7 Day Home Office Challenge: What are YOU going to do?

I’m throwin’ down! That office of mine needs some attention!

My home office desk is a disaster right now. Yeah, you heard right. *sigh* There are a few contributing factors: I was travelling last week to a conference, had a busy schedule this week and wasn’t in the office much. Now when I walk in there, I know it’s time to do something. How do I know that? I don’t want to go in or stay in there!

What am I going to do about it? Get it back under control!  Here’s a little overview and what I will do about it this coming week. Can you relate?

• Package that is WAY overdue to ship. I will ship this box next week. It’s time to go!
• “Action” folder that’s out of control. This file isn’t urgent things, but they are all little nit-picky tasks that need to be done. I will cull and sort it out, and get those tasks done!
• Sort thru conference materials and paper. Notes will be filed, action plans made and receipts entered.
• Business cards to enter into contact management. New friends, contacts and one prospect. This will be a snap with my Neat Receipts scanner!
• Stuff that doesn’t belong in my office. This stuff has migrated while I was away, and it’s time to migrate back to its home. Get along lil’ doggy!
• Those little desktop stragglers. They are wanderers, no home and in limbo. And they are on the desktop, and it’s time for them to GO. I haven’t made a decision, and they are outta there.

The other reason I’m fired up? There are changes afoot for me, and I’m ready to streamline. I know this extra stuff is weighing on my mind and it just needs to be dealt with. I’ve got more important things to do, and creative energies that can be better served elsewhere. What about you?

Ready to take the challenge? Let’s take the next seven days and get our desks under control, by next Friday at noon. I’d love to hear about what you’re doing, so do share what you’re going to work on this week. Need some help? Leave a question. Have an answer to someone else’s question? Leave that too.

Now, let’s get goin’!