One last post about how I currently organize — before I move. 🙂  No telling how I will organize post-move!
Files & Such
It is safe to say that I hate filing cabinets. Â They are industrial and clunky looking. Â The trend is to overstuff and forget. Â I see filing cabinets all the time when I walk into people’s homes. When I open them and ask what is inside, this is the general reply, “Oh I have no idea, I haven’t been in that cabinet in years!”
Oh my!  What’s the point?  It’s kinda a fire hazard.  😉
We all need to file and keep certain things. Â Insurance papers. Bills. Taxes. Important estate documents. Â Etc.
I know there is a huge trend towards paperless, but in my opinion we are not there yet. Â So what to do with those files.
Since I hate filing cabinets, I trend towards file boxes.  Almost every store that sells organizing stuff sells them.  Target has the best ones (btw).  Mine are from The Container Store … surprise surprise I know. 🙂
Here is a peak inside one of them.
Now where to store these boxes. Â Since they are decorative, I put them on my trusty Expedit bookcase. Â If I was putting them in a closet, I might go with something less decorative and expensive.
The Expedit bookcase is by far my favorite piece of furniture from IKEA!  I am thinking about creating a Pin Board just around that obsession! 😉
Now on to the “Such”. Â We all know I am not Crafty McCrafterson. Â But I do own a few crafty supplies. Â Stickers (totally addicted to collecting stickers…this dates back to my childhood). Â Cardstock. Â Acrylic paint. Â Spray paint. Â Ribbon. Â Etc.
I organize these items in photo boxes labeled accordingly. Â The boxes are from Michaels and are about $2 each. Â Not too bad. Â For some reason, these boxes have been stored in plain sight in my living room. Â I don’t think I will carry that forward when I move.
I will be updating the binders post-move.  Martha Stewarts new line is calling my name! 🙂
I also plan to purchase photo albums post-move. Â I have not decided on style yet, which is why I keep dragging my feet on that project!
Do you have any good ideas to share on how to organize your files or “such”? 🙂
Until next time…