The Command Center Continued

The typical command center will contain the following:

Files for:
Children's School (current)
Children's Current Activities
Children's Future Activities (file for each season for advance planning)
Family Leisure/Day Trips/Cultural Activities
In-Process (for example, waiting for a medical claim form to go through)
Immediate Attention
Bills to Pay
Files for Current Projects (some examples: Computer Search, Nanny Search, Current Trips, Vacation Planning etc.)
Menu Planning
Take-Out Menus



Then in stacking in/out boxes:
Incoming Mail
Catalogues
To File (in main filing system)

Supplies:
Stamps
Calculator
Envelopes
Stationary
Pens/Pencils
Scissors

Note:
The purpose of the command center is to have at arm's reach those pieces of paper you come across frequently. It will hopefully make sorting and dealing with the mail a breeze, and will help you with advanced planning. You don't want this area to get cluttered, so be very selective as to what you allow here. All other papers should go in your main filing cabinet.