by Ellen C. Braun » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:23 pm
I was away on vacation for most of August, and came home to PILES of mail and MILLIONS of things that really needed my attention. My desk was piled so high that the bottom of the computer screen was blocked from view. After 2 weeks of methodically going through everything, here is what I did to prevent a messy desk:
I went to Joanne's, and I bought 3 sheets of craft paper with beautiful photographs of seashells (50 cents each) and a thick clear plastic desk-protector at Staples (for $26, which is more than I would ever want to spend on a piece of plastic, but if it does this job, it's well worth it) and I covered the pretty papers with the desk protector. Now, the pretty surface is an incentive to keep it neat. I just took a picture because this may not make so much sense in writing- -and ALL papers must go in the standing thing on the right. (The hot pink box is reserved for checks that come in the mail!) I anticipate that this will help me find things faster and work more effectively without the 'baggage' of piles constantly in front of my eyes.
Ok, now back to my efficient work:)