My home office is my sanctuary. Not only is it equipped with all my supplies, my desktop computer and my files, it’s also equipped with a cozy day bed for when I find the need to unwind. Unfortunately, as I begin to accumluate more files, receipts and more, I need to get organized. Here are five tips to help with office organization to help you maximize your office space.
Five Organizing Tips for A Home Office
1. Create a receipt jar.
Tired of losing all the receipts you need for tax time? Purchase a large decorative mason jar and store the receipts in it as soon as you arrive home. They’ll be easy to find when you need them!
2. Divide items into boxes by season.
Because I make a lot of recipes, all of my cooking supplies are divided into boxes by season; dishes, towels, decor, even cupcake holders are all stored in boxes labeled spring, summer, winter and fall. It makes it easy to open my closet and find whatever I need in minutes.
3. Use a drawer divider.
You can easily corral all the push pins, staples, pencils and other items you need. Don’t have a drawer divider? Old ice trays work great for storing small items and don’t take much room in drawers!
4. Label all your cords.
This comes in very handy if you have internet problems and the technician wants to find the correct cords in a hurry!
5. Declutter & Organize your files.
Create a filing system for any paper you need and then organize the files on your computer. I am ashamed to admit what my files looked like! When I needed photos for projects, I had to hunt through past folders. And my downloads folder! We won’t even speak of it. I had a ton of blogger books and worksheets I had acquired, but couldn’t remember where they were. My solution? MiMedia.
This personal cloud storage system allows me to easily organize all my photos, videos, documents and music into one place. With the paid version, you’re able to store up to 500 GB of items. I created a document section to include all of my blogging pdf books and worksheets and a section to place all of my pinterest pins. It’s so much easier to have all of these in one place for quick access! Plus, with the myriad of baby photos I’m making, I no longer have to hunt for them in folders with all the other pictures uploaded from the camera, allowing me to whip out baby photos to show everyone.
My laptop is my favorite device to work from, so I appreciate the ease of uploading from my computer files and social media accounts on the desktop. There’s the option of “drag and drop” or just uploading files.
Did I mention MiMedia has an iPhone and Android app, along with a tablet app? I’ve downloaded it and have access to all my uploaded baby pictures, allowing to whip them up and show them to anyone at a moment’s notice. It’s definitely a win-win.
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Great tips! Could use the photo organizer!
I really need help organizing prior year tax documents – I’m a mess!
I really need to get some order in my pictures and this will help.
Thanks for the contest.
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I’m terrible keeping up with all the different appointments, and just daily projects. I would love help with planning online.
I need help organizing my email. Too much received everyday
I try to stay organized and keep all my information on my external hard drive. It has an easy app I can access on all my devices.
These are some great tips to organize home office but I love especially getting a huge mason jar for all the receipts.
These are all great tip ideas for organizing a home office. The cloud is something I will have to check out because I don’t know to much about it yet. I love the idea of putting the recipes in a mason jar and will have to try this idea. Thanks for sharing the tips.
I really need to organize my office. Right now there are sticky notes every where and papers just placed wherever there is room. I need organization
A drawer divider is a great idea. I will have to make one for my desk. It will help keep my junk drawer organized.
I probably need the most help organizing photographs, notes and drafts. This looks great! I just entered.
Love that mimedia. My office is new and still organized for now. These are great tips.
Great tips! I have never used a software to organize my files. I like the fact this this is on the cloud, therefore can be accessed from anywhere!
A place for receipts is such a good idea. I often find that I need to return something and I can’t find it! Great ideas.
I’m pretty organized when it comes to my office and home. I love this post, really great ideas.
I really need to get my work stuff organized. I have a section of my house I use as an office plus we also have another office and so my stuff is scattered. I need to get rid of my home office area and move it all to our other office.
All fantastic suggestions. I usually do most of these at tax time when I thought I WAS organized!
I so need to get my office organized! I’m hoping once the kids are out for the Summer, I can actually get something accomplished in there!
I need an office lol. I like the receipts in a jar.
I follow on Instagram as Angelasnoozy which is different than my username in the giveaway form, but there is no box to leave my username for Instagram.
I love the labels being so close.
Using the receipts jar can really be helpful. It also helps to label and organize your stuff.
In my digital life, I need the most help organizing our filing system. It seems like we have so much paper to go through & file.
I need help with my digital art files!
CINDY BROOKS
I need help organizing all of my photos.
Some great tips and MiMedia sounds like a great solution to help be organized!
These are great Home Office Organization Tips! I strive to keep my home office constantly organized/clean (I can’t really function in a messy environment!).
A mason jar for receipts is a great idea! I am currently using a plain envelope and they tend to fall out from time to time. A mason jar would help solve that issue!
The labeling cords tip is so helpful. When I’m under my desk wondering which plug to unplug it really does come in handy. I need to get a cloud for backup files too. Thanks for the recommendation it’s on the to-do list!
I love these tips, I have to organize my home office soon, it’s driving me bonkers!
I do a computer clean up once a week or so to help keep things tidy but I could definitely use some additional ideas. Clutter stresses me out!
My desk is a neverending accumulation of piles. I clear one away and two more pop up. I really need to find a way to get it organized and keep it that way.
Organizing my office seems to be a never-ending chore. It definitely requires regular maintenance to keep it from getting tidy. I always try to label my cords. Oh, and I never let the paper pile up on the desk!
These are fantastic tips for sure. Appreciate you sharing some ideas on how I could get my home office more organized!
Thanks for the tips and the giveaway! I really do need to label my cords. I only have 5 million of them. =/
I really, really need to organize my office. Right now it’s a complex system of post it notes and old envelopes with scribbles all over them.
All my receipts for taxes. My system isn’t the best.