Keeping your Home Office Organized

Organization can be the downfall of many an home office worker. You can start the day with your desk neat, tidy and completely organized and after the first hour of a busy day, disaster strikes. Your desk looks like a hurricane hit it. Some suggestions for keeping your desk organized include taking “regrouping” breaks, creating project areas, and utilizing baskets in your office closet.

A “regrouping” break can be very beneficial not only for cleaning and organizing your desk but for your own mental well-being. During a busy day at work at your home office, many people find that projects, files, notes, packages, etc. are dropped on their desk by a variety of co-workers. In order not to lose your mind or control over your workload, a five or ten minute break used to clean-up and organize your desk can be very helpful. During this break, you can take time to organize the projects based on timing or urgency.

Additionally, you can glance through the projects to determine if there are any that can be completed and “off your desk” quickly. Another option is to create “project areas” on your desk and/or work area. This system can help keep various projects and the information associated with those projects from getting commingled. This is particularly helpful in a multi-task, paper and file intensive work environment. You can even label the areas of your desk or office with the name the each project. This way, co-workers can easily identify the location of a specific project they need.

Finally, there is the “basket” method to office closet organization. Several medium sized baskets or even the lids to boxes (such as boxes used to deliver reams of paper), can be used to store information for projects that are in process. This is especially helpful when you have a project that is on your office closet desk but waiting for additional information. This allows you to move the project, and all its associated content, to another location on your desk or work area without losing important pieces of information. When you are ready to work on that project again, you just need to grab the basket and the information is ready and waiting. A disorganized desk can be very distressing for you when working from home. However, by employing a few simple organization ideas, a busy day can still be a happy day.

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