by magkelly » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:44 pm
I should. Goodness knows I have enough doll stuff to keep track of that I need to, but no. I hate doing lists and spreadsheets. Too much like office work and I'm not keen on doing that kind of work sans payment. I am totally anal about organizing my doll stuff to where I can find it easily though. I have storage bins. I have craft boxes for organizing shoes and all my big girl outfits are in baggies, nice and neat. My other doll clothes and so forth, same deal. They're all organized by type. MT, Barbie, Bratz, other, and in the case of the Barbies by what type of clothes they are. Skirts are in one bag, shirts are in another, ditto formals et all. All my wigs are bagged by size and color so I can just grab what I need when I need it. I guess I don't really need a spreadsheet actually. I'm pretty good about knowing exactly what I have right down to the last pair of Barbie shoes. A spreadsheet that would be me just listing it all, no real point since I know it all anyhow. I can grab what I want in 10 seconds flat usually and if I am repeating myself I know it. When it comes to my dolls and their gear my memory is practically photographic. I worked retail a lot. You get used to doing that, knowing what stock you have and where it is in the store, what shelf and how many. It's just a part of doing business and it does translate to hobbies too.