Today felt like a moment from the movie; Invasion of the Body Snatchers! As I was sitting in my office, buried in paperwork, I was mesmerized by the view outside my window. It was a beautiful sunny fall day in Southern Oregon, with blue skies and white patchy clouds floating effortlessly above. Clearly, my attention span to the project at hand was hijacked by an invader of another sort.
In the 80's, I worked for a large insurance firm, who had announced that with the advent of fax machines, we would soon be a paperless society. Not sure what paper they were smoking, but here we are 20+ years later, and still buried in paperwork. Perhaps it's a sign...
After moving to the beautiful State of Oregon, I became far more conscious of my recycling habits than ever before. I suppose when you see as many trees as we do in our area, it causes one to think about the cost of chopping them down. As I continue to wrap my mind around a tree, I am exploring ways to reduce our consumption of paper in the office. I am also hoping to eliminate storage space for office files. I have checked with our local Real Estate Agency and they are okay with storing listing and transaction files on a non-rewritable cd.
I am curious to know, has anyone mastered a paperless file system? If so, would you be so kind as to share how you are doing it (i.e. do you have a dedicated person who scans documents all day long?). Thanks for your thoughts and remember to Recycle & Re-use :)
