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Posted: 06 June 2007 at 5:31pm | IP Logged

Mine is pile city...My pastor is ok w/ 1 small pile.  However, I have learned the art of "filling the drawers" so it only LOOKS clean.  And yes, there is a Buddy on my desk...

Jonathan

Posted: 07 June 2007 at 11:53am | IP Logged

I have heard it said before that the way your desk looks, speaks to people who walk by.  Is there truth in everyone's opinion or is that just someone complaining?

As I said before, I am decently organized but get the help of other people in my weakness.  However, people seem to complain on cleanliness and organization of the office area. 

Jonathan

Posted: 07 June 2007 at 12:20pm | IP Logged

I won't get a desk till 7/1,. when I start officially :o)

So, for now, my desk is immaculate...glad you can't see my home

Posted: 07 June 2007 at 2:10pm | IP Logged

I guess compared to most of you my desk is boring.  I don't keep toys, pictures, or fun stuff on my desk.  There are however several piles of stuff that I'm currrently working on and most days you're lucky if you can tell what kind of material the desk is made of.

I have a small file organizer in the corner of my L-shaped desk for current projects that I am not working on at the moment (right now it contains a file for our fireworks stand, kidz kamp, and a school commitee that I am serving on)  The piles on my desk are things that I hope to work on today even though I know that some will probably be put off until tommorrow.  Most of these piles contain files which will eventually make it back into my file drawer when completed or possibly the corner file if I know it will be several days before I get back to them.  However, I am usually going back and forth between the various projects as phone calls get returned, the next idea pops into my head etc.

There is also one pile of miscellaneous stuff that has not been filed yet.  Some of this stuff will probably be trashed the next time I sort through it because I will decide it's not worth the time to file it away.

By my telephone is a pile of old messages.  One of these days I will get some of the numbers entered into my address book for future reference and these notes can be thrown away.

I also have a pile of stuff in the front corner of the desk of things that need to go back to my house.  I am constantly bringing things back and forth to the church and unless they make it into this pile they get absorbed into the Children's Ministry supplies and I will never see my personal items again.

The other items on my desk are: three cofee mugs (one of them was just given to me and needs to go home), my phone charger, remote controls for my TV and DVD player (I am often previewing video clips or downloading them to a computer that sits on another desk while I work on something else), a stapler, tape dispenser, note pads, and a couple of Bibles.

It seems like I am always multi-tasking. I am always processing an upcoming event, lesson, etc. in my mind while I work on something else and when an idea comes to me I need quick access to the right file to get it down while it's fresh.  I know a lot of people work on one project at a time and complete that one before starting the next one.  I have never worked well that way.  My mind moves a thousand miles an hour and when a thought pops into my mind I need to find the right file and jot it down quickly before my mind is on to something else. 

My desk is my work space.  I do however have pictures, toys, etc. displayed in other areas of my office.  The only toys you might occassionally find on my desk are those that will be appearing in an upcoming lesson.

Gerry

Posted: 07 June 2007 at 8:58pm | IP Logged

Some Hilarious posting. I just got a beautiful new office and I am determined to keep it immaculate which means that when the day is over, my desk is orderly. (although I do need to work on my files inside all my file cabinets)

I have a beautiful desk which is about 1 year old. Everyone who comes in my office says, "Wow! What a beautiful NEW desk" I say, "It is not new...it was hiding before under piles, toys, piles, toys...no more!

Same for my home office.  I have been in school full-time as well as working at the church full-time. Needless to say my home office, while studying, was AWFUL...no more!

Thanks for listening.