DOES YOUR DESK LOOK LIKE THIS?… NOT TO MENTION THE FLOOR AROUND YOUR DESK?
February 4th, 2008 Categories: Home Maintenance, Lighten Up

Ever wonder how the confluence of random threads of thought entering our brain can lead to ACTION?
Well especially for YOURS TRULY, who whether I like it or not is (or is it “am”?) a lateral thinker, not a linear thinker (like my husband Wayne).
Random Thread of Thought Number 1:
A few days ago I notice my desk is starting to disappear under a mountain of piles. Come to think of it, the credenza is also beginning to disappear from view.
Random Thread of Thought Number 2:
My fellow entrepreneur friend Steve Ilott of Decluttering.ca, Therapy for your Home sends me an article he wrote about getting rid of the Clutter Monkey.
Random Thread of Thought Number 3:
I come upon the above cartoon, while surfing the net this morning.
OK, IT’s time for ACTION:
The last thing I feel like doing is clearing everything off my desk and other surfaces in my office, and putting items big and small “in their proper place” but I make a commitment to do it and my readers get to hold me accountable.
Want to check out Steve’s Step by Step Guide to Banishing the Clutter Monkey? Click here.
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Hi Hilary,
Thanks for the inspiration. I feel more productive already.
kv
I made cookies tonight already and, are they ever good. Dad.
My desk looks like that too, only it is the dining table. Dad.
Hi Dad,
You are one cool senior to be able to comment on blogs, thanks for stopping by and hope you are doing well in this weather.
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