Your Pampered Chef Home Office!!

[speedychef]

AHA!! I knew it! You know what, though? You must be organized enough, miss Director with TPC in sales! My mess keeps me from getting things done, so I've gotta get on that!

 

[Pamperedmom2001]

Man alive, I keep my office closed off so NO ONE can see it.
The big problem is that my hubby has his own business as well and we have to share the office space. Down deep inside I'm really a very organized person, but it hasn't come to the surface yet
Oh well, one day!!

 

[speedychef]

Down deep inside I'm really a very organized person, but it hasn't come to the surface yet

I LOVE THAT! I think I might paint it on my wall!!

 

[Jilleysue]

OH NOOOOO CAROLYN. I kept forgetting to ask..Rreally. YOu have!!
Well time to keep this thread bumped up to keep everyone SPRING CLEANING. You know a disorganized office keeps our businesses disorganized!!!

 

[speedychef]

YES! Keep cleaning! I have company coming next week and my sewing/PC room is also going to serve as a guest room! I have to uncover that bed and clear a path!! I had all sorts of plans for the next few days and everything has all gotten thrown up into the air today by Bry, who has a job interview tomorrow and is dragging me along just in case he can get me a job, too. GRRRR! Oh and he invited 9 people over for dinner on Friday and I have 2 shows on Saturday. For the love of....

 

[Teresa Lynn]

I tried to go to Bev's link for the pile cabinet anyone else tried and get a very weird message. I don't think it is a virus (I hope) but I'm so technically challenged I may have opened soemthing I wished I hadn't.

 

[dannyzmom]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for nagging me to post new pics. You motivated me to straighten up my desk again which was starting to get a bit unruly...here are two pics from this morning - the desk and the closet

 

[lacychef]

Wow, Carolyn, it's still clean

 

[jenniferknapp]

Looks great! I think that you have an addiction with hair clips, not just office supplies

 

[dannyzmom]

Looks great! I think that you have an addiction with hair clips, not just office supplies

LOL - I hoard things. It's not just office supplies and hair clips. I hoard everything. I have more pens than you coudl imagine...did you see my colored paper collection? Clothes...I have TONS and TONS of clothes adn so do my kids - like 20pr of shorts, 20 pair of pants...shoes, I am nuts with shoes...um...oh, aprons - I have like 12 PC aprons...bathing suits, I easily have 30 bathing suits...i guess I am a bit quirky, huh? LOL

 

[MissChef]

I am not the most organized of people - but now I am working mornings for the two most unorganized people in the world and it is a health hazard just to get in the door, over laundry & boxes to my desk. This has been quite motivating. Unfortunately, my 'office' also doubles as the laundry room and the top of the washer is part of my work space. <g> As it has gone on the blink and my hubby has its guts all over the floor, I'm just a bit flustered.

I tell you all this to say that getting ready for shows has become MUCH less stressful for me since I created my show binder. I have a 2 inch binder with colored plastic dividers which have pockets front and back. In the binder I keep all those things which I put in a host packet. It is all together and I can grab it in a hurry... and I see what I need more of immediately instead of being surprised. This has helped me SO much. I got the idea from the business binder my director shared with us last year.

WHAT A GREAT IDEA! Sorry to yell, but this excites me! I think I will implement this idea in the next week! I have 4 shows in 6 days starting tonight, so I doubt that it will be before this time next week!
I am so "organizationly" challenged! But with your great ideas, I think I can do it! I think PC should get some discounted organization consultants to be available if we choose. Like how they have the other companies that off us discounts! I would jump on this in a heart beat!!! My big poroblem is I see great ideas and then I get too many ideas up in my head, garbled (is that a word?!! ) up in there and I can't figure out which great idea I'd like to do and then I get so flustered I give up!! I know, crazy, huh?
ex. I like Raebates idea also, so which one do I want to do!!! ! Oy Vey! Doh! Welcome to my world!
I did a training at our meeting the other night on bookings cause I've always been good at getting them, most months I get double digit bookings, well I started getting into what I was doing and all the stuff I have in my bookings info file and I realized I was trying to give waaay too much info for my 20 minute block of time!! It was hard for me to scale down and just pick a couple things! Cause I wanted to give all of it to them! See what I mean!

 

[dannyzmom]

WHAT A GREAT IDEA! Sorry to yell, but this excites me! I think I will implement this idea in the next week! I have 4 shows in 6 days starting tonight, so I doubt that it will be before this time next week!
I am so "organizationly" challenged! But with your great ideas, I think I can do it! I think PC should get some discounted organization consultants to be available if we choose. Like how they have the other companies that off us discounts! I would jump on this in a heart beat!!! My big poroblem is I see great ideas and then I get too many ideas up in my head, garbled (is that a word?!! ) up in there and I can't figure out which great idea I'd like to do and then I get so flustered I give up!! I know, crazy, huh?
ex. I like Raebates idea also, so which one do I want to do!!! ! Oy Vey! Doh! Welcome to my world!
I did a training at our meeting the other night on bookings cause I've always been good at getting them, most months I get double digit bookings, well I started getting into what I was doing and all the stuff I have in my bookings info file and I realized I was trying to give waaay too much info for my 20 minute block of time!! It was hard for me to scale down and just pick a couple things! Cause I wanted to give all of it to them! See what I mean!

You soud SOOOOOO much like me - LOL

 

[MissChef]

I'm so excited that this thread has come to the surface again! I have learned to depend on this thread a lot in the last few months!
Thanks everyone for all the great ideas!!

 

[gratergirl]

CHefBurke,
I don't think anyone wants to post a pic of their mess....add me to that list! I have an office with a PC desktop in there but since I do all of my PC stuff from my laptop, I'm able to sit wherever I want! I usually couch it and my end table has crap all over....catalog, monthly specials, calculator, pads of paper etc! My husband can barely find a space to put his drink when he sits in his chair! I have a full office and STILL have crap all over! Hope that it goes well with you. I left my office the same boring off white color that we had it painted when we built our house. I figured anything would match it! I have been trying to decide on a color as well. I guess I'm afraid to go dark and if it doesn't look right......then what? Put 500 layers over it to cover the darkness? Okay, not 500 but then I'd have to prime it and all. Too much work! I hope all goes well with your's!

 

[MissChef]

Look Speedychef!!!PAMPEREDMOM2001, I just had to steal you saying and make it my motto! - My tagline!!! I changed the words a little but this is soooooo me!!!!!!
I hope it's okay with you that I'm using it in my signature!

OOPS, OH CRAP, I MEANT TO SAY PAMPEREDMOM2001! Hey it's early, I haven't had enough coffee yet!!!

 

[MissChef]

You soud SOOOOOO much like me - LOL

I knew there was a reason I liked you! ! Go check out what I posted back to you Chef's Lounge, under my updated avatar thread. Should have been "I finally have an avatar!" thread but too late to change it!
I love the pics of your office!! I am printing your shelf picture as I type this. I think I'm going to try some of your ideas!! Uh, oh I shouldn't read anything else on here, or I'll get confused again!! over which idea to use!!
My in-laws game me a great cabinet with doors and a lock and all for Christmas 2 years ago, and I think I could do some of what you've got here, in there! Cause it is SCARY in there now, who knows what would fall out of there if I opened it now!!!!

 

[JenBowen]

Even just starting out...I have no room. I have been thrown into a corner of our bedroom with no light ... HELP

 

[jenniferknapp]

Even just starting out...I have no room. I have been thrown into a corner of our bedroom with no light ... HELP

Do you have a desk? what about the back of a door close by? ...You can buy a hanging shoe organizer to put on the door....but put your postcards in there instead! You need shelving!!

 

[JenBowen]

Do you have a desk? what about the back of a door close by? ...You can buy a hanging shoe organizer to put on the door....but put your postcards in there instead! You need shelving!!

I do have a desk...but that is it...my husband is very umm saying nicely clean! Freaks out if I leave catalogs out. I'm going to transform my garage I think!

 

[Jilleysue]

HOLY SUPPLIES CAROLYN. I think...we may need an intervention girl...LOL

 

[dannyzmom]

HOLY SUPPLIES CAROLYN. I think...we may need an intervention girl...LOL

No no non no no!!
I love my supplies! I need MOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!!!!

 

[speedychef]

Wow, Carolyn! I want those shelves...That's what I REALLY need is shelves in my closet! I have a fold-up cutting table for sewing and my original idea was to be able to fold that up and shove it in the closet when we have guests but I just have too much other crap in there...looks good!

I think what I need is a decorator/organizer. I have lots of STUFF, and places to put it, but it doesn't LOOK pretty, like when you watch those organization TV shows and it makes you all warm and fuzzy in the end....

 

[dannyzmom]

Wow, Carolyn! I want those shelves...That's what I REALLY need is shelves in my closet! I have a fold-up cutting table for sewing and my original idea was to be able to fold that up and shove it in the closet when we have guests but I just have too much other crap in there...looks good!

I think what I need is a decorator/organizer. I have lots of STUFF, and places to put it, but it doesn't LOOK pretty, like when you watch those organization TV shows and it makes you all warm and fuzzy in the end....

I a, SO thankful for my husband for hanging those shelves what a HUGE difference they have made for me!

 

[speedychef]

Can you bring him with you to conference? I'll be at my sister's wedding when you're there, but I'll leave a key under the mat!

 

[speedychef]

...not that I'm not handy enough to put my own up, mind you, more that I'm a little too lazy to do it, and to unorganized to measure and go to the store and buy the stuff and all that...

 

[dannyzmom]

Can you bring him with you to conference? I'll be at my sister's wedding when you're there, but I'll leave a key under the mat!

LOL - wouldn't that be nice?

 

[dannyzmom]

...not that I'm not handy enough to put my own up, mind you, more that I'm a little too lazy to do it, and to unorganized to measure and go to the store and buy the stuff and all that...

You know - they're REALLY not that hard - I used to put them up when I was in college - I had them in my bedroom in the sorority house. It's really quite easy...you need a level, a pencil, a power drill w/a screw attachment -- and you have Lowes or Home Depot cut the shelves and bars to size. I've just gotten lazy in my old age so I let DH do it now.

 

[speedychef]

OOOOH they cut them to size! I only wish we had a Lowe's around here...Oh well...I'll have to check out Menard's, they're close and cheaper...

 

[dannyzmom]

OOOOH they cut them to size! I only wish we had a Lowe's around here...Oh well...I'll have to check out Menard's, they're close and cheaper...

What about Home Depot?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

You know - they're REALLY not that hard - I used to put them up when I was in college - I had them in my bedroom in the sorority house. It's really quite easy...you need a level, a pencil, a power drill w/a screw attachment -- and you have Lowes or Home Depot cut the shelves and bars to size. I've just gotten lazy in my old age so I let DH do it now.

And it's good for him to feel needed!