Organizing Your Office: Keeping or Tossing Consultant News Books?

[heat123]

I've got 2.5 years of Consultant News books in my closet, and after reading these office cleaning-organizing posts and wanting to organize myself, I was wondering if you all keep them or toss them, after say, a year?? Just wondering what to do with mine??

 

[PamperedDor]

Hey - great thread - I still have everyone of mine as well - in a binder - not sure why ...............

 

[stefani2]

I don't keep mine - I ripped out the pages that I want/need and put them under the appropriate 'Month' tab in my Yearly Binder for ideas.

 

[heat123]

I don't keep mine - I ripped out the pages that I want/need and put them under the appropriate 'Month' tab in my Yearly Binder for ideas.

Hmm, now that's an idea! Tearing out important stuff, you may refer back too! I will have to try this system!

 

[erinyourpclady]

You guys...last month I finally threw them all away. I had EVERY CN from Nov 02 until now.........

I emptied five binders in the process.

 

[PampMomof3]

I have the last 3 years and even bought like 2 years off of ebay just for ideas!

 

[Kattyschack]

I find that I use them quite often as a reference. I don't know that I can get rid of them just yet.

 

[erinyourpclady]

I never looked at them! I kept them for reference but since it is all online...it just seemed to me a waste of space.

 

[bsaxman]

I have been keeping mine because for some reason I feel guilty throwing them away. I'm not sure why....

 

[stacywhitlow]

I never looked at them! I kept them for reference but since it is all online...it just seemed to me a waste of space.

I finally threw mine out too. I will keep a year at a time in a binder. Then toss. Less clutter for me.:thumbup:

 

[pamperedlinda]

I have been keeping mine because for some reason I feel guilty throwing them away. I'm not sure why....

I know how you feel, I have 2 1/2 years worth of them.

 

[jwpamp]

I take out any info I want to keep, put it into the appropriate binder and toss them after 3 months or so. I only keep them if my name is in it

 

[dannyzmom]

I have every single one since the day I signed. I have them organized in binders.
Hi, my name is Carolyn and I am a hoarder.

 

[pamperedlinda]

Hey hoarder - since you have so many, do you ever go back to any of them? I have only looked back once or twice and was glad I kept them - but 2 1/2 years worht isn't taking up so much space.

 

[lkprescott]

I keep the most relevant ones and recycle the rest. We have paper recycling dumpsters at my kids' schools and they earn money for our paper recycling, including magazines! I'm a big time packrat so I'm trying NOT to do so with my PC stuff... so far, it's been working. I don't see any value in holding onto the older issues.

 

[chefjeanine]

I have every single one since the day I signed. I have them organized in binders.
Hi, my name is Carolyn and I am a hoarder.

I've got you beat. I have 7 years worth. I've rarely looked back. Suppose I should dig out the one with my name in it ($15,000) and take the rest to be recycled. They are not in my way but the clutter isn't good for me.

 

[heat123]

Ok so.....I kept my 1st edition for sentimental reasons I suppose , my $15k CN announcment and tore out key info I could refer back to, with the rest (need to put in seperate binders though, per topic) and will hold onto the current year in a binder till the next year. Then purge-compact after the year. Thanks for your tips!

 

[straitfan]

You're inspiring me. I belong to Carolyn's hoarder club, and need to get rid of some things too this summer. This might be a good place to start.

 

[Kitchen2u]

:grumpy: :love: I've got all 90 issues...I refer back to them for ideas and rejuvenating ideas. I misplaced one once...had my eniter family looking for it! LOL "No one does anything until it's found!" :yuck:

 

[heat123]

:grumpy: :love: I've got all 90 issues...I refer back to them for ideas and rejuvenating ideas. I misplaced one once...had my eniter family looking for it! LOL "No one does anything until it's found!" :yuck:

OMG, how do you file them, or do you file them ??

 

[Kitchen2u]

OMG, how do you file them, or do you file them ??

3 ring binders...on my PC desk bookshelf. 7 & 1/2 years worth.

 

[Kitchen2u]

:grumpy: :love: I've got all 90 issues...I refer back to them for ideas and rejuvenating ideas. I misplaced one once...had my eniter family looking for it! LOL "No one does anything until it's found!" :yuck:

Plus I've got the special editions...so there's mroe than 90!

 

[heat123]

Plus I've got the special editions...so there's mroe than 90!

Impressive! :chef:

 

[Kitchen2u]

Impressive! :chef:

Not really, I just hate to throw things away that I "might" :love: use...as my DH rolls his eyes!

 

[chefjeanine]

:grumpy: :love: I've got all 90 issues

Ginny,

I feel so much better. I'm not alone!

 

[DebbieJ]

Ginny, you crack me up.

 

[Kitchen2u]

Ginny, you crack me up.

What???? You don't keep all of yours Deb? Oh that's right...you cleared out for those fifty bazillion copies of March 2008, right? :love: :love: :love: :love: Just kidding Deb!!!

Did you have a fabulous BD?

 

[ChefLoriG]

I have alll of mine, in binders

 

[Bren706]

I have kept mine in a binder (1 1/2 years worth).

 

[itsjustCarla]

Not really, I just hate to throw things away that I "might" :love: use...as my DH rolls his eyes!

omg.....that's me too!!