On Cleaning One's Office

I don't think anyone really cleans because they want to - it's more out of necessity. We cannot find an important paper, the dust mites are affecting your allergies, etc. In this instance, I cleaned because I was moved.

It's not like I went very far - just down the hall. But it required a complete clean-out of my desk, the top of my desk (which had much more stuff on it than I thought), my files, and my bookcase.

Things I have Learned:

1. I didn't really need a 5-shelf bookcase. A 3-shelf case is quite cozy, and now I'm not really tempted to buy more (note for my house).

2. I have way, way, WAY too many notepads from library conferences. Perhaps I will go through them over the next year or so, but right now they take up half of my first desk drawer.

3. Speaking of desk drawers, the little insert that is supposed to be for pens and change really only gets in my way. The pennies (why do I have pennies?) always end up in the drawer and I keep pens on the desk. Goodbye, annoying desk insert.

4. I still have a new toothbrush and toothpaste in my desk. I feel guilty that I haven't felt a need to use it.

5. I had a bike chain & lock in my desk. Not the old-fashioned chain, but one of those tensile-strength chains wrapped in plastic. This description does not explain why that chain is in my desk.

6. I'm a big fan of office free-sales. Last year before I moved, I was able to give away 12 packets of ketchup. I no longer have ketchup in my desk because I don't eat at McDonalds (and why am I not losing weight?).

I can take a picture of the space but it's pretty boring. I keep my desk (at work only) clean out of habit. It's just that - stuff accumulates.