It was your New Year's resolution, but the clutter just keeps building...and before you know it, you've got a great big heap of mess on your desk.
Step 1
Purchase a good desk tidy. If possible, buy some mini drawers as well. Boxes or drawers are incredibly useful.
Step 2
Put up shelves, if possible. shelves, a bulletin board, calendar, and wastebasket are very important in keeping your desk neat, even though they aren't actually part of the desk.
Step 3
Gather all the clutter and sort into the following piles:
- Rubbish
- Pens/Pencils/Pins, etc.
- Books
- Sort these into ones which you need on the desk and ones which have just decided to live there.
- If they don't belong there, put them away!
- Paper items
Step 4
Put all of the rubbish in the bin. From now on, try to keep it off and from ever accumulating. This will not only clean your desk, it will keep it clean!!
Step 5
Put the pencils, pens, pins, blu-tack/sticky tack and things of that kind into the desk tidy.
Step 6
Put the books which you need on the desk in the drawers or in a NEAT pile on the desk if you do not have room. Put on the shelves if you have any- this will free up work room. If you have bought things to put under the desk, put them in there (this is where they come in handy).
Step 7
Do the same with paper - putting it away and neatening it.
Step 8
Although it is soo much better if you can simply keep your workspace clean, you don't absolutely have to. Tidy your desk at the end of the day so it is back to its original state if mess accumulated.
Tips
- Desk tidies are very easy to make by hand with toilet roll tubes etc.
- Go to a discount store to look for storage facilities.
- Clean and tidy table gives you peace of mind.
- Remember 'DO IT NOW' principle to keep your table clean and tidy.
- Don't keep any types of liquids in your office, unless it's water with a lid, because spills of liquids, like Kool-aid or coffee can make a big mess, and worse, stain.
Warnings
- Never ever go home without tidying your office! Clients hate spending time in a stressful environment and a cluttered office IS a stressful environment.
Things You'll Need
- Drawers
- Boxes
- Desk tidy
- Shelves
- Mini drawers
- A re-cycle bin (in which the items can be re-cycled, this will help in envirnment development and saves lots of your money.)
- A calender on your desk so you know when you have up coming events.
