What can I do with all of these papers?

Question

I'm a writer, and naturally have paper all over the place. Boxes full. I need to get it out of the boxes and put it somewhere but I have no shelves, no drawers, no filing cabinets, and I live out of town, so going to a Walmart for storage compartments isn't really an option. I have plenty of desk space though. What can I do in the meantime until I get a filing cabinet?

Answer 1

Umm, make the time to go to Walmart and get a filing cabinet. That is the only way that you can organise them how you want them, and lable them properly.
Or get your girl to order it and get it delivered for you :P

Answer 2

I'm not sure I understand. Your papers are in boxes, storage compartments are desirable, but not an option because of where you are, but you ultimately would like to put them in a filing cabinet?

Unless you're getting a heck of a lot of filing cabinets or have a desk the size of a garage, you're much better off leaving them in the boxes they're in now and stacking them up. Get a Sharpie and label them with whatever's in it. You can put them anywhere you want to.

Writers...sheesh.

Answer 3

I do small business consulting and have accumulated many boxes of papers. During this past seven years I've already shreaded and taken to the recycling car 40 huge bags and have 4 more huge bags here plus another 10 boxes to go thru. Each box is about 2 bags or more of shread. I know how this stuff can accumulate and get out of hand. I've found that a lot of things can be put on cd's. I recently heard though that cd's may be unusable in 3-5 years and get corrupted but I have no choice since there are times when fire is a danger. If you think your papers are all that then consider putting them on cd's for safety then you won't have to buy filing cabinets and more boxes. I've worked for many companies in the past where they would archive their paperwork in warehouses for safe keeping, but even then there could be fire and water damage. cd's still hold a heck of a lot of information, and I think are worth it even if you have to transfer that to whatever new saving technology comes our way in the future.

Answer 4

Reorganize your kitchen cabinets there's always good cabinet space that's never utilitzed correctly. They'll also be out of the way to avoid damage, unsightly clutter and by keeping them in some order will make the transfer quicker. In addition to a filing cabinet and a more permanent option I would put shelves from top to bottom in a closet. I love to organize things but wow your scenario sure does diminish my input!! LOL.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Construction paper is bigger than typewriter paper. You can try putting construction paper between the different reports / stories / whatever and writing titles where the construction paper sticks out from the stack. You can use the different colors to help sort things out.

Stores give away cardboard boxes, and they will stack to make shelves. Unfortunately, the box on the bottom must be completely full, or it collapses.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Order online.
They sell cardboard and plastic storage boxes for storing papers, and they have handles.
Also order hanging files to store and organize them, and you can transfer them right to the file cabinets when you get them.

Answer 7

Got some space in a closet? Group like papers together in boxes or even grocery bags and store them on a closet shelf or floor.

Answer 8

Compile it according to, maybe topics, dates, whatever. Then place it in folders, label it. That's the traditional way. The modern way is to scan all the papers and save it unto your computer. Then you can throw the papers. Voila, no more scatters.