Organization day!

It's Tuesday! So, as usual, today's post has to do with creating a stress-free office life. If you're an exceptionally neat and organized person, I should warn you that this does not apply to you.

The other day I worked at my coworker's desk because he was out of the office for the day and I was doing a project with his office-mate. Once we had finished I stayed there and continued working. I had a million things to do, and somehow working at his super clean and organized desk made everything seem a little more manageable. Needless to say, my desk is generally not super clean and organized (that's a picture of it - in my brain everything is extremely organized, it just doesn't translate to the desk, sadly). I like to have all the different things I am working on out and in front of me. but if I am working on 5 different projects, things can get a little cluttered. I am also not to good at throwing things away. But my experience at Evan's desk made me realize that cleaning it up from time to time could make life seem more manageable.

So... today's office tip is to clean up! Take 10 minutes and clear your desk. File things. Throw things away. Maybe even wipe down the surface with some Formula 409.

Don't get me wrong, you'll mess it up again tomorrow (and by you will I mean I will), but if you give yourself this organization time once a week the million things you have going on at work will not feel quite stressful and out of control.

Here is the after picture of my desk. I have already given myself a pat on the back.