Decluttering Office Supplies in the Clutter Corner - Are Post-it Notes Over?

Decluttering office supplies in the Clutter Corner -do you have drawers full of post-it notes, ink pens, or magic markers you don't use? How about rubber ink stamps that say "past-due" or binder clips? How do you know what to keep and what to toss? Today we sort through a box of office supplies and make new rules for how to store them and what items we know we'll never buy again.
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1:33 - What is the process for sorting through boxes of office supplies?
4:20 - Do you keep post-it notes and tape if you don't use them?
5:08 - Should you keep extra pens, pencils, and magic markers?
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[@AskAngelaBrown]

The clutter corner is a safe place to sort through things that take up physical space in your life. Join me as we create new rules and change our relationship with stuff. kzbin.info/aero/PLh1fKdNH3piQsgq-2BvSpWLZFYhGguFoK

[@elvia3068]

I would check the highlighters see if they still highlight, or if they are already dry well i would toss them. Nice vid 😇.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks! I have a personal rule helping clients go through stuff - even if they don't want it, I can't keep it either. The highlighters in this video were hard for me because I'm a big highlighter fan - until I had that conversation with myself that I now highlight Kindle books online and don't actually use highlighters any more myself either. We didn't test them and we donated them all. 👍

[@chloemartel9927]

Post It notes are life!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. Okay, do tell, what do you use them for? I have a client here who has a bunch she may send you free of charge. LOL.

[@chloemartel9927]

@@AskAngelaBrown I stick them by the coffee pot with a to do list for the day. Keeps me on track. I am old old school. I will take her post its. 😎😁

[@queenkristine9590]

i haven’t even watched it yet, but came here to say I’M TRIGGERED! 🤣 i just used my post it notes TODAY.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. Really? Okay, I stand to be corrected, lots of people still use them. We asked in our meeting this morning and one of our team members also still uses them. Everyone else has some, but hasn't used any in a LONG time. Interesting question I guess. 😂

[@galaxywanderer]

I use Post it notes every week. I stick a note on the inside of the front door to remind me to take something with me or to give something to the person who takes me grocery shopping. When to make sure that I return something to the library etc. If the note is on the front door I can't miss it. When I tried doing that on a Whiteboard on the fridge I would end up forgetting some of the important things I had to remember to do so the Post it on the front door turns out to be the best option for me. I have to go out the front door so I will see it. I used to use Highlighters weekly when we used to get a TV listing booklet in the weekend newspaper. I used the bright yellow one to highlight the programs that I wanted to watch, movies etc. Now I have a TV listing app on my phone. But there really isn't anything worth watching on TV any more so I don't really bother except to scroll through it once a week. I do use those metal clips for chip, cereal and other food to keep them closed. Tape, well you never know when you will need to tape something.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks so much for adding this. So my question is how do you know when you have enough of these items? This little box was sitting untouched for 8 years in a storage unit by this homeowner we are working with. If these are all useful, every day items, are these excess?

[@galaxywanderer]

@@AskAngelaBrown Well I don't keep tons of Post it notes pads but I don't think that I will run out of them within 2 years. The clips I have I keep in the cutlery drawer in a cup. When I open a bag of chips or cereal I put it on the package and use it until the package is empty then put it back in the drawer for the next time. I have 6 of them. The Highlighters went away to wherever the trash truck takes them. Tape. I have 3 rolls now. If I ever need more I can always buy another roll at that time. I really used to stock up on bright yellow highlighters when school supplies would go on sale. I just don't need to add any more of these items to what I already have.

[@Jennifer-nz2ss]

I'm gonna implement these ideas too! Thankx😃

[@betsylindsay8480]

Just what I needed today! Don’t know why I have an obsession with office supplies that have no usefulness in my life anymore. You have inspired me to tackle this task today. Thank you, as always.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Hi Betsy, We had a conversation about this in the office this morning. One member of our team still uses post-it notes and highlighters. The consensus was though that most of us here have also changed the way we operate online for business and most of our "supplies" are in fact, a thing of the past. You're not alone, we all have our own decluttering to do. Thanks for watching.

[@jzen1455]

Same. I have a bunch of stationary supplies and other knick-knacks in my kitchen's junk drawer and living room's credenza. Time to chuck the junk!

[@rosevv2774]

I totally understand! I too love office supplies!

[@sarahsmom1002]

@@rosevv2774 Me too!!!

[@rosevv2774]

I love post it notes and office supplies! Haha! I recently decluttered! Love your videos!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for watching and did you keep your post it notes? I'm curious do you use them or keep them just in case? Personally, I've used 2 post-it-notes in the past year. A single pad will last me a while now.

[@rosevv2774]

@@AskAngelaBrown I’m a retired teacher and even though I don’t use them as often as I once did, I do use post it notes sometimes so I did keep them. After watching your video, I realize that I have a lifetime supply and I don’t need to buy them again! I can still enjoy looking at office supplies in the store. 😂

[@raybod1775]

@@AskAngelaBrown I use post-it notes everyday, but really only the larger ones 4” x 6” with lines to take notes and write lists, like shopping lists and To Do lists. The normal sized post-it are too small to write a list. I can’t quite say why those expensive lined post-it notes work, but they really work for me better than anything else. Maybe each page holds just enough information, but not too much.

[@crybebebunny]

People do use Post-it-notes. They are very convenient for making notes or highting without damaging books.

[@floief]

I love office supplies. We have an office supply store in our village and it's one of my favorite places to be. In my defense I do use them. But, boy, do I have lots of them ;/ If anyone needs a specific color of ink.....I've got the pen. It's a relationship with color that I've got to work through. I don't need all that paper and all those pens but I love all that paper and those pens.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

The good thing is that you use the supplies and that you know what you have. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@amywyckhouse]

A good place to unload post it notes is to your kids elementary school (if you have kids/neighbor kids) They were always one of the top three requests to be donated. They wanted all sizes, specially small ones to use as place markers in books

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Great point. Thanks so much for mentioning this. This is a great tip. 😍

[@amyoungil]

There's a "Creative Reuse" thrift store in my town. It is great to have a place to donate all these things. Volunteers and staff sort things into bins. I feel better donating 90% of my envelopes, because I know when I need some, they'll have some from somebody else. Same with wrapping paper. I donated so much, and ribbons, etc. Gift basket-baskets. Pens, rubber bands. They sell this stuff, and the money all goes to the school district. They even take CD-ROMs and the jewel cases. My library has a seed donation cabinet. So my half-used garden seed packets I can donate. I really like these aspects of my town.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thank you for sharing this!!!😍😍😍

[@imaginecreate]

Is this my house? I have this exact same box of stuff. Lol.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. Okay then, which of the items will you keep and which ones will you toss?

[@jzen1455]

Binder clips are indeed super versatile and useful. I use them to hold up a curtains, towel holder on kitchen drawer handles, money clip (in the past), keep duvet covers closed, and many other things.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

I agree with the binder clips you can even use them on bags of frozen vegetables when you buy the big bags at Costco and then don't eat them all at once. Binder clips can go right in the freezer which is why we kept them, and I like your idea to hold towels in the kitchen, I hadn't thought of that. Great tip. 👍

[@representing50plus]

I use bider clips to secure bags like potatoe chips, salad, bread bags , bags of Crackers that are in boxes.... etc

[@selfesteem3447]

My biggest daily use for office binder clips I can't not have them. Is to place my blue tooth amplifier speaker in a large ziplock bag then attatch my 👕shirt collar so I can hear while listening to KZbin all day every day.

[@evasochocki5209]

I have some really pretty post it notes that have pretty little flowers and they have a hard cover case and they even have a little slip case that you can put them in like how you put a collection of books in it. I do use them occasionally, but like you said they're kind of out of style. By the way, I did use your "if I don't I won't" message last night to clean out a box full of nail polishes. This works perfectly for something like that. I said to myself " if I don't like this color, then I won't use it. " This enabled me to get rid of a lot of nail polishes that I have never used and most likely never will. So this method even works with little things and it works beautifully. Thank you again Angela.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

👏👏👏 Hey Eva, I am so proud of you. Thanks for sharing this and thanks for giving rule #2 of the Clutter Corner a try. I LOVE the updates. Thank you. 👍👍👍

[@paulereid6348]

Your shows have helped me so much with stepping up my business! Found your channel about a month ago and have been learning a ton! Thanks so much!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks so much for the kind words of encouragement and support and WELCOME to the channel. 😍

[@jcoopes5604]

I use post it to identify food inside containers and differentiate who it may belong to (vegetarian child). Binder clips are awesome they hold everything together that paperclips don’t! Tape is an everyday use to and especially holidays

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Ooh, I love your idea of the post-it-notes to differentiate the food for different family members. Awesome idea. Thanks for sharing that. 👏👏👏

[@jzen1455]

I bought a 5-pack of Post-It notes over 2 years ago with the intent of improving productivity. They've just ended up strewn about all over my apt adding to the tornado of mess. Time to chuck that along with a bunch of other "just in case" stuff I haven't used in over 6 months during my upcoming Great Purge! Thank you for providing me with the inspiration and motivation to finally get around to taming this oppressive mess that's weighing me been weighing me down for too long!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for watching and I think you hit the nail on the head - many of the items we have we bought with the best of intentions - but it was for a system we hadn't yet created or adopted. Thanks for bringing this up. 👍

[@rosemarykarl8711]

Lol ! I use post its, one yellow hi lighter, one mechanical pencil, one eraser, and one black marker. I’ve saved all my binder clips from my office days and use as bag clips 😆😆

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. So, in theory, I could have boxed this up, written Happy Friday Rosemary and sent this to you and you would be good to go. 😂

[@rosemarykarl8711]

@@AskAngelaBrown hhahahaha!!! 👍That would have lasted me the rest of my life 😆

[@whobeyou5342]

Post it notes are my favorite!! I asked my secret santa for these (i work in a school) and i was thrilled when I received a new large package of them!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for taking the time to comment and for watching the video!

[@vicbaker8367]

Just so you know, your tips have changed my cleaning style! I bought several of your suggested equipment including swiffer dusters. I already had a small steamer, and started cleaning my shower grout with it. Thank you so much for your advice.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

That is awesome! I am so happy for us both right now. Thanks for sharing this. 😍

[@cfairc7562]

All our stationery items are sorted into plastic boxes which are stacked together in a drawer unit. That's inside a cupboard. Very much enjoying your videos

[@AskAngelaBrown]

That's a great idea! Glad you're enjoying the videos, thanks for watching!

[@dplj4428]

Love my post notes. They mark books i'm reading. I use the colors to help me unclutter. I also use when i go shopping. Duty done, they go to trash. One habit i need is to label my cables by use. Some are only wired for charging. Others are used for charge and syncing. Some are specific for a manufacturer's devices.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks so much for sharing.

[@cyn7869]

Too bad we don’t have a donation link in this community. I use Post it notes for everything!! I would gladly take people’s extra.:)😄

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Lol...too funny! But I think you might be onto something.

[@representing50plus]

I'm just looking at the title not the video just yet. I use post it notes EVERY SINGLE DAY. I have bought the POST IT NOTE TREASUR CHEST which is 10 lbs of post it notes.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. Wow, what do you do with them? Like do you use them at work or at home or both?

[@representing50plus]

@@AskAngelaBrown I use them at home. I'm retired. I have some in my toiletries bag for when I travel.... I have them in my car .... I put them on the front door to remind me if I have to take something with me.... now I have my husband using them. I keep some in my planner.... its taken years to use up the post it note treasure chest.. they fill it with all different sizes and shapes. ... I have bad knees so I don't go down to my basement very often so I keep a post it note on the basement door and list things I need for when I do finally go down there. 😆

[@mariabaumgartel766]

Yesterday, a memory care facility wanted used candles for making new candles & other craft supplies.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Great idea for recycling. Thanks for sharing this. 👍

[@dalbriggss]

I am still using post-it-notes daily to serve as “urgent reminders” along with making to-do-lists at work & home. I don’t have a lot of office supplies….. about a pile or two of post-it-notes & I keep them in my desk drawer, along with pens and a few clips. I would have organized the post-it notes in the clear box by stacking them by size before putting them away. The problem with texting reminders is that if you have too many texts it ends up like an overcrowded e-mail inbox and things get buried! This system works so well for us, I haven’t transferred it to technology and probably won’t.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

I love that you have a system that is working - even if it is not electronic. Tell me, how old is the oldest post-it-note you have pinned up? Do they get rotated often?

[@flags7712]

Have a great weekend

[@AskAngelaBrown]

You too! Thanks for watching!

[@bambihughes8324]

OMG I think you have my box!🙂

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. I think we all have a box like this hiding somewhere. Thanks for watching. 😍

[@isabelle3365]

Thank you. Very usefull tips as usual.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching and for spending a few minutes of your day here with me. :-)

[@carolstout7978]

Great video!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to drop me a line. :-)

[@TheDalumi]

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[@AskAngelaBrown]

Awesome! Thank you for subscribing!👍

[@elizabethbutcher7318]

Nice work!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thank you very much. You just made my day. 😍

[@laurishumway5201]

I love school and office supplies! Post it’s are my favorite

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. Do you use them a particular way? And for school or other areas of your life?

[@laurishumway5201]

@@AskAngelaBrown I’m old school…I write things on paper, like grocery lists, or reminders for the bathroom mirror or kitchen counter or notes for my family…

[@Its_me.89]

Why are you removed the word GURU from channel's name Guru means teacher and guru is the perfect word for recognize the talent of teaching person so..... ........thanks guru Lots of best wishes and love from India And you are our teacher.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. Thank you so much for the kind words and vote of confidence. I'm honored by your encouragement. 🙏

[@briannab5296]

I have never used post-it notes to send a message .. My doctor uses tons of them! .. each visit he scratches on one our plan for my health (instructions, referrals, otc meds to try, etc) and hands it to me to take with me. I like that he does this even though his handwriting is barely legible (guess thats just a doctor thing! 😉) Plus i personally use post-its as page markers in my planners and books. The notes have gotten very pricey (and the cheap dollar stores don't adhere to any surface very long at all) so to double my use of them i tear them down the middle to make two of them, making sure both pieces have the adhesive on them. Post-its live on forever! 😉👌 And i agree with 'Elvia' who recommends testing all pens, highlighters & markers before donating .. the places we donate them to just don't have enough time to do that with every batch of markers they receive.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Good points. Thanks for sharing this.

[@barbarak2836]

I have worked in the medical field for about 30 years, and your doctor is far from alone in having almost illegible handwriting. We use lots of Post-It Notes at work. I still use them at home, though. I'm far more likely to see a note that's right in front of me than one on some "app" somewhere.

[@briannab5296]

@@barbarak2836 .. i agree!

[@michelledenise5096]

The plastic half circle is a protractor…the tiny bag with the tiny tools is an eyeglass repair kit! Best to keep that one in the first aid kit…

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for this. LOL. Yes, I couldn't remember the name of the protractor when making the video - I think it ended up being a "thingy". 😂😂😂 And, thanks for telling me about the tiny tools - I've been so curious. 😍

[@sunflowerfields4409]

I love post-it notes and those clips! I also love highlighters and those erasers! Those are awesome. Send them to meeeeee!!! LOL And yes, I do use all of those things. :)

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. In this video I believe I found and added to the donation box a cigarette lighter - I don't smoke and would never have thought to keep it myself. Within a week of shooting the video, we had a birthday party at Savvy Cleaner and it was the video editor's birthday. I had a candle I was trying to light on a cake but couldn't find a lighter. Nobody had one and there were none in the drawers. And she's like "Where's that donation box? From the video, there's a lighter in there." LOL 😂😂😂

[@sunflowerfields4409]

@@AskAngelaBrown HAHA!! I love it! I have lighters for candles. I don't smoke either but those lighters do come in handy at times.

[@marjoriejudge5348]

the tiny tweezers might be the type for changing out keyboard keys (???)

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Ahhhh, that might be it. They had these weird little pieces that had plastic and felt on them and I couldn't figure it out, but that would make perfect sense if you were replacing keyboard keys. Huh, how about that? I learned something new today. Thank you. 👍👍👍

[@artist1q1psalmsjc32]

I use post-it notes/add: the date, time/add the info. I have a specific space for them.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

NICE! It sounds like you've got a great system for using them. I'd love to know more.

[@artist1q1psalmsjc32]

@@AskAngelaBrown I have a system to organize because of the short-term memory situation. I treat my art room like a file cabinet. And store things visually using clear plastic containers etc ... with minimal labeling. I color-code as long as it doesn't tire out my eyes. Also, I try not to create busy work. It is easier to recognize what doesn't add to the organization. This is kinda a long message. ( : !

[@angelaglidewell]

Post it Notes lose their stick with age. We're a huge post it note family. I get mad at my hubby for buying more when he can't find them in the house. Because I have stash in the office closet. If he would just ask. Because I know that the stick becomes less sticky with age. I love the table idea. For me it's the kitchen island.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for sharing!! And you're right, any place you can carve out for a clutter corner serves the purpose. It also trains the family that anything they put in that spot will be sorted and donated. 😱😍👍

[@kennixox262]

I believe that they are not the most environmentally best way to create notes. Still however I use a lot of them and scraps of paper. My goal now is to use a white board to write notes to myself which can be wiped away once the message has been addressed. Right now, am working on a bit of decluttering around my home.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Go Ken. I love the way you are looking ahead at ways to replace what you are currently using for something more environmentally friendly for the long haul. Thanks for sharing this. 👍

[@imaginecreate]

😊👍🏻❤️😊👍🏻❤️

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for this. 😍

[@thegoodholly]

It might be nice to find out what your local donation center can use and what they’ll just throw away. It causes them more work and drives up their trash bills to donate items they can’t sell. I’m pretty sure that most donation centers have to toss insane amounts of donations that are not sellable for them. I can’t image what donation center would want to sort through half-used random pencils, pens, and highlighters. It would just get chucked. Maybe a local school could use them if they are still good.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

A school would be an excellent place to donate them. Thanks for the suggestion. 👍👍👍

[@mariabaumgartel766]

Post it notes are craft items

[@AskAngelaBrown]

I wouldn't have thought of them that way, thanks for the info!