Twenty-six of Thirty: Progess

There IS hope. Yesterday I emptied the office and dismantled the old desk. It only took Joel and me four hours to assemble the new, smaller and more compact one. At that point I was too tired to continue on with the great office clean-up.

But, early this morning I was at it again. I set up the computer, printer, external hard drives and other paraphernalia. Then I tackled the bookshelf. If I hadn't read or used something as reference within the last three years - out it went. I made a huge dent in the overcrowded shelves and found room for the things I use regularly (proud of me, Elaine?).

There are still other things to be done - like entering and filing a small mountain of receipts into my bookkeeping program - but that is scheduled for Monday. I hope to finish the general tidying up today and then, perhaps tomorrow, have 'before and after' photos to post. It was a massive challenge. But, I am nothing if not determined!

Nineteen of Thirty: The Time Has Come

I am NOT a well organized person. Just ask anyone who knows me. Things get done despite my lack of skills in this department. Papers are rarely truly lost - just misplaced for extended periods of time. I hate filing and anything that even smacks of it.

Nevertheless, it is important and it's time to do something with the space I euphemistically call an office. At the moment it looks more like an abused storage facility, with a chair and computer wedged into the middle. But, today is the first day of the rest of my life, right? So, this is the day where I take those piles of paper up off the floor, sort them, file or toss them. Those that are financial in nature will be duly recorded on the computer and filed - the rest dealt with.

When it reaches the point where I can't stand it, it's truly awful. So, I'm shutting down later on and tackling the mountain. Period. Wish me luck organizational goddess Elaine!

If I'm never heard from again - please come looking. I may be in the office somewhere....