Clean desktop challenge results

15 November 2007

Ten days and two posts ago (on a Monday), I wrote this: I hope and trust that on Friday I’ll post that I had a clean desktop every day for five days running. You’ll just have to take my word for it.

I could lie, but I won’t. I failed that challenge. I did clear off my desktop, but I didn’t keep it clean. I’m finding that I’m taking 15 minutes to get rid of the major paper clutter, but there’s still a pile at the left edge of my desk. Worse, I’m not dealing with the little stuff—the stray thumbtacks, the “cord organizer” waiting to used to corral my computer cbles, the roll of ribbon and the container of dog treats. Those small things still litter my desk. So even though I’m relieved of the stress of major paper clutter, I don’t get the satisfaction of a truly clear desktop. (And many days last week I didn’t even get rid of the major piles of paper.)

Maybe if I take the time to truly clean off (and maybe even polish) my desk, I’ll have the motivation to keep it clean. That’s my new clean-desk challenge. I wish I had better results to report on last week’s!

Tagged with: clutter, decluttering, desk