Do I have to wait five years …
… to clean out a storage binder and recycle the pages? Of course not! You can "tidy" up your storage binders wherever you feel like it.

Case in Point: I spent a glorious day in Chicago with the editorial team at Simple Scrapbooks (all part of a trade show trip in 2005.)

I created a scrapbook layout and a really cute mini-album of the day, and even though I had a blast taking pictures right and left. I know I am NOT going to scrapbook these photos anytime soon. I pulled four pictures of my friend Cathy. I'm tossing two and filing the others in my category drawers. We took a spectacular architectural boat tour down the Chicago River, which alone produced 35 great photos. Because I still have so many and several of them are pretty good, I'm putting them in my cold storage boxes. Who knows I may want to use them again someday.

Note: I tend to take lots of scenic pictures on vacation and have decided to keep leftovers or duplicates separate from the rest of my general cold storage. I designated cold storage box #1 for "Vacation" It won't be hard for me to remember where I can find Chicago pictures.

The Take Away: You're in charge. You get to decide how and when to carry out the details of this system. The sooner you embrace this idea, the sooner you will be able to maximize your time and productivity.