The Office Gal

Here we go! A new week full of great reads around the office. There are some tips on being productive, how to gain a promotions, and even how to use web video to your advantage.

And of course there is the light reading on how to use the little items around the office - like paper clips and staples - to help you out in a jam.

• Six Steps to Gaining a Promotion @ Blue Suit Mom.
• Buddy System to Improve Productivity @ Productivity Goal.
• Web Video - How it can Help Small Business @ Daily Biz Solutions.
• Bullet Proof Your Career @ Daily Career Connection.
• Top 10 Office Supply Hacks @ LifeHacker.
• Beyond GTD: How to Keep Productivity Simple @ Pick the Brain.

So here ya go! I hope you all find something useful in the links I provided, I know I did.

And as always, if you have a link that you feel would be great to feature in our weekly link love, please let us know!

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The Office Gal loves items that are personally made because they will give your office a great home-made feel, plus they will perk up the look as well. That is exactly what you will get when you purchase from the Little Pretty Studio at Etsy.com.

The Little Pretty Studio offers unique, pretty bulletin boards that not only will give you some color within a drab office, but will keep you a tad bit organized. The use for a board can range from the little notes you constantly lose, to a broad spectrum of family photos or kiddos art work!

hoop.dee.do bulletin boards are:

• Handmade, stamped, and numbered
• Bright, bold patterns
• Size are 14 in, 12 in, 9 in, 6 in
• Prices anywhere from $12.50 to $32.00 (shipping extra)
• Custom work can be arranged

Don’t need a board for your office? These would make great gift ideas with family photos all around. Just take your favorites photos, attach to the board and you can give your love montage to family all over!

Stop by the Little Pretty Studio and make your purchase today!

Do you have an item that is perfect for the office - any size or type office? We would love to feature it at The Office Gal, just let us know!

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I originally saw this product through Jennifer Chait’s blog at Know More Media, Office Stuffer, and instantly loved the office product. I do agree with a statement that Jennifer made on her blog, “I think this set would be nicer if it was evened out with some solids too.” But, all in all, Office in a Box is a great idea and is definitely worth the time to check out.

I viewed a lot of the office sets, which range from food themes, whimsical, to inspirational, but the Office in the Box set I liked, Flower Crystals Desk Set. Now I am usually not one for floral patterns, but I really felt happy with this set. It is a great theme for Spring and has many bright colors that will help you stay in a good mood in your office - especially looking at blue cubicle walls.

Your Office in a Box includes what is pictures above:

• Deluxe Desk Pad OR you can choose a photo/memo board for you wall
• Letter File Tray
• Mouse Pad
• Lampshade
• Pen Holder
• Business Card Holder
• Waste Basket

Browsing around, I found cute jeweled accessories that can be easily mixed with your Office in a Box desk set such as a stapler, mouse, and tape dispenser to create a complete office look.

You will also find some solid faux leather sets that could easily be mixed with one of the printed office sets, but they will run you a higher dollar, so it might be worth living with a printed set. Plus, if you already have an office set but might want to update some pieces, then this might be the way to go. Colorful desk sets will add a lot to any office setting.

Pricing for the Office in a Box desk sets will run about $135.00 for most printed sets and up to $495.00 for the leather desk sets. This can be a bit pricey, but will be well worth the price if you are a dedicated user of the office set. Also, Office in a Box tends to lean towards women in the office. There is a link provided for men’s desk sets, but it is in the process of being set up.

Visit Kerensa Anncel’s store to view all of the Office in a Box sets and to pick up your very own.

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Clipboards are a great, useful addition to your office tools. Always at the ready, your clipboard can act as a mobile desk when you need to walk the floor, take inventory, or just need a hard surface to write on.

You can find these cool tools at Etsy.com through Debby Arem Designs. Offered in mini, which is perfect for small note pads, like our lovely can’t-live-without sticky notes; medium, which fit our typical note pads and notebook paper; and large, which can easily fit a legal pad. These cool boards not only look very office-stylish, they are helping out our environment since they are built with recycled circuit boards.

Debby Arem definitely has creativeness within her to create not only a great product, but to use recycled resources to build her idea. I am definitely getting me some of the minis, those are an awesome tid bit to have in the office, plus my daughter will love them.

Stop by Debby’s shop and pick you up a great office tool!

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