Organize my home office

Paper clutter is 99% done. To finish the job, it requires other steps to make the office more efficient. Thus I need a list to prioritize and hopefully by seeing it in writing, I will realize that I need to just do it!

-1. Repair/tighten/put together drawer inserts and figure out why one of the file drawers won’t close. Should take a whole 15 minutes.- done

-2. Move the files so that the drawers I can reach from my desk contain the categories of stuff I access most. Should take about 30 minutes.- done

-3. Organize my work paperwork. Another 30 minutes.- done

-4. Label drawers so that everyone knows what’s in them (it also helps me stay disciplined about not stuffing items in places they don’t belong). 15 minutes - done

-5. In the above 3 steps, I should find the missing files that Tim must have taken in his quest to get the taxes done.- done

Not sure how I did this, but I have ended up with two goals on my list that mean the same thing. I’m taking it as a sign that this is something I really, really needed to work on!

Anyway, closing this goal and progress will now be tracked here

I really need to schedule this with my husband as it is Our office. A lot of it is paper clutter and needs to be decided on together.

I’m getting there. Main area is tidy. File cabinet to be organized and closet. Want to get this done by weekend.

First step is to get rid of the clutter!

Was a little wired last night and bub was sleeping peacefully, so finally got around to sorting through a lot of the junk and clutter in this room.

Five and a half hours later (!) I had filled a large box with recycling and another huge garbage bag with rubbish. I also caught up on what must have been around four years worth of filing.

The room’s looking a little clearer, but there’s still a long way to go … and I need to tidy up where I was sorting paperwork on the dining table now ;-)

Hung some pictures last night, still need to tackle the filing though.

When I bought office furniture several months ago, it was assembled in the spare room. The bookcase was no problem, but when I wanted to move the desk, we realized it was a “ship in a bottle,” and couldn’t get it out the door! So we had to dis-assemble the it just to move it 10 feet!

Moving the furniture reminded me of those puzzle boxes, where pieces have to be moved in unexpected places to make room for other pieces. All six pieces of furniture in my bedroom had to be moved before one desk could come in. Then it all had to be moved back. It ended up taking all day. But now all the furniture is where it should be, and I’m left with several boxes of “stuff,” which needs to go “somewhere.”

I’m actually quite happy with the new arrangement, and glad for the change (furniture hadn’t been re-arranged for two years). The desk is near the window, which I like, and one dresser is in a more convenient place.

So I’m marking this goal as DONE!

I have to move the “office” to my br to make room for a new housemate.

I suppose that means I should close out this goal…

half way there, everything is sorted, the new computer is set up, now I just need to do the filing and go through the closet.