5.29.2008

Love.Hate Relationship with Office Supplies

Yup. That's what I have... a love/hate relationship with office supplies. I need stupid things like staplers and post-its and pens at my immediate grasp, but they're all so independently shaped and colored that desk clutter is seemingly inevitable. The junk-room "makeover" is slow and painful, but coming along decently and I take pleasure in figuring out little things like using a white ceramic candy dish to max tabletop space, keep clutter down, and leave lots of little things within my reach! Not just for mini cupcakes, you guys!
from Target!

What do you guys do to keep down the loose items in your office or other places in your home? Any advice?

p.s. I love fabric boxes or any other closed containers for a much more clutter-free approach, but my peasized brain can't seem to remember what I have in each box (or read the label, for that matter) and I simply prefer to leave them out and about.

9 comments:

lizcannon said...
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lizcannon said...

an industrial tape measure....cmon

lauren and brad said...

i was gonna say boxes. and just don't have so much stuff. :)

i think you have done amazing with the cookie stand. it looks like it came right out of real simple!

trish said...

LOVE the cake/cookie stand idea...i am so disorganized with my office supplies. drawers full of pens, highlighers, taples..yet i never can find them :)

devon lorraine ... said...

i prefer hidden away behind our translucent shelving doors ... but i still always leave stuff out.

Amanda said...

This is very cute - is it working so far to not overload the cookie stand?

I have a little set of plastic drawers that tucks under my desk, for all the random stuff that doesn't get used all the time, and a really small desktop organizer. My big problem is all the paper - it just never ends!

debi g said...

it is like a cupcake stand for office supplies!
i like to use extra large mugs for my pens and pencils. and the other stuff i usually just shove in a drawer.

devon lorraine ... said...

i didn't call you back! ahhh. i was sick with sore throat and took a four hour nap!

courtney said...

i think highlighters and multi-colored, multi-sized stickies may be the greatest inventions ever.

Love the cookie stand. i used to have an ugly plastic caddie.