Comments on: It’s There Somewhere. I Promise. http://organizerightnow.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/its-there-somewhere-i-promise/ Tips to Organize Your Home...Your Family....Your Office....Your Life! Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:59:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Organize Right Now http://organizerightnow.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/its-there-somewhere-i-promise/#comment-3 Organize Right Now Fri, 30 May 2008 14:58:46 +0000 http://organizerightnow.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-3 Taking advantage of technology is a great way to deal with photos. Thanks for sharing! I now have a folder on my desktop that is labeled "to be printed." Periodically, when www.shutterfly.com sends me an email reminder of sale, then I'll up load them to be printed. I've a box labeled "incoming photos" in my closet to hold those printed photos that I have yet to organize. That way, anything coming in has a temporary home. And, best of all, I allowed myself to let go of the notion of making photo albums or scrapbooks. I use photo boxes. For each set of photos, I type up a short description which I file with the photos in a photo box by occasion, such as 2008 Memorial Weekend. Since I hate doing albums or scrapbooking, it was time to let that notion go! Organizing is all about making life simpler, easier and more enjoyable. Keep the routines and things you love. Let the others go or find ways to make them more manageable. Taking advantage of technology is a great way to deal with photos. Thanks for sharing!

I now have a folder on my desktop that is labeled “to be printed.” Periodically, when http://www.shutterfly.com sends me an email reminder of sale, then I’ll up load them to be printed.

I’ve a box labeled “incoming photos” in my closet to hold those printed photos that I have yet to organize. That way, anything coming in has a temporary home.

And, best of all, I allowed myself to let go of the notion of making photo albums or scrapbooks. I use photo boxes. For each set of photos, I type up a short description which I file with the photos in a photo box by occasion, such as 2008 Memorial Weekend.

Since I hate doing albums or scrapbooking, it was time to let that notion go! Organizing is all about making life simpler, easier and more enjoyable. Keep the routines and things you love. Let the others go or find ways to make them more manageable.

]]> By: Alison http://organizerightnow.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/its-there-somewhere-i-promise/#comment-2 Alison Fri, 30 May 2008 04:00:54 +0000 http://organizerightnow.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-2 I'm a professional organizer in San Francisco, and photos are difficult (I used to be the same way). I'm pretty good when I'm storing digital pics, both in my computer and in my online albums that I put together for myself & friends, but I had boxes of photos, and it was taking me over a year to put them in albums, and I was getting pics from multiple sources (buying a few from one event, getting them as gifts in frames, etc). There's a service called ScanDigital (http://www.scandigital.com/affiliate/48/index.php) and they scan your pics and get them back to you online and on CD. That's helping me getting my pics back in order. And sites like Kodak Gallery and SnapFish have thin photo albums that you can customize with cute layouts that take up a fraction of space on the bookshelf compared to traditional photo albums (and photo boxes). Good luck! Alison www.simplicity-pro.com I’m a professional organizer in San Francisco, and photos are difficult (I used to be the same way). I’m pretty good when I’m storing digital pics, both in my computer and in my online albums that I put together for myself & friends, but I had boxes of photos, and it was taking me over a year to put them in albums, and I was getting pics from multiple sources (buying a few from one event, getting them as gifts in frames, etc). There’s a service called ScanDigital (http://www.scandigital.com/affiliate/48/index.php) and they scan your pics and get them back to you online and on CD. That’s helping me getting my pics back in order.

And sites like Kodak Gallery and SnapFish have thin photo albums that you can customize with cute layouts that take up a fraction of space on the bookshelf compared to traditional photo albums (and photo boxes).

Good luck!
Alison
http://www.simplicity-pro.com

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