![]() ![]() ![]() This was a labor of love! Using the Evernote app, I inventoried all of my children’s books! Now I know exactly what I have so I don’t buy the same book twice (or six times, like my copies of The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell). And again, don’t throw things into a bin to file later. ☺ The one caveat to using a filing system is you must clearly label and organize files logically so that you can actually find what you need when you need it. I spent one whole day sorting, shredding, and filing things I had to keep. I must have had three years’ worth of filing stacked up in different trays around my room. Stacks of paper, even organized stacks of paper, are not a filing system. Here are a few changes I have made in my room that have already started to make a difference: As hard as it has been to let go, I have found a new home for some of my things, thrown out others, and tried very hard not to buy more (except for a few things during the TPT Back to School sale, because seriously, who can pass that up?). Over the last few months I have taken drastic measures to take control of the speech room. The first step is admitting you have a problem. And the worst part is, I have all of these materials, yet I could never seem to find anything I needed, so I just bought more… It’s a vicious cycle. Although I try, being an organized hoarder is very difficult to do, and with the minimal storage in most of our tiny therapy rooms, we can easily start to overflow. The problem with not letting go of anything is it gets to be very difficult to find a home for everything. I know I will never use the vocabulary picture cards from the 70s, but I can’t bear to throw them away! Part of me just loves all things vintage, but the other part of me actually thinks I may, in fact, find a need for these items, and therefore, I can’t toss them out. I love to buy materials, and I love to hold onto materials indefinitely. I am so excited to have Sarah from SLP Toolkit as a guest blogger today! She has some awesome tips to get organized and take control of your speech room. ![]()
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