Is “bindering” really a word? Anway, the act of organizing information into plastic, 3 ringed object that sit within arms reach on a shelf is uniquely satisfying.

I have a slightly chaotic work life - multiple ongoing projects of my own plus keeping track of my 3 staff members projects and those of my two commissions. I could easily drown under the piles of paperwork that I am asked to keep track of….

Files just don’t work for me. I can never remember if I’m filing newer stuff in the front or in the back and they end up being a mishmash that I have to pull completely out and sort through to find anything. It’s time consuming, frustrating and looks unprofessional if I have a member of the public waiting for an answer.

So here enters the BINDER. That wonderful object that allows me to insert as many dividers and I can find names for so that locating paperwork becomes much easier. And now that the binder makers have discovered the worship of people like me they have blessed us with not only innumerable sizes, but also wonderful new colors!

My work shelf is now dotted with blues and bright greens and even orange! I love it. I got to spend an afternoon creating pretty labels for all my binders and now can easily tell which I need to grab without really having to take my focus away from whatever I’m in the middle of.

And there’s just something so calming about filling the binders and seeing those stacks of paper go away without stressing that you’ll forget the information. It helps me to feel more prepared to face each daunting day when I don’t have stacks of “to dos” on my desk.

The neat row of binders simply says - we’re here when you need us, no worries.

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