First off I love this post, and I organize every time I log into SL

Lizzie Lexington: I think calling cards are useful when you delete a contact. You can look up the calling card, if you remember the resident’s name, and then add them, or IM them again if you wish.

I organize by renaming the new folders I get with something at the end of the designer’s title. I usually put the type of item, such as dress, sofa, etc. and then I’ll put the color of the item, if that fits. Sometimes I will rename with “color change” or something like that if you can change it by clicking on it. After I rename my folders or items, I will then go into the search bar, under the main inventory tab, and just search for that specific designer, or that specific thing I renamed the folder, and they will all show up, when I search for it. Then I just click, and drag everything into the corresponding folder. It works for me, but my inventory is pretty unorganized. I can go a step further and start making sub categories because I think that will help me more.

Another thing I do every day is delete delete delete lol. I am consistantly deleting notecards, old outdated items that I truly dislike, landmarks, thank you notes from the creator, repetitive scripts and did I mention Landmarks?! lol

Thank you for your work on this post.

I just found your blog today for the first time, and besides enjoying your outfits and reviews I really appreciate your inventory tutorial! I have been trying to get more organised but this is a huge help.

I enjoy DSN but it makes inventory control a lot more work!

And thanks to Faerie for a super useful tip using the !Unsorted/Recent items to keep the new stuff separate.

One of my big problems is getting mixed up with new stuff, old sorted stuff and old unsorted stuff, which wastes a lot of time.

If you see me hanging around a Lucky Chair with a vacant look you will know I am getting all this organised!

So thank you a million times Stacie!

Patapon Monday

I Must say i DON’T think it is brand snobbery…When i buy things i tend to remember where i got certain things, and i find it very useful to have things sorted by brand..I know some brands i wear more then others so i tend to group them together for easy access, i don’t want to have to go searching through 15 folders to find 2 pieces that i want to wear from the same store,

anywhoo just thought i would throw my two cents in

I have the beginnings of an organization, and it seems very similar. And, Magen, call me a brand snob if you will, but I very often sort by brand. Some things, like Jeans and Lingerie, get lumped into one folder regardless of brand. But, for me, my mind remembers items by brand and by style.

I know that if I’m looking for something a little goth, a little funky and totally cool, I’m going to open my Sn@tch folder. If I need a classic piece that has every layer imaginable, I’m going to my MichaMi folder.

But, that’s just the way MY mind works.

Thanks, again, Stacie!
xoxo

Whenever I get something new it goes into my !Unsorted straight away. Once you have moved the first new thing of the day into !Unsorted the rest are easy because all the new items will show up in the “Recent” tab and you can also see the !Unsorted folder in the Recent tab (once you have moved one thing there today).

Like you I also make a folder for each hunt – but I make it inside !Unsorted.

Having everything new in one !Unsorted folder means that the rest of inventory is in some sense of order and things don’t get lost.

Really, I don’t know why LL don’t make all new items go into a single folder as the default action – it would be very helpful to new and old residents alike.