Office Supplies

[da]

I just left a backpack full of office supplies in my department's supply closet.

A ream of legal paper, a box of maroon presentation folders, and quite a lot of magic tape.

In 1997, I went on an office-supply rampage when my company won a contract with the US Department of Education. (Enough said? I think so.)

Except to add: my closet is that much emptier, and I am that much happier.

(*) If there's anybody local who needs legal paper, a box of maroon presentation folders, or rolls of magic tape I might be able to hook you up.

Comments

[swadfather.livejournal.com]

Some of my clients compare their mess to the mess of others, some of them fully acknowledge the issue and still dig their heels in, and others are in total denial.

Dealing with what lead to the stashing is really the key. If you don't figure that out then you won't be able to keep it from happening again. I have a really cool tool for thinking through some of that I could email you if you'd like.

Also, I'd recommend the book Buried in Treasures by Dr. Gail Steketee. I do some work with her here in Boston and think it is helpful for folks regardless of where they fall on the clutter/hoarding spectrum. Feel free to call if I can be of use..and yay for unclutterer!

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

I have a really cool tool for thinking through some of that I could email you if you'd like.

That sounds like it might be of use? Sure, send it along!

I think my base problem is sentimentalism about stuff, combined with a filing system that has failed to give me the right places to put some of that stuff. ...however, I think I'm on the right track now, thanks to unclutterer: once I've gotten rid of the things I don't use or display, I'm going to put more shelves into the closet, get rid of the big-ass crates that make it impossible to find what I want, and put the useful stuff in sensible plastic tupperware-type containers with labels. :)