There it is. My messy desk. I actually took this picture just now before I posted it.
Here’s what I love about my desk.
- When the kids ask for a pencil I can say “where do we keep the pencils?” and they know the answer is “on your desk” and they are clearly marked.
- I have all of my binders clearly marked with labels on the outside.
- I have one file drawer for business related items and one drawer for personal items.
- I have all the supplies I need easily within my reach.
- I have a basket on top to store recycling.
- I have a trash can right underneath.
Here’s what I don’t like about my desk.
- The best place for it in our house is in the sun room which means it’s c-c-c-c-c-cold several months of the year. (This is when I move the laptop and my day’s work to the dining room table.)
- All of those piles of paper!!!!!!
Can you even believe it? It’s true. Yours truly. The Organizer. I’m a paper pile-er. So every once in a while I have to take a break, yes, set the timer, and get to work straightening up my desk. Here’s what I did today in my twenty-minute clean up.
- Recycled many items. It turns out that when you ignore papers they often become irrelevant.
- Shredded some mail.
- Put personal items needing to be filed in the “filing” folder at the front of the drawer.
- Stored the bag of brochures in the storage closet (not pictured).
- Cleared off the working surface of the desk.
- Emptied the trash and recycling basket.
So here’s the after picture. Yes, there is still one pile of papers on the shelf on the left. There’s only so much a girl can do in twenty minutes, ya know? But hey, it’s significantly better than it was.
Now the only thing on the working surface is what I’m working on this week, the Expo for Women. Now I can focus on what’s important today.
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