Cleaning My Desk
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (80050)
United States
October 22, 2018 11:44am CST
I sat at my desk to pay some bills and one thing let to another and now the whole desk is pulled apart. Guess that's my project for today even though I had no plans to tackle it.
I have a very bad habit of shoving things in the drawer and one corner is a catch-all for all sorts of stuff.
It's gotten to a point where it's an unsightly mess and I feel distracted when sitting here and not being able to concentrate 100% on what I'm trying to do.
I had other things I wanted to do today but I guess my desk needed priority attention.
Do you get involved in a project you had no intention of doing?
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
22 Oct 18
@Marilynda1225 I finished mine.A pain but have to do it.I received a letter today saying someone taking my ID.This is from the tax people.
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
22 Oct 18
I just shredded a whole box of papers which is a other project that is completed
@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
23 Oct 18
@amadeo oh no Fredo...hope it isn't a case of identity theft and can be easily fixed
@wolfgirl569 (96024)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Oct 18
Often. I get distracted easily. 
I cleaned my desktop off yesterday, but only because I was looking for my sweeper manual.
I cleaned my desktop off yesterday, but only because I was looking for my sweeper manual.1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (96024)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Oct 18
@playertwo This was the robot sweeper. It is not very loud at all. I can ignore it while watching t.v. unless it starts beeping. That tells me it needs attention.
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@wolfgirl569 (96024)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Oct 18
@Marilynda1225 Mine often run together. This leads to that and so on. Then I have to get back to my starting point.
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
22 Oct 18
I have the habit of starting one thing and then getting involved in something else
@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
22 Oct 18
I didn't plan on doing laundry today but I did that. Lol. I'm glad I did it and got it over with-doing laundry in a tub is a lot of work!
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
22 Oct 18
@Marilynda1225 It is and exhausting as well! But grateful to have clean laundry again anyway.
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
23 Oct 18
@LovingMyBabies I'm praying for you every day Jennifer that you and your family find a nice place to live and can have peace and be settled somewhere.
@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
22 Oct 18
I can't even imagine having to do laundry in a tub. Just be back breaking
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@LadyDuck (459735)
• Switzerland
23 Oct 18
I wanted to check the glasses we store in the cabinet and get rid of those we never use. I ended up taking out ALL the glasses (
), put in boxes those we do not use, washing all those I intend to keep, clean the cabinet and put the glasses back by size and use. It took hours.
), put in boxes those we do not use, washing all those I intend to keep, clean the cabinet and put the glasses back by size and use. It took hours.1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (459735)
• Switzerland
23 Oct 18
@Marilynda1225 What I am now trying to do is get rid of everything we do not use. I will have more room in the cabinets and I can make some people happy donating what we do not need.
@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
23 Oct 18
Hours of work but I bet those glasses are shiny and look beautiful now. I have so many coffee mugs that take up room in my kitchen cabinet that we never use. I should really get rid of them and make more room.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
22 Oct 18
I sure hope you got that all organized.
Not usually, but sometimes
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
22 Oct 18
It's done and that makes me happy. Since no one uses the desk but me I have no one to blame other than myself for the mess
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@Courtlynn I wish!! Of course it will get messy again but hopefully not for awhile
@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@Marilynda1225 im glad its done. hope you don't get it messy again.
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
23 Oct 18
You sound like a very organized person
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@snowy22315 (170798)
• United States
23 Oct 18
I have a file cabinet like that. I try to purge it periodically. 90 percent of the stuff in there could probably be tossed..Maybe it had value to me once, but no longer.
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
23 Oct 18
I just finished shredding all the papers,etc from my mom and she passed away almost two years ago. She saved every little scrap of paper so it was tedious going through all of it without knowing what was important and what wasn't
@allknowing (130233)
• India
23 Oct 18
It gives me relief to think that there are others in this world who clutter up,. (lol)
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
23 Oct 18
If we took a survey I'm sure there are more of us than those who don't acquire clutter
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
23 Oct 18
I need to get myself more organized and stop letting myself get distracted
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
22 Oct 18
I don't rearrange furniture much but I do like to move accessories from room to room giving it a new look
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@JamesHxstatic (29343)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Oct 18
Not if I can help it. I think men have a somewhat greater ability to ignore messes. My wife would agree.
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
23 Oct 18
I think you're right about that Jim. I guess we women are more anal when it comes to messes
@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
22 Oct 18
It went pretty quickly so it wasn't as bad as I thought. Wish I was more like you and finished one thing before tackling another
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
22 Oct 18
I have a large dresser in my bedroom that I'd like to get rid of but no one strong enough to carry it down the stairs. I understand your frustration
Maybe you can get rid of it when you move?
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
22 Oct 18
@Marilynda1225 Thanks Marilyn. I hope you will one day get yours moved too.
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
23 Oct 18
I've been trying to get my closet cleaned and organized for months now. I start and then stop and never quite get ahead.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Oct 18
There are times when one thing leads to another.
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