Must-Have Back to School Items!

planner | paperweight | journal | desk lamp | phone charger

tray | desk calendar (coming soon)| ear buds | mouse pad | pencil sharpener 

Summer is coming to an end and the new school year is right around the corner!  We love the beginning of the school year- recruitment, football games, and being back with your sisters! It's all so exciting! Back to school shopping for your closet is one thing, but it's also important to get new items for your desk to help you study (wink wink)!  There are so many adorable things out in store right now that we wanted to compile all of our favorite items just for you- we'll make your shopping list easy!  

First of all, can we take a second to talk about how adorable all of ban.do's stuff is?  Their planner especially is the most amazing thing- very detailed, tons of room to write out your full schedule, cute stickers (that's right, cute stickers), and so much more!   We're also loving this chic desk lamp from Anthropologie!  It's pretty small and it does a whole lot of brightening up because it doesn't have a lamp shade! 

We're always on the lookout for cute school/desk supplies! Where are some places you like to shop at?

Workspace Chic with Office Depot/See Jane Work: Ali's Picks!

For us, a creative workspace means a happy workspace.  Being in an environment that provides inspiration keeps the creative juices flowing while you're working away!  When TSS Co-Founder Ali moved in to her new office, she was excited to decorate & get organized with her finds from Office Depot & See Jane Work.  Practical items with a feminine and colorful touch?  Sign us up! 

Ali fell in love with the black and white patterned items-- from polka dots to stripes.  She picked bright white as the backdrop for her space, so these two patterns fit the color scheme perfectly!  The striped Letter Sorter & Magazine File added interest to the corner of her desk... not to mention, they're great for organization!  Both items hold papers and small notebooks with stylish ease.  Even the little Pink Notecards find a home in the Letter Sorter.  Hey, you gotta send those thank you notes!

Those highlighters pack a punch... they're smudge-proof!  We've never seen a highlighter like this one before.  Another practical item is Binder Clips, and we fell for these sweet little pink ones-- complete with a bow on top.  Binder clips have certainly never been this cute before!  The polka dot Business Notebook keeps things together with an elastic band, and is great to grab for notes on the run.  Sticky Notes are always handy, and these ones felt special in the Lavender color.  Got a quick note to save for later?  The polka dot Flip Book Notebook will do the trick.

Two of Ali's favorite items are the White Stapler and White Tape Dispenser.  She loved the clean and simple lines, and of course the chic white color it was offered in!  Both items fit right in with the decor, and make for nice looking (and useful!) desk accessories.

Binders and Padfolios are an office staple, and Ali couldn't resist the ones with the polka dot pattern.  The Padfolio is one of our top picks... clipboard on top, and a legal size notebook fits neatly inside.  It's a great item for meetings, and for jotting down notes on the go.

We're constantly making "To-Do" Lists.  Seriously, who can live without one?!  When Ali saw this pink To Do Sticky Notepad, she had to have it.  It's a lifesaver for daily tasks, complete with spots to check items off as you go.  Naturally, Ali thought that Pink Pens to match her notepad would be a nice touch!

We love how Ali's office space came together with her finds from Office Depot & See Jane Work.  Big thank you to everyone at Office Depot for helping her creative space come to life.  With these finds, we've discovered that there's no need to be bland... practical office supplies can have style too!

So, are you inspired to go shopping?  You're in luck!  Check out our Coupon for $10 off your purchase of $50 from See Jane Work.  Hurry, it's valid through the end of March!

Check out the entire See Jane Work collection here!

*Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Office Depot, however, all views and opinions are solely that of The Sorority Secrets.

Getting Organized With Office Depot/See Jane Work: Sakura's Picks!

[See Jane Work Tape Dispenser & Stapler]

Being productive means being organized and working in a clean, pretty environment!  Between meetings, conference calls, working on posts, and even photo shoots- we basically live in our offices similar to when we were in school a couple years ago and all we did was study and pull all-nighters!
The Sorority Secrets currently holds 3 different offices- one in Seattle and two in Arizona.  Last week, Karen showed off our Seattle office (see here) with our new Office Depot's See Jane Work office line items!  This week, Sakura will show you one of our other offices located in Scottsdale, Arizona!  Check out Sakura's picks out of the Office Depot's See Jane Work line and see how we get organized!

One of the biggest work-space no no's is having a messy desk!  You can never be productive with a messy desk and finding something is close to impossible.  There's nothing better than a clean and organized desk, which is why Sakura chose the See Jane Work Desktop Organizer!  It allows you to organize everything from your notebooks to your sticky notes and the best part about it is that it actually makes your desk look prettier! The tan leather goes perfectly with the office so she chose the entire tan leather collection.

Whether you're a student or a full-time working girl, we all have a million things to do every day!  We can't stress enough how important it is to make a to-do list every morning.  According to Sakura, it's the first thing she does when she gets into the office, "Sometimes I just have so much to do that day that I don't even know where to start! By making a to-do list first thing in the morning, it allows me to actually not be so overwhelmed during the day and I get everything I have on my list done."  The See Jane Work to-do list and to-buy lists are just too adorable and it really helps you stay on top of things!

Most of you probably saw these adorable See Jane Work bow paper clips on our Instagram last week (follow us here!)- well, we just can't get enough of them!  They're bright, cute, and makes organization super fun!  The Victor calculator in the picture on the right, is light pink on the outside and not only is it adorable, but by purchasing it, you also help fund breast cancer research!

This adorable polka-dotted See Jane Work padfolio is basically our best friend.  It's perfect for chapter meetings, work meetings, group presentation meetings- every kind of meeting you can think of!  It comes with an adorable matching polka-dotted note pad and you have a folder on the left hand side.

["Just a Note!" Note Cards]

We can all be forgetful sometimes and we just need a little message board like the one above to help us remind us of some things.  The best part about it is that this See Jane Work dry-erase board also happens to be a magnetic board!  It's adorable and convenient!

And last but not least our favorite thing in the office... our Keurig coffee maker!  Making a regular pot of coffee is great, but after a while it gets cold and has that old-taste to it and for us, coffee-drinkers, nothing is better than a fresh cup of coffee!

Thanks to Office Depot's See Jane Work line, we now have an adorable and very well organized office and you can too!  The best part about it all? The Sorority Secrets and Office Depot is giving you $10 for your next $50 purchase! Click here to redeem your coupon!

Check out the entire See Jane Work line here!

*Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Office Depot, however, all views and opinions are solely that of The Sorority Secrets.