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Hi Joy,
I love to be organized. It starts with decluttering. There is nothing worse than walking into a room in my home and seeing papers all over the place. I actually get dizzy. I cannot tolerate it. My hubby can work that way but knows better so I sent him down the basement, gave him the largest room, desk and all. There he can clutter away. I cannot see it from the laundry room so I’m ok with it.
Call me Queen of the household, but in our office I cannot have things around. I need a serene place where I can create and get my stuff done.
I do have a routine and without it I would get nothing done. Blog post day where I publish, marketing time…every day, and so on. Plus at the end of the day, I de-clutter my computer. I’m one step away from OCD but that is a blessing. lol.
-Donna
Hi Donna,
Interesting that you and David have such different styles of working – but great that you worked out a compromise.
I have to confess that – despite all the brave words in the article – my workspace is not very organised. I seem to spent an awful lot of time waiting for other people to send me “the next stage” in my work.
I do so admire people, like yourself, who can stick to a routine. I know it must be much more productive than my current method.
Joy – Blogging After Dark
Hi Joy,
This came at a perfect time for me. In fact, I asked the question earlier; “Has anyone ever had the fleeting urge to just wipe your computer clean of EVERYTHING and start all over again? I’m spending more time looking for things than actually working. Grrrrr. I’m not going to do it but I am going to walk away for a while.
I’m not doing too bad with physical things around me, more with unorganized computer and I tried so hard to keep this one cleaned up.
One day I will get it cleaned up again.
Thanks again, Joy
Hi Monna,
Hope your “walk away” helped. I have hit snags a couple of times this year alone that had me very close to wiping my blog completely. (The computer really would be the last thing to go, because of my paying clients.)
Fortunately a break, such as you suggested, plus some technical help from very good blogging friends got me back “in the saddle”. Good luck with your own re-organisation.
Joy – Blogging After Dark
Hello Joy,
Indeed a cluttered desk is demotivating.
As often as possible, i try to de-clutter my desk, it really helps me focus better on work. I really do not like to discard paper work, but scanning into a system and shredding the paper itself is a totally bright idea, i’ll capitalize on that.
The idea of clearing a desk everyday before leaving work is a great one. Thanks for the tips.
Have a lovely week!
Hi Joy,
Since my move from Florida, I no longer have a desk/work station to organize. My files are in the basement, books are shelved upstairs and my laptop flops where I do. (Hm, no wonder I’m not as productive as I once was? Food for thought.)
Anyway, this was a well-written & structured post that was both instructive and entertaining. Thanks,
Edward
Hi Edward,
Interesting that you’ve noticed that without your desk and workstation you haven’t been as productive (although the quality of your posts is still excellent).
I do appreciate the fact that I have a whole room dedicated to my work area. I don’t think I’d get anything done if I had to re-find everything each time I started and pack it all away when I “finished” (I never finish!!)
Glad you found it interesting.
Joy – Blogging After Dark
As you work toward getting more organized, don’t be too hard on yourself. Organization takes work and time, but the payback is great. Instead of spending time looking for things, you can use that time to relax or do something else.
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That’s a good point, I often beat myself up far more than I probably should, which can lead to just as much stress and being disorganized.
Joy – Blogging After Dark
I agree on getting organised. After spending a full day organising all my files (online and hard copy) I realise that spending one day to get organised has freed up so much time for me to manage my site and I no longer have to look like a headless chicken looking for my stuff.