#007 High Speed Scanner

Once upon a time my business was in an office space in town. There was lots of space to store the paper that made it work.

Then I moved my office home. Not so much storage space. I began to learn about 'paperless' offices and how to have one. The first requirement is a different mindset. It's difficult to 'give up' the comfort and security of a paper copy properly filed in a metal file cabinet. The symbolism of it all is powerful for those of us who are a bit obsessive.

However, I'm a practical woman (usually). So, I took the plunge and invested in a high speed scanner and a document manager program. Haven't looked back.

After two years, the result is easy-to-find copies of anything I've scanned, including personal papers dating back to the 80s. I'm down to one business 4-drawer file cabinet (from three). Backup is done daily. Next step is off-site backup.

Like 'they' say, you won't need to look up 90% of what you have filed. At least I know I have it, I just don't have to devote valuable real estate to it.

I'm grateful.