What a Mess I Created
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
United States
January 11, 2016 11:22am CST
I was looking for something in my desk today and wound up cleaning it out. Or, I should say, taking everything out with the plan to reorganize it.
Now I have a huge mess with piles of papers etc on my desktop and no room to work or do anything.
One simple task leads to a huge project
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@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@mom210 it turned out to be a bigger task than I had anticipated but now it's done and ready for the new year
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Guess it's a perfect day to tackle that project! 
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@yukimon wow and I didn't even know that....what better day than to clean off my desk
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
12 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225
It always feel good to finish something you have started even if it took longer than you thought it would.
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@marcyaz it does feel good to have it done even though it took longer than I wanted
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
11 Jan 16
Funny how that happens Marilyn.
Still, it will keep you busy for a good while friend.
It feels so good to get things done afterwards.
Still, it will keep you busy for a good while friend.
It feels so good to get things done afterwards.2 people like this
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@tiarasoceanview it took me longer than I had anticipated and I kept thinking of how many other things I'd rather be doing
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@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@juliaacv it's all organized now but what a chore. UGH
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
11 Jan 16
That's why I only have a small computer desk - when I get a document/paper I file it or shred it..no place to put it down! Good luck with your organization.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
12 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 Now that you got it unstuffed don't load it back up again. I used to go to my mom's years ago and clean out the drawers in her china cabinet...a month later they looked like I never bothered. I finally gave up.
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@abbygreenhill it amazed me what stuff I had shoved into my desk LOL
@Phenomenal1 (144)
• United States
11 Jan 16
This happens to me lot. Then my OCD kicks in and I have to clean it all up before it drives me crazy. Hahaha I hope you found what you were looking for. I've done this plenty of times and the item I was looking for usually ends up somewhere totally different than where I created the mess. That's just my luck. :)
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@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@phenomenal1 yes I found what I was looking for pretty fast but figured since I already made a mess I might as well get it all organized
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@LeaPea2417 (36392)
• Toccoa, Georgia
12 Jan 16
That has happened to me before (a small clean up ends up being a big clean up). For example: a receipt drawer, that didn't look too much like a chore to clean out, ends up being a big mess and a big clean up.
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@ladyduck as happy as I am that it's all organized now I wish I had waited until tomorrow and then the following tomorrow, and then the following tomorrow 
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@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@amadeo I shredded a bunch of things so at least that's done
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@anneej it was a big huge headache but now it's done and I can be ready for a whole new mess for 2016
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
12 Jan 16
I do that all the time, hope you can get t cleaned up soon so you can have your desk back
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
12 Jan 16
lol that happens to me sometimes so that I would end up regretting why I took out every thing.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 Jan 16
lol almost every time I start something it ends up like that.
@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Jan 16
I do that every year at work to start the new year. I start this big cleaning and organizing project in my office, and end up creating a mess! Every year I say I'm going to do it differently, and every year I end up doing the same thing!
@JudyEv (325339)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 16
This is what happens when I decide to clean out my kitchen cupboards.
