Swag up for grabs…

I would share, but my desk is currently unusually clean – partially a result of starting a new job over a holiday. Ask me in another month – I should have it to a respectable level of chaos by then.

BTW – the moving boxes are a nice touch…. :’ )

I would send a pix but who knows where that camera is!! Confession–when my office desk gets to cluttered, i go out into the library and use a student table! That student table does hold me accountable though, as i don’t leave confidential files, money, food, or other clutter out there! Best—its away from the phone.

Yeehaw – I’m glad that’s not me. I would have to be popping valium to get through that. I am at the opposite end of the spectrum – I am a self-confessed neat freak. Some people envy my neatness but like a lot of things, your greatest strength can also be a weakness. Do you occasionally lose things due to disorganization? Well I have thrown things away that I needed in a fit of cleaning! So I will not be sending a picture of my desk – some people might be jealous but most people would probably think I spend waaaaay too much time on neatness and organization. Too funny. But it might be fun to mess it up just to get some nifty Brandon-Hall stuff. Oh who am I kidding, I could never do that ;-0

Wendy’s just warming up!

I can relate Cathy. I used to move into a conference room at times just to get away from it all. “It” of course was my own self-created chaos. There used to be a lame-o wedding shower game where you won a prize for having stuff in your purse. A scavenger hunt of sorts. Sounds like you could win the office version. I probably could have heated up food with my portable heater…always had extra shoes, socks, food. Better than a bomb shelter. Forget the basement…I’m going to my desk.

Ha! Maria.
I’m the one who sneaks by your tidy desk and rearranges your push pins just to freak you out.

You have me thinking of my desktop as a mood ring.

If I have more than 90% DTV (desktop visibility), meaning I see almost all the birch veneer not covered by infrastructure like lamps or peripherals, I’m in a tranquil mood. Usually that means the last assignment is done, and while I don’t have a new one yet, the final check is on its way.

DTV etween 50% and 90% means my work head is in a good place. I may have “in progress” piles, but at the end of the workday I nudge them back into their cages, often stopping just before a logical endpoint to help myself quick-start the next day.

A DTV below 30% is usually a sign that I’m confused, frustrated, or panicky. If the phone rings, I can’t find a notepad. I can find a pen through the patdown method, bouncing my hands on top of piles till I sense an odder-that-usual shape.

When DTV drops below 10%, I might as well shift my work to gate B37 at the Dulles midfield terminal.

I see Janet, so you are one of THOSE people. Well, that figures – ha, ha!

And Dave’s post is hilarious. I would agree with the 50% to 90% “desk top mood.” Honestly, that is usually where I am too. But, here is where I differ. Although it is true that if I am bored or not as busy I will have a neat desk, but if I am stressed out, I actually get into ultra-cleaning mode. I clean and organize to relieve stress. I realize this probably signals some borderline mental disorder, but I have managed to make it work for me! And I do not blame my parents or some horrible childhood living in squalor. I always was clean and neat – if I got bored when I young, I would clean the house. Needless to say I was my mother’s favorite. She could leave a messy house and come home to a spotless one without even asking. And no, I cannot be adopted by anyone

Dave you’re killing me. I like the DTV-to-mood indicator. I believe I am circling JFK right now looking for a landing spot.

You can think it’s funny if you like. I’m on the road at the moment, but I know the home DTV is at 25%…

Hey — who won the swag?

still have a picture I’m waiting for. Will most likely put it up for vote…stay tuned.