High Straightenence by Tracy Benjamin
A weekly column celebrating the neat freak in all of us.
Is there a High Straightenence person in your life that you need to shop for? Are you waiting til the last minute? Don’t do that! Are you a High Straightenence person who desperately wishes there was a list full of geeky organizing items to give your friends/family/loved ones direction on what to get you this year? Let these lists be your guide! Because we’re getting close to the Xmas, I’ve hand-picked some awesome gifts from Amazon. They ship fast. Now….GET ON IT!
1. Zojirushi Classic Bento Vacuum Jar Lunch Box
Make organizing your lunch easier with this bento box set. The little containers will totally help you be more creative with your work lunches. Bonus: It comes with a spork!
2. Dymo Letra Tag Plus Personal Label Maker
It’s easy to go label crazy. Now you have an excuse…to go crazy…
3. NeatReceipts Portable Scanner
Feel like you’re holding onto too many receipts? Collect them, scan them, file them, recycle them! Be done with them!
4. Kindle Fire
Take the Kindle Fire into the kitchen with you. Load a recipe on the screen and get to work! You can check your mail, listen to a podcast and even send a tweet while you’re doing so. It’s the ultimate multi-tasker.
5. Desktop Cradle Kit for Apple iPhone
Can’t find your iPhone? Oh wait! It’s in the cradle on your clean desk.
6. Torre Tagus Retro Clock
The High Straightenence person loves numbers. This clock will please them. Trust me.
7. Scotch Thermal Laminator Roller System
Think of all the possibilities!! This has been on my wishlist for YEARS. I fear that if I have one, I’ll laminate EVERYTHING. But hey, is that really a bad thing? First project to make? PLACE MATS. You think I’m kidding? I’m not kidding.
8. Wee Gallery Mobile, by Kikkerland
Have photos to display, but no wall space or surfaces to do so? Make a hanging mobile! It could also pose as a reminder mobile or a fantastic cat toy.
1. The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin
The Happiness Project starts with a resolution to de-clutter your life. This book is a game changer! It’s changing my game.
2. Fine Point Sharpies
High Straightenence people loooove their Sharpies. It’s cuz we take the art of handwriting seriously. Sharpies are perfect for list making, card writing, note taking, address labeling, YOU NAME IT!
3. Listography Calendar
A calendar that encourages list-making! Track your year with lists! Hallelujah!
4. Fellowes Powershred Cross-Cut Paper Shredder
The paper lover needs a shredder; it’s a given. It’s a good way to balance it all out. This one cross cuts for extra security. Neat!
5. Moleskine Weekly Calendar
This is my most favorite kind of calendar. Even though I have high hopes of doing my calendar managing online, I still seem to go back to a paper calendar EVERY YEAR. I’m a paper lover…what can I say?
6. Smead Poly Color Envelopes
I can’t tell you how handy these are. If I’m working on a project, I throw everything in one of these envelopes & take it on the go. The best part is that they’re clear and colored. You can designate certain colors to specific projects so you know what to grab easily.
7. Small Object Labels & Stickers
Cute stickers & labels make the world go round. Am I right?
8. Moleskine Classic Ruled Notebook
Perfect for list making on the go. I always keep one in my purse because you never know when you’ll feel inspired.
9. Sukie Sticky Notes
Need to make a note? Try these Sukie Sticky Notes. I feel like a task on a sticky seems less daunting when there’s a cute squirrel chilling on it.
10. ALL OUT OF Notepad
This notepad saved my life in 2011. You can mark all the grocery items you need & bring it with you while you’re shopping. I always keep a few blank sheets in my bag for when I need to make a grocery list on the fly.
11. The Book of Awesome, by Neil Pasricha
Life can be rough. This book will help remind you of the awesome things in life, like popping bubble wrap & the other side of the pillow. It’s funny. It’s true. You’ll like it.
12. Organizing Plain & Simple, by Donna Smallin
If you’re looking to get organized & simplify, here’s a great book. Visual clarity? Mental clarity? De-cluttering strategies? This book has it covered!
13. Kam Kam Magnetic Cat Paper Clip Organizer
Corral those paperclips! This cat puts the FUN in functional.
14. Scotch Precision Ultra Scissors
FACT: The paper lover loves scissors. The paper lover can never have ENOUGH scissors.
15. Lotta Jansdotter File Collection
Get organized & make your files pretty at the same time. Make that your goal for 2012.
Lori December 14, 2011 at 5:32 am
Great gift guide! I just bought both #11 and #12, with gift certificate money from my birthday that I still had. Bought them used too to make my money go a little further.
brandi December 14, 2011 at 6:50 am
great list! i totally bought those sharpie pens just a few days ago and i’m in L-O-V-E.
the book of awesome is so good! i bought one for myself and gave it out to all of my favorite ladies last year for x-mas. this year i’m giving out the book of even more awesome (yes!) and the book of awesome daily calendar.
Julie @BananasForBourbon December 14, 2011 at 9:55 am
It’s true. I totally geek out over all office supplies, but you can’t beat sharpies and a good pair of scissors. You wouldn’t think someone would get excited over new pens, but I totally do. Office Depot excites me almost as much as Sur La Table.
Nicole December 14, 2011 at 3:21 pm
You guys are a hoot! Great list and great time listening to your girls. Seriously. I spend all day with my toddler-man and listening to you guys is like a coffee break in my head.
Joanna December 14, 2011 at 6:06 pm
I’ve been in love with office supplies since middle school; it’s kind of sad. I love moleskin notebooks and I need that flip clock!
Tracy December 14, 2011 at 7:33 pm
It’s not sad. EMBRACE IT!
Misty Slavens December 15, 2011 at 6:58 am
Agreed!!
Adrianna from A Cozy Kitchen December 14, 2011 at 10:10 pm
The third day of a new school year was always my favorite because that was the day that my mom and I went shopping for school supplies. I was obsessed with all of my new pens, mechanical pencils and notepads. Totally weird! P.S. That receipt scanner would change my life.
Catherine December 15, 2011 at 2:45 am
I need that paper clip kittah to keep my bobby pin situation under control. I have elevenity billion laying around and yet I can never find one when I need it.
Misty Slavens December 15, 2011 at 6:57 am
I love them all!! My favorite part of school was also the shopping for school supplies and organizing them in my fun back pack!! So, much fun!!
jen December 15, 2011 at 10:07 am
Awesome gift guide Tracy! I’ve now discovered a whole plethora of items to add to my wishlist and some ideas for my friends (love the happiness project book).
I am in LOVE with my moleskin weekly calender. I’ve been buying them for the past 3 years and I’ve bought a new limited edition cover art one for myself for 2012 that I’m dying to use. It saves my life.
Shila December 15, 2011 at 2:54 pm
I have a desperate crush on this list. I want to bake it cookies, buy it a drink, and wink at it mercilessly. Until it notices me, however, I will satisfy myself by drooling over and buying myself presents such as the lovely papery goods on list #2.
Especially the scissors. Because you’re so right, I can always use another pair.
Maureen December 15, 2011 at 8:57 pm
SHARPIES!!!!!! best gift guide ever!!!!!!!!
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Amy December 16, 2011 at 9:50 am
I’m a hardcore paper lover…these gifts made me giddy!!
I use #2, the sharpies ALL THE TIME. Seriously my favorite kind of pen. And #10, “All Out Of” notepad is PERFECT. I’ve never seen those before and they would do me wonders–if I step into a grocery store without my list, my mind goes blank and I start wondering, “Umm..what did I come in here for again?”
Thanks for a great post!
Karen December 19, 2011 at 7:32 am
You are amazing, thank you! Still hunting for Christmas presents, and I never know what to get my sister because she is so type-a. And clearly I am not. She’s also obsessed with stationary… every item on list 2 would be absolutely perfect for her. Thank you for keeping me entertained as well as making my life so much easier! Love this new blog!
Tracy December 20, 2011 at 9:22 pm
Thanks Karen! I’m glad to be of help!
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