Enjoy filing with this secret weapon

Wow! This spring cleaning is taking longer than I planned. And I’m running a bit behind in sharing my ideas and progress with you.

I’ve been knee deep in listing items on eBay (more on that later) and labeling files. Now let’s talk about files.

These are actual non-digital files. File folders to be exact. Here’s a picture of the “before files” – well, a small sampling of them.

 

 
Now here they are “after” I’ve used my secret weapon. 

 

 

Yes, I’m talking about a label machine. When I first heard about using one (from David Allen, author of Getting Things Done), I poo-poohed the idea. I saw it as an additional step.

But determined to follow his suggestions exactly, I purchased the Brother P-touch PT-1950. And I love it!

As you can see when the folders are not labelled they are hard to read. And inside a dark file drawer (or my purse) they are hard to see. But with the clear white labels and black print, it’s a cinch to find anything I need – fast!

Plus, seeing all of my neatly labelled folders motivates me to want to keep them neat and filed. And that’s worth the $80 for the label printer!