Declutter Your Office Supplies

If you’re like me, you have an innate love of office supplies and paper products. It seems a love of organizing and a love of the products designed to help create order go hand-in-hand. But as with anything accumulated in excess, too many office supplies can leave you feeling weighed down, or even overwhelmed.

Now is a great time to lighten your load a bit by going through your extra office supplies or craft products, and participate in a local school supply drive. In my town, during the weeks right before school starts, school supply collection locations are set up around town at local banks and businesses, making it super simple to make a donation. It’s a great opportunity to do a bit of decluttering (those extra items you’d take a few lifetimes to use up completely!) and help a needy child in the process.

Check with your local school district or chamber of commerce to see if there are school supply drives in your area, and if so, find out the types of items they’re looking for. Then, go through your stash and pull out your extra pens, pencils, notebooks, loose-leaf notebook paper, glue, glue sticks, Post-It notes, pocket folders, colored pencils, rulers, and highlighters, box ’em up and drop them off! Your home office or craft area will have a bit more breathing room and you’ll feel great knowing your supplies are going to a terrific cause!

Comments

[Theresa Finnigin]

I've found when purging office supplies that often times we have things that do not even work. So be on the look for markers/pens that are dried out or binders that are jammed. If the supplies are useless check out recycling or trashing them!

[ter]

great ideas!

[kristyn]

my husband's work is doing a school supply drive! giving back feels so good!

[jessica crawford]

i think you're a mind-reader, aby! i was JUST wondering what i should do about that stuff. thanks for your great suggestions, as always!

[Brandie Kajino]

This is such a great idea! I just found out a local school's teachers are anxious for post-it notes. I just so happen to have a truckload of them I'm not using. Now I'll see what else I can find in my office to give the teachers!

[shredding Dallas]

Having complete supplies help you work efficiently and it would be better if you have an organized office desk where you can easily find what you are looking for. Piles of paper should be removed and kept properly. In this way, your work-place will not appear stressful and you will become more productive.

[jewelry making]

I am like you. I love to do the things you love to do also.