Cleaning the office
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ksmithMy desk looks pretty good...if you ignore the large box of stuff behind my chair that's holding everything I removed but have yet to sort.
Do I *need* 3 pencil cups? Which one should I keep? The black wire one would be easy to eliminate, but the spinning oak and black metal one that matches the desk *and* holds the stapler, the staple remover, and the scissors? The gargoyle that can hold a pencil in its mouth?
Does anyone else out there keep an electric pencil sharpener on their desk? Does anyone else out there *own* an electric pencil sharpener?
The wooden tea box filled with old convention badges and buttons? Those damned little figurines Small Dog sends you with your order? The rack of CDs for software I might need someday?
We won't even discuss the paperwork that requires sorting and filing.
One problem...or maybe it's a salvation, is that my desk has no drawers. It's a fake oak stealth wing corner thingie that belongs in one of those Crate & Barrel offices with white walls, bare oak flooring, and wireless network. White gauze curtains floating in the breeze. One clear glass vase with a single calla lily. Not a piece of paper to be seen.
Instead, it's in an 8x10 third bedroom with a 4-drawer file cabinet , three overfilled bookcases, and a doggie bed the size of France complete with sleeping dog. Granted, the walls are a nice celery green and serve as home to a nice Renoir still life. There's also a signed copy of the classic Mad Bluebird photo because haven't we all felt like that at times?
I see cobwebs in one corner. C&B offices do not suffer from cobwebs.
I need a bigger office, sans cobwebs. But right now, I need to figure out what to do about this box...
Do I *need* 3 pencil cups? Which one should I keep? The black wire one would be easy to eliminate, but the spinning oak and black metal one that matches the desk *and* holds the stapler, the staple remover, and the scissors? The gargoyle that can hold a pencil in its mouth?
Does anyone else out there keep an electric pencil sharpener on their desk? Does anyone else out there *own* an electric pencil sharpener?
The wooden tea box filled with old convention badges and buttons? Those damned little figurines Small Dog sends you with your order? The rack of CDs for software I might need someday?
We won't even discuss the paperwork that requires sorting and filing.
One problem...or maybe it's a salvation, is that my desk has no drawers. It's a fake oak stealth wing corner thingie that belongs in one of those Crate & Barrel offices with white walls, bare oak flooring, and wireless network. White gauze curtains floating in the breeze. One clear glass vase with a single calla lily. Not a piece of paper to be seen.
Instead, it's in an 8x10 third bedroom with a 4-drawer file cabinet , three overfilled bookcases, and a doggie bed the size of France complete with sleeping dog. Granted, the walls are a nice celery green and serve as home to a nice Renoir still life. There's also a signed copy of the classic Mad Bluebird photo because haven't we all felt like that at times?
I see cobwebs in one corner. C&B offices do not suffer from cobwebs.
I need a bigger office, sans cobwebs. But right now, I need to figure out what to do about this box...
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Date: 2005-12-18 02:19 pm (UTC)Office organization is in my immediate future as well, so I share your pain. I can tell you that I also have three pencil cups, and three manual pencil sharpeners. Two of which don't really work and should probably be tossed. No electric pencil sharpener, but that's good since I wouldn't have a spare outlet to plug it in.
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Date: 2005-12-18 05:40 pm (UTC)Outlets are at a premium, and I should probably get a good power strip. This is in addition to my UPC, which I keep under the desk atop my old CPU trolley. Open packs of paper also fit into this trolley. It's nice that I could make use of the thing even after I got rid of the gateway tower.
UPCs. APC talked me into an upgrade a few years ago. The resulting unit was smaller, but even so, I really didn't want it atop my desk. The act of finding a place to put it led to a complete office overhaul including window washing and washing of the floor behind the desk. Now that Mickey spends more time in here, I need to vacuum regularly to pick up the dog hair, so things are a little cleaner than they used to be. But the plastic surfaces of printers and such are dust magnets, and as much as I like the sleek, white Apple look...