Office organizing products don’t impress me much - putting in time to do the real work does.  That’s why it’s notable that I was wowed by a creative use of Ikea drawer sets spotted in a magazine.

I just want to remind everyone of my ongoing love affair with Menubar Countdown.

Since 2009 this rudimentary, no-frills timer has been anchored on my menubar.  There's a very specific way I use it: It serves as my Pomodoro Timer, which is the only way I get ANYTHING done. 

Elfa file carts are on sale, but not for long!  The Container Store doesn’t announce the sale end date, but it will likely be in February.  I sang its praises 5 years ago in this vintage Inspired Office video, and still do.

You can imagine my delight when my client greeted me with this scene on Wednesday:

Thank you for all of your positive feedback on my eBook, The Inspired Office: Organize Your Life One Paper at a Time!  I’ve heard from many of you who are already implementing what you’ve learned.  It contains the true rudiments of my work with clients, just like you, who feel like they should be able to do it on their own, but can’t.

In reference to the video tour of my work bag, someone asked "Why do you carry a pocket knife?"  Good question!  Recently I had the perfect opportunity to use it: I needed to create a makeshift file box for a pretty big paper sorting project.