May 18, 2008
What have you been up to, skeet?
I’m so glad you asked! I was just coming around to tell you. Remember my new committment to doing stuff on a daily basis to de-clutter my life? I finally picked up some momentum on that quest a few weeks ago and I’ve stuck to the task this time. The last few days have been spent on the most tedious chore of all - organizing my office! You probably can’t tell from the photo above, but it represents signifigant progress. That’s the work table in my office - the table I haven’t been able to use in ages. I used to do my property drawings there, and enter my inspections into the books and put my bank deposits together. See the bin in the picture, and the stack of paper & stuff next to it, and the stand-up file over at the right? That’s all that’s left of four boxes of stuff that needed to be organized or gotten rid of.
This is one of the smaller boxes. It contained mostly mail, though there was other stuff there, too. I pay most of my bills online these days, and some of them at various service centers as I travel around the island doing inspections. It’s an efficient bill-paying system and there’s really no need to open the paper bills, so they’ve been accumulating for quite a while. They’re mixed in with junk mail, a weekly local paper, some magazines I intend to read someday, and numerous other bits of detritus.
I spent most of one day shredding junk mail and envelopes. I filled two large rubbish bags with the results, then realized I’d never get done if I shredded everything. Thereafter I only shredded credit card applications and other things that might be useful to identity thieves. Everything else was either torn or disposed of whole. That made the work go much faster. I’ve filled five or six bags and the rubbish bin is full, awaiting pick-up on Tuesday morning.
I’ve also sorted some stuff for a future garage sale or charity pick-up. That computer got badly burned by a virus. I need to remove the motherboard full of sensitive data, and then will offer the rest for parts. The box is full of cables and cords. A rice cooker and some clothes have also been added to the pile. I expect it to be much larger before I’m through.
I stirred up a lot of dust and dog hair beneath the table and in the supply closet. My allergies are acting up (of course,) and I’ll probably need some acne treatments to counteract the grime my skin has absorbed. Small price to pay, though. I’m feeling good about the progress I’ve made and am committed to staying on top of things better once I finish the big clean-up. I’ve let the enormity of the job overwhlem me for way too long, but it’s really not all that bad once you get started. That was the hard part!
[tags]cleaning, clutter, organizing[/tags]
Posted by skeet @ 4:43 pm • Home & Family
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May 18th, 2008 at 5:21 pm, Muhd Imran Says:
Good For you!
The work area is much organized and looks great. You have reclaimed your space!
Just like you, I love things that are organized and believe that each thing should have its own place, while those that are not, normally are not used at all and should be gone to avoid clutter and deprive us of our space.
I work better in a clean, uncluttered and organized place… in the office as well as at home. Minimal is key for me.
Congrats. You achieved what you set yourself to do and the result is great!
Oh, yes. The PC has the Harddisk that is important that you salvage it because all your personal data are in it.
If your PC is down because of virus attack, chances are it can be remedied as long as the hardware are all worknig still.
You need an IT guy to at worst reformat your hard-disk like new, if he cannot salvage your personal data before that process. Then install a free anti-virus software like AdAware to keep it safe.
Happy Weekend.
May 18th, 2008 at 7:22 pm, skeet’s stuff » Self Portrait Sunday for May 18, 2008 Says:
[…] I was so caught up in de-cluttering the office that I forgot all about Self Portrait Sunday until dusk. After the marathon cleaning efforts I did […]
May 18th, 2008 at 8:23 pm, hyphen8 Says:
Go Skeet Go!
May 19th, 2008 at 9:46 am, Whim Says:
WOOT! Keep it up!