Really? One Year to an Organized Work Life Filled with Hapiness?: Behind drawers four and five!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Behind drawers four and five!

The bottom drawer purge was an excavation of uncharted territory. Here's what I found and got rid of that I didn't know was in the drawer:

two box cutters (I haven't used one since I've been in the office)
a box of refill blades
fax cover sheets and post its (my Admin Asst does the faxing for me)
a sealed bundle of 3x5 notepads
return address labels from a non-profit (the kind they send out with donation requests)

And here's what I found that I knew was there, but didn't want to face and had the courage to get rid of:
a wrinkled up supply of blotter paper
empty pocket folders from conferences
manila folders
multiple name tags from various conferences and workshops

Here is the result of purging drawer four.

From One Year to an Organized Work Life?!

And behind drawer five was a pile of napkins from fast food restaurants, cough drops and other assorted toiletries, and a garage door opener and key.

Napkins--staff room
cough drops and toiletries went to the infamous yellow bag to be sorted later
garage door opener and key went to the key keeper

If you were paying attention, you know that leaves nothing in the drawer!

From One Year to an Organized Work Life?!

Isn't it beautiful?

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Weight progress

11/10 173.2
11/3/12 174.3
10/27/12 175.2
10/20/12 174/8
10/13/12 172.8
10/6/12 175.0
9/29/12 175.0
9/21/12 174.2
9/14/12 174.8
9/7/12 175.2
8/31/12 175.0
8/24/12 175.2
8/17/12 175.0
8/10/12 174.0
8/3/12 172.4
7/28/12 173.2
7/21/12 173.2
7/14/12 175.4
7/7/12 173.6
6/30/12 172.6
6/23/12 172.0
6/16/12 171.6
6/2/12 171.6
5/26/12 172.0
5/19/12 171.4
5/12/12 171.0
5/5/12 171.6
4/28/12 171.2
4/21/12 173.0
4/15/12 174.4
4/8/12 174.4
4/1/12 174.4
3/25/12 175
3/18/12 174.2
3/11/12 Whoops! I forgot to weigh-in !!
3/4/12 173.8
2/26/12 176.4
2/19/12 174.4
2/12/12 176.0
2/5/12 178.2
1/29/12 178.6
1/22/12 179
1/15/12 179
1/8/12 182
1/1/12 183

How I said yes to life and no to overworking in May:

5/14/12 Went to Fusion class and read before bed
5/13/12 Visited with in-laws, parents, sister's family, then went to daughter's softball game
5/12/12 Went to YMCA interval class
5/11/12 Made potato salad to add to dinner prepped by hubby and went to Rebecca's softball game
5/10/12 Read before bed time
5/9/12 Went to Power Yoga at the YMCA
5/8/12 Didn't run errands on my lunch hour.
5/7/12 Fusion at Just Breathe Yoga Studio
5/6/12 Spent some quality time with hubby
5/5/12 Went to see friends on a last minute invitation and read on the way there.
5/4/12 Had dinner at Sam'z and read before bedtime
5/3/12 Went for a walk with my husband after dinner.
5/2/12 Went to Power Yoga at the YMCA
5/1/12 Went to Rebecca's softball game.

Home Habit of the Month

Month 3: Get rid of and file all mail and incoming paper from school, work, and play as soon as it comes in. (Touch it once!)

Accomplished on: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

This includes reading newspapers and recycling right away and cutting coupons and recycling the remaining paper right away. There are two visual measures to this success in my house.

1. Dining room table free of clutter

2. Kitchen counter free of clutter

On May 1 the dining room table is pristine. The small kitchen counter has a to do pile, which I'll put in a folder so it isn't as noticeable. That way I will have a visual reminder. Is the small counter clear? Yes. Good. No? Take care of it every day!