ever set foot in one of their brick and mortar stores. This is surprising, due to my hoarding of Martha Stewart office supplies. I found this
vertical file at Staples for $5.90! I also needed a couple more of these beautiful
Martha Stewart binders, and that qualified me for free shipping. I love these binders, and my entire office is pretty much made up of the Martha line from staples. Since we don't have a Staples here, I had to order online but this is the crazy part: The closest Staples is (I think) in Houston - roughly 3 hours away. They sent my files by courier to my house yesterday, for free, less than 24 hours after I ordered. CRAZY. They sent the binders via UPS and they should be here today - less than 48 hours after ordering. That is service. Why would I go to the office supply store when I can just sit at my computer, tap in an order, and have it delivered by an actual person the next day? I guarantee they lost money on the deal, after all, it was a $6.00 item that probably cost more in fuel than the item's worth. But they gained a huge fan, and that is a good business model.
Cute!
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