I clean up my desk and say I will do better and keep it clean. But alas, paper begins to pile up and I don’t file or throw away stuff and the desk looks really messy. I know where everything is and generally have a pile for every purpose and a purpose for every pile.

Now trying to remember where I filed something on the computer is a different story. I looked for something the other day for over an hour. I finally had to swallow my pride and ask my co-worker to resend the documents. After he sent the documents again I had a revelation. He named it something different than what I was looking for and the documents were still there. I had not lost them just couldn’t remember the name. I have read books on how to organize files so that you could remember where things are. Nothing has worked for me. Still lose stuff.

So I guess the desk may look messy but at least I know I can find stuff. I saw a sign one time that said, “A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind.” I must be really healthy. I’m open to suggestions.