Home office nook organization

We moved from a two-bedroom to a one-bedroom place back in February 2012 (more on that here). The second bedroom now lives in pieces in a nook in the living room, under the bed and a (scary) hallway closet (more on that here). I spend a lot of hours in this little living room nook blogging it up, and it’s about time I spruced up the stacks of papers and post-it accumulation madness. I got rid of the receipt clutter with the help of this nifty contraption (more on that here). I’ve mentioned it before, but just in case you’re new here…I have 2 jobs: I’m a full time blogger and have a part time (mostly work-at-home) job as a social media marketer at EDENS. Thus why the file folders are labeled “C.R.A.F.T.” and “EDENS”

Martha, we’re on a 1st name basis {wink, wink}, sent me a giant box of goodies from Martha Stewart Home Office™ with Avery™. The line is only available at Staples, but you can buy most of the items online, here! (Holiday shipping and wrapping products are only in-store)

Just for fun, I put all the gift wrapping supplies neatly in the desk organizer and look how much fit in the drawer:

A few of my favorite things from the line include the chalkboard labels, magazine files, wall pockets, and planner. The chalkboard labels are cute, re-usable, and stick to everything, what’s not to love? For me, the magazine files are perfect for my small desk because I can keep the clutter standing up instead of spreading out. Now, organizing the blog is a tricky matter (more on that here), and my method includes writing everything down from twitter chats to post ideas. E.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. goes in this folder. This folder needs a special spot.

 She found a great home in a Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery wall pocket. Here she lives:

Here’s the whole office nook from afar:

Martha’s planner is awesome sauce too. I like that it has a wire binding, full page calendar spread (with BIG squares for writing), and sturdy monthly tabs for easy month flipping. Oh, and it has fun little reminders, like on January 6th you should recycle your Christmas tree or a friendly reminder that “mid winter is a good time to waterproof leather shoes and boots”.