Wednesday 1 June 2011

My first blog post within which I clean my desk. Hey, I never said it was going to be interesting.

For those that know me, you probably know that I am a very organised person - on the inside.
Outwardly I am an incredibly messy worker, in fact I might even have the messiest desk in the section. I don't like having a messy desk, when I am busy, it just happens.

Now you know that about me, it might suprise you to know that yesterday I tidied my desk. Perhaps I shouldn't openly admit to you all that it took the best part of 4 hours. I am finding it amusing that everyone who walks past is complimenting me like I am a child.

I find the trick to having a clean desk is to remove everything in your IN tray and place it in the recycle bin.

I guess the downside of having a clean desk is that now I am feeling very exposed. Particularly as I had a pile of boxes on the desk to the left of me, providing an accidental, yet very effective screen.
Here is my tidy desk. See how it sparkles?

6 comments:

  1. Good Girl! Is that what they sound like? Don't listen to them - whoever 'they' are. I tidied my desk up recently as an avoidance tactic and I found some stuff I thought I'd lost! #win

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  2. Once you go 2 monitors you NEVER go back ;-)

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  3. I would LOVE 2 monitors.... more room for those multiple spreadsheets that always seem to be open on my desktop....

    woohoo for your first post!

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  4. LOL! My desk is messy too. I had a boss once that would remark pretentiously that a tidy desk = a tidy mind. To that I say... naughty words.

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  5. Comments on my tidy desk include:

    The over the top praise:
    "Oh WOW look at your desk" (in increasingly higher pitch) "It looks great, good on you".

    Good on me?

    The sarcasm:
    "There was a desk under all of that?"


    And yes, 2 monitors is awesome!

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  6. oh I wish mpow would let me have two monitors ... good work! Very neat indeed

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