Organizing...Creating an Environment of Support

In response to my previous post - our GO Month project - Ray Smith, National Director of Finance and Administration of the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation, said,

"We are so thankful for the help we received in organizing our kitchen and storage areas after our recent move. In our old space, we had one large storage area, and everything just got stored wherever there was an open space for it. Now we have segmented areas for certain items and departments – and the organizers developed a labeling system that will help us to keep things where they belong. It is going to be so much easier to find what we need, to know when items need to be re-stocked, and to purge items we are no longer using."

Organizing is meant to create an environment that supports your work and your life. This project will support the work that the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation is doing. That is what it is all about!!

What in your work or in your life needs the support that organization can bring?

GO Month Project...A Success

Our local Kansas City organizers have completed our GO (Get Organized) Month project. I had blogged about here. We were so interested in helping the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Foundation that we waited until March 1st, after they moved into their new office space, to complete our project.

As promised I am posting the before and after pictures! Here is all of the organizers after finishing our project...still smiling because we LOVE organizing. Can you pick me out? (clue: I am the tallest one in the picture!)

It feels great to help a cause... Without the worry of unpacking and organizing these areas the PKD staff is now ready to start working at their highest level of productivity and efficiency!

There were 4 areas that we organized. First, is the mail room:

A quick tip: The temporary blue post-its are being replaced by 3x5 plastic sleeves that will attach to the front of each cabinet with a computer printed label that slides in the sleeve. This makes it attractive AND easy to change out when supplies in the cabinets change.

Next, their kitchen:

A quick tip: Create stations in your kitchen. The coffee station is right by the coffee pots. The coffee cups are right above the pots and all the creamer, stir straws, etc are right there, too. The water station has all water cups right above the water filter machine.

Then, the storage room:

A quick tip: We created a center work station where they can wrap and prepare packages to send out! Also, be prepared to have an area for packages coming in to be housed temporarily until there is time to put them on the right shelf.

Lastly, the marketing closet:

A quick tip: Each box has a sample taped to the front of it so that anyone can easily see what is in the box. No wasting time reading labels and opening boxes. Also, it is important to have open space available for incoming supplies.

If your storage spaces need organizing, or your entire office is moving, why not invest in professional help. Have an organizer or a team of organizers get your space Simply Squared Away! You can reach me through my website!