Dave’s side of the office was really stressing me out. I don’t have a “before” photo, it was just that stressful. But imagine stacks of books falling out of shelves and piles of paper hanging pitifully off bulletin boards, like they were trying to figure out how to get the heck out of there.
I put on my Professional Unclutterer hat and set about piling his books in the middle of the room. I cleared off my desk and affixed little post-it notes on the wall to designate the destination of each errant piece of paper: “Keep”, “Recycle”, “File”, “Bring to Work,” etc.
Here’s a picture of the “during” :
After: his side, sorted and decluttered.
Ahh, it makes me breathe so much easier. And it helps with his ADD issues.
His new paperwork system: “File,” “Out,” and “In.” I set this up in early June and it’s still working for him.
The photos don’t show it, but I also cleaned OUT the closet and boy was there a lot of junk in there. Why do we own so many cords and where do they all go to?? I put them in a box in my file cabinet labeled “Cords and stuff I don’t know what to do with” and I’ll toss them if they’re not used in six months. Cords, you’re on watch.
Lord knows I can’t post enough pictures of my office. When my friend visited from the Galapagos she was like, “Oh! Your office! I’ve seen so many pictures on your blog.” Which means I need to find something new to write about.
Too bad! Office for the win!
I’ve been on a decluttering mission, too!
The office looks fabulous! So clean and organized.
I love that bookcase!!!