Keeping stamps with their respective sets used to drive me crazy.  I realize that driving me crazy isn’t a difficult thing to accomplish.  There are a number of people in this world who are experts at it (and may or may not be living in my home).  The point is that when I take a stamp out of it’s cozy little plastic box and mix it up with a bunch of other stamps on my workspace, when it’s time to put everything away my brain inevitably shorts out.  Where does this “thank you” belong?  Is that snowflake from Snow Swirled or Delightful Decorations?  And worst of all,  how do I get all these stamps back into that box???

I found a trick, a simple trick designed to avoid such a minor crisis.  Before I assemble my new stamps, I photocopy the sheet of decals that identify the set.  I trim the image to the size of the box and put it in the bottom facing out.  If I’m looking for particular stamp I can flip the box over and see what should be there, even if it’s not where it belongs.

I can’t tell you how often this simple step has saved me.  I’m kind of picky about organization.  I like to be able to find things.  Strange, I know.  Having a record in the box works for me.  I hope it will work for you, too.