{"id":1638,"date":"2013-10-16T19:03:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T00:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/?p=1638"},"modified":"2013-10-16T21:37:12","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T02:37:12","slug":"variations-in-traditional-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/2013\/10\/variations-in-traditional-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Variations in Traditional Products"},"content":{"rendered":"

With so many products available \u2013 sometimes only online \u2013 it\u2019s challenging to know what the possibilities are for your needs.\u00a0 And I cannot claim to be an expert.\u00a0 Yet, I do love discovering the variations and considering how and where they might be helpful.\u00a0 Therefore, with that in mind, here are some variations on a couple of traditional products.<\/p>\n

3-Ring Binder Pocket<\/strong><\/p>\n

I first discovered this at Walgreen\u2019s for $0.99 and was impressed by its quality, though I haven\u2019t been able to find this specific one in recent years.\u00a0 There are now other brands available with various differences.\u00a0 It can be helpful to have a closeable pocket or folder that then lives within a larger container \u2013 in this case a 3-ring binder.\u00a0 I prefer the side opening; it makes the contents easier to access.\u00a0 If you are a fan of using binders, there are limitations when you have smaller items that need to be included and this is when having the pocket helps. \u00a0(You might remember this is one of the benefits I\u2019d talked about with the Unikeep binders<\/a>.) Typical binder pockets and page protectors can be a way to include smaller items, though things can fall out of these since they don\u2019t close.\u00a0 In searching for the specific style I\u2019d found, I realized there are some variations available \u2013 from the top or side opening and the type of closure: string, Velcro, and plastic snap (though this plastic snap is harder to find).\u00a0 Most are designed to expand as the contents need \u2013 which is another reason they can be helpful \u2013 as the typical binder pockets and page protectors are intended for a limited number of pages.<\/p>\n

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My last unused 3 Ring Binder Pocket (from Walgreens) holding the rest of what I talk about here.<\/p><\/div>\n

Bookmark Index Cards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Index cards have many variations \u2013 they have colors, lined and unlined, 2 size choices, and binders and spiral bound to contain for your index cards.\u00a0 Then there\u2019s the bookmark style from Mead \u2013 where it looks like a ruled index card only there is an area that is cut so you can attach it to a page.\u00a0 Now you can make more extensive notes and easily keep it where it relates in the book.\u00a0 These can be found locally, Office Depot lists it as being sold in stores, so you might have seen these already.\u00a0 A friend shared a handful with me and I\u2019ve been using them some \u2013 they can fall off the page, though I\u2019ve been using them on the side rather than the top so that might be part of the problem! I like how they have color on the top and back so they stand out and that due to their size I can write more details.\u00a0 Then if I want to remove them from the book and save them, it\u2019s easy to do.<\/p>\n

\"Bookmark<\/a>

Colorful bookmark index cards – the backs are colored completely in the color of the front edge<\/p><\/div>\n

Tree Free File Folders (in SuperTab style)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of us use file folders at least some \u2013 even if you avoid a typical filing cabinet \u2013 and we\u2019ve probably all seen all the colors and patterns available.\u00a0 Did you know that you could buy file folders that are made differently?\u00a0 These are made from sugar cane waste fiber that they say is sustainable, bio-based, and is a renewable resource.\u00a0 The file folders are biodegradable, recyclable, and made through a sustainable, eco-friendly manufacturing process.\u00a0 These have the 1\/3 cut tab and are the SuperTab style \u2013 which means the space for your label is larger.\u00a0 I can say that they feel sturdy \u2013 maybe even more than the typical file folders we\u2019re all familiar with.<\/p>\n

\"Tree<\/a>

Highly eco-friendly file folders<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Project Planner Notebook<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve mostly seen project planner pages sold in packets that you then add to your day planner or other customizable notebook, like the Arc Notebook<\/a>.\u00a0 Granted I don\u2019t personally have a great need for a whole notebook dedicated to project planning.\u00a0 Nevertheless, it\u2019s an interesting option \u2013 and now that I have a one from the NAPO Conference Expo \u2013 it\u2019s been handy. The distinct spaces for making notes is conducive for planning and keeping track of your progress \u2013 and different project planners have different allotments of space.\u00a0 Although it comes spiral bound, sometimes the pages are perforated so removing them and putting them somewhere else is clean and simple.<\/p>\n

\"Project<\/a>

Here’s one example of what the pages in a project planner notebook look like<\/p><\/div>\n

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All these products relate in some way to common organizational tools we\u2019re all familiar with, yet these are variations that you might not have known existed.\u00a0 There\u2019s part of me that thinks we already have too many choices \u2013 too many options \u2013 yet there\u2019s also a need for alternatives to the traditional tools.\u00a0 Since we\u2019re all different, having a variety of needs, and handling things uniquely our own way \u2013 this means we can likely find the tools that can assist us along the way.\u00a0 Are any of these items likely to benefit your organizational life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stores cannot carry inventory on all the products that exist, which means it can be challenging to know what is even available for solving our challenges. Here I talk about 4 options relating to common office supply products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[10,18,5,20,22,15],"class_list":["post-1638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-behavior","tag-goals","tag-household","tag-paperwork","tag-productivity","tag-resources"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7p82c-qq","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1638"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1646,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638\/revisions\/1646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}