Welcome to week 3 of Going Paper-less month in the Organize & Refine Your Home Challenge. We started the month by reviewing the basics of going paperless, including tools for scanning your documents. In Week 2, we focused on your paperless workflow. In these last 2 weeks of the Challenge, we’re zeroing in on going paperless in the context of specific areas of your home. How can you go paperless in the home office?
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A great place to begin reducing paper in the home office is by trading in your paper-based planning tools for digital ones. If you’re a die-hard paper planner fanatic, this is probably going to be a tough sell. If you’re not particularly wedded to your paper calendar/planner, why not give an online calendar like Google Calendar or Cozi a try?
Likewise, consider exploring task management apps to take the place of the umteen Post It Notes and lists that might be cluttering up your desk and computer monitor.
Read more about digital planning tools here.
GO PAPERLESS IN THE HOME OFFICE ASSIGNMENT:
- Explore the six options for going paperless in the home office
- Select the options that you will commit to
- Create a list of action steps that you'll need to complete for each specific paper-less option you're committing to
- Complete the action steps and bask in the glow of less paper!
I’d love for you to share a photo of how you're going paperless in the home office via Instagram (use the hashtag #OrganizeandRefineChallenge) and/or share it in the comments below!
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Megan says
How glorious would a paperless office be?? I’d love to implement these tools to help clear out my clutter. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!
Natalie Gallagher says
It’s really not that complicated Megan. In fact, I would argue that the process actually is fun once you get the workflow down! Thanks for visiting!
Sara Skillen says
Great ideas here! Evernote is definitely perfect for the business cards, and the tax documents as well.
Natalie Gallagher says
Thanks Sara! I think we all have a love affair with Evernote. It’s hard to image a world without it!
Sarah Soboleski says
I’ve been meaning to check out Cozi. I do like the app Todoist which at least keeps my to do lists digital!
Natalie Gallagher says
I’ve never used Todoist, but I’ve heard great things about this one!
Seana Turner says
Love the paperless manuals as these are so bulky and for many of them, rarely if ever used. I suggest clients create a desktop folder called “manuals” and just download them and keep them here. This way, if their appliance goes out of date or out of production, they will still have the manual. A real space saver!
Natalie Gallagher says
Yes, I totally agree Seana! They are a real estate hog for sure…
Diana Uricchio says
Google Calendar and Evernote, my favorite paperless tools;)
Natalie Gallagher says
Yey Diana! Mine too!