White Trash at Flat Rock

click to see the opposing placement

One of the challenges of working at home is the lack of office supplies located in a central cabinet. That feeling of “Cool, I always wanted sticky notes in tie-dye” is not yours anymore. You and you alone are responsible for your swag. It’s tough if you’re cheap.

 There is one product I wouldn’t want to do without, even though I have to go the office supply store and buy them on my own. Binder clips. The creative mind can find a myriad of uses for these little devils that come in multiple sizes. The smallest can be used instead of a stapler. Larger ones can take the place of the ubiquitous loose leaf binder. It’s just so irritating when one of the holes fails and the papers begin to fall out. Then there’s the whole challenge of making all those holes.

 But don’t let your imagination stop with collecting paper. After all, we were told the advent of the computer meant a paperless office, so it could be the binder clip is an endangered item. Let’s prevent that from happening.

 Use binder clips identify your pet. Choose one that fits comfortable on the collar. Using your hand-engraver purchased in the early ‘70s to identify your bicycle, put your pet’s name and your phone number on the clip before clipping it to her collar. If a neighbor’s dog is particularly annoying, place a binder clip with false information to the mal-adapted animal and set it loose.

Binder clips are useful for advanced overhead doorway cable routing. Choose large clips and run the cables through housing. Place one thumbtack on the molding at the top corner of each doorway. Hang a clip on each tack by one little wing. If your cables are in an advanced state of procreation you can daisy-chain multiple clips together by the other little wing. Be sure to check the weight limits on the thumbtack.

The possibilities are limitless. Please share your ideas. The winner of the best idea will receive a free rss feed to this blog.