tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post8490439684220015698..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: Do You Keep an Idea File?Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-80688275904985487122013-06-15T12:02:14.185-07:002013-06-15T12:02:14.185-07:00Susan -- Organizing is an ongoing never-ending job...Susan -- Organizing is an ongoing never-ending job that if left unattended often seems insurmountable to tackle the accumulation. My organizing never ends, and often doesn't begin soon enough.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-42776172427615521952013-06-15T11:44:31.501-07:002013-06-15T11:44:31.501-07:00O my goodness - an ideas file .. I have thousands ...O my goodness - an ideas file .. I have thousands of scraps of paper which I transcribe from time to time onto computer or onto another special paper folder .. when in mew townhouse I plan to be uber organised. Will take me a month of Sundays I am sure .. .dozens and dozens of note books large and small for keeping own thoughts/ideas/writings as well as meaningful quotes etc ...<br />Thanks Arlee, this has inspired me.Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-67973170615797700722013-06-12T21:57:37.422-07:002013-06-12T21:57:37.422-07:00Julie -- Actually I only kind of organized. I cou...Julie -- Actually I only kind of organized. I could do much better.<br /><br />Susan -- I haven't gotten to that point either. I usually have to look awhile to find some things. Others though are very well placed and labeled.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-639435670750489802013-06-12T20:53:22.427-07:002013-06-12T20:53:22.427-07:00I have journals, files, and binders. But that doe...I have journals, files, and binders. But that does not mean that I will find whatever pops into my brain.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-6669717381936021202013-06-11T00:37:17.219-07:002013-06-11T00:37:17.219-07:00It is nice that you're so organized Lee! Not o...It is nice that you're so organized Lee! Not only is your file cabinet a treasure trove of ideas, it's also very sentimental because your parents bought it for you. <br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-10854583266392735352013-06-10T15:14:02.888-07:002013-06-10T15:14:02.888-07:00Hilary -- I had to look up Evernote. Getting rid o...Hilary -- I had to look up Evernote. Getting rid of a lot of paper is good although I am a bit enamored of things recorded on paper.<br /><br />LD -- I tried that for awhile, but couldn't stay in the habit. I found that a small recorder was especially useful to record song ideas back when I was doing a lot of songwriting.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-30359761768848567752013-06-10T13:24:05.360-07:002013-06-10T13:24:05.360-07:00I've gone very high tech in my old age. I carr...I've gone very high tech in my old age. I carry a voice recorder and when something triggers an idea, I record enough to remember, sometimes just a fragment, sometimes a full blown concept. LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-86859650621708554482013-06-09T10:04:55.409-07:002013-06-09T10:04:55.409-07:00Hi Lee .. one of my goals is to learn Evernote - a...Hi Lee .. one of my goals is to learn Evernote - and to get rid of my paper ... <br /><br />ideas - just seem to abound out of me .. I'm very lucky - then the posts take me a while to write, but I learn too ... <br /><br />I'm having another go at getting rid of paper info I won't be using .. but some I will!<br /><br />That looks very neat and organised to me .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-3847844926902703492013-06-08T11:11:35.159-07:002013-06-08T11:11:35.159-07:00Richard -- Space is often an issue at home. Some...Richard -- Space is often an issue at home. Sometimes you can find furniture that incorporates multiple uses including filing. My wife has a desk with file drawers.<br /><br />Donna-- It's good to have plenty of ideas on hand.<br /><br />Shelly -- I too have more "organized" piles that I should. This stuff needs to go into a better storage system.<br /><br />JoJo -- Binder notebooks are good and have long been an old school favorite with me. The internet really expands our reaches for information.<br /><br />Yvonne -- I have many boxes and drawers like that. I try to be organized but am not as successful as I'd like to be.<br /><br />Maggie -- I have my corners and closets of chaos. It makes for fun treasure hunting sometimes, but organizing would save time in the long run.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-79818259154517116962013-06-08T10:53:42.423-07:002013-06-08T10:53:42.423-07:00I'm in the badly organised camp but I do on oc...I'm in the badly organised camp but I do on occasion wonder into mad chaos, Not good, must try harder :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689615593810528846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-27245849373789526422013-06-08T06:40:33.390-07:002013-06-08T06:40:33.390-07:00Sad to say Lee am not very organised.
I keep all m...Sad to say Lee am not very organised.<br />I keep all my poems in a drawer and in no particular order, Perhaps should get more organised.<br /><br />Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-9147416525117569262013-06-08T05:51:22.772-07:002013-06-08T05:51:22.772-07:00I have some 3 ring binders with craft ideas and in...I have some 3 ring binders with craft ideas and instructions for projects but these days I mostly get my craft ideas from the internet.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-83092517777384306182013-06-08T05:40:35.107-07:002013-06-08T05:40:35.107-07:00I have organized piles. But for my ideas, I keep a...I have organized piles. But for my ideas, I keep a small spiral index card pad.<br /><br />Hugs and chocolate,<br />Shellyshellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-74356440852245957522013-06-08T04:38:37.611-07:002013-06-08T04:38:37.611-07:00I have everything filed because I'm über organ...I have everything filed because I'm über organised, and I carry around with me a notebook for future ideas. It's filling up, for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-62713539585892805382013-06-08T03:35:24.695-07:002013-06-08T03:35:24.695-07:00My filing system is most lacking. I need one badly...My filing system is most lacking. I need one badly. I have this idea of buying a filing cabinet, but then this idea gets lost because I have no place to put it. It's sort of like "which comes first,the chicken or the egg?" Seriously, I need to do something like you have done.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.com