A neat and organized workspace always makes me feel refreshed and ready to get things accomplished.
I thrive on a clean work area. For me there is nothing worse than sitting down to a mess of paperwork in front of my computer. Or having to step over piles of items that need to be photographed and listed to my eBay store. It is so UN-motivating.
Do you have piles of papers; packing slips and invoices that need filing, or articles that have been printed out and have yet to be read? Try this: It’s what I call the ‘paper game’. Take the pile of papers stacked in front of you and make them go away for good. And I don’t mean just throwing them in the trash.
Starting at the top of the pile, take the first piece of paperwork and don’t put it down until it has reached it’s appropriate place. Keep doing this with each piece of paperwork until you have made the entire pile disappear.
Now on to your eBay inventory. This can be a tough one for some of us – that’s OK. How you keep things organized may depend on the type of items that you sell. Storing clothing is easier than storing toys. I started out using the big rubber bin method:
So, yeah I’m 5ft. tall, and as my business grew so did my bins – all the way to the ceiling! I found this to not be the most effective way to organize. Nor a productive use of time when I had to spend time searching for an item to ship and it happened to be in the very bottom bin!
So I cleaned up my bins and switched to the shelving method:
I found this to be MUCH more organized. When I have an item sell, I can see it, just reach out and grab it in seconds, and ship it on to the buyer. I just feel much happier with an organized space. Oh, and the treadmill in the last picture – sold it on eBay.
How do you organize your space? Leave a comment below with your organizational tips and ideas.












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