Desktop Dumping Ground

In our house we have what I call the dumping ground.  That spot where everything gets dropped, from hats and mitts to library books to whatever you happen to have in your hands.  What makes it worse is that, in our house, this dumping ground appears to rotate.  Sometimes it is the kitchen table, other times the table in my wife's crafty room, but most often it is my desk.

Here are a few ways to keep your workspace free of clutter:

Only place supplies used daily on the desk. The less cluttered your desk, the more space you’ll have.

Establish an “in” box so that you don’t end up with papers all over your desk.

Place files that you pull occasionally in a desk drawer, make sure they are labelled.

Create a file for anything you handle frequently.  My wife and I have a organized budget, each heading has its own file.