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| Project to Tackle: My Desk |
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Life has been busy! I have barely been in my house the last few days, let alone tackling anything.
So tonight I finally got home at 9pm, quickly got Jackson in bed, with stories and prayers, and made my way downstairs by 9:30 pm to look around for something to tackle before I collapsed with fatigue. I was definitely not in the mood to tackle the kitchen pantry, which I had hoped to get to all weekend. Instead I turned to my “desk,” the kitchen table and home of one of my enormous early Tackles. I have been trying hard to keep it clean, but a stack of papers, mail, etc has been growing steadily and cluttering my space, despite my vain attempts to mask the procrastination by stacking it in a “neat” pile. Yes – it needed a little tackling again. It wasn’t as quick of a tackle as I hoped, (it is almost midnight now) but it is done! Well, until that mailman comes again. Don’t you remember those days when you longed for mail? |
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My Desk — Before
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My Desk — After
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So what did you tackle this week? Come on – you know you want to show off! And if you haven’t tackled yet – no worries – show us your before picture and then get tackling! We will cheer you on! |
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Manic Mom says
Got up three mornings in a row at 6 a.m. to power walk!!!
Also, last week I cleaned out the garage before school started! I am woman, hear me roar!!!!!!!!!!!
Erna says
Ha ha! Brain freeze! Is there any way you can change my blog address on “Mr. Linky” or whatever it’s called. I forgot to put blogspot in there. Ay yi yi!
Anyway, as you’ll see in my Tackle it Tuesday I have paper issues too! Looks nice and orderly over at your desk now. I’m sure you’ll be seeing many of my piles in the future. :0)
Thanks for the extra motivation to tackle the lingering projects around here. :0) Have a great day!
Leann says
Ummm… that last comment was me… my name did not get finished… LOL
L says
Girl, I wish my desk pile was that cluttered… You would swallow your tongue if you saw mine right now!!! LOL
Stephanie says
This is my first time participating. I think this will help keep me moving!
Amanda says
I just spent 2 hours mowing the lawn, I’m ready for a nap. Thanks for letting me share my accomplishment. 😉
Barbara H. says
I just finished mine — going through an old record album collection and weeding out a few (though not as many as I had hoped).
I have a counter area in the kitchen where I put mail, and have to clean it off several times a week. I throw out the obvious junk and catalogs, but need to leave the rest out for my husband to see before one of us puts it in the desk. Sometimes it’s a week before we do that. I get to a point where I can’t stand it any more and have to deal with it. Unfortunately, since more mail comes almost every day, it is a continual thing.
Erin says
I tackled two cabinets in my kitchen and I’m SO glad it is done! Thank you again for inspiring to tackle it! Erin
Nikkie says
Looks great! I really need to remember to start doing this, I’ve got a ton of stuff to tackel!
Mom2fur says
I still look forward to mail–but isn’t it awful you usually have to throw out about 80% of it? I think the weight of junkmail puts cracks in the foundations of our houses, even more so than old issues of National Geographic.
Susan says
Oh I would love for my desk to look like even your before picture! I’ve decided to try my luck with my desk too!
kep says
Good job on the desk! I just did my first mission: cleaning off the kitchen counter of the dishes that needed to be handwashed. SO glad to have it done!! Thanks for this motivation.
Mommy the Maid says
Looks good! I am taking on a big project today. The girl’ closet. Eekk! Pictures to come soon 😀
Sandra says
I just got my kitchen and my laundry tackled, and all because of you Janice LOL
You did a great job with the desk 🙂
Erin says
I just organized all of the manuals and books that come with household items: appliances, baby gear, etc. into binders. They were taking up two drawers of a desk and when I was done, I threw half of them away (as we no longer used the particular item or it had long since broken) and filed the rest in plastic sleeves in binders. Of course, it took two hours…nap time..but worth it in the end!
Bianca says
I used to have a real problem with letting my mail pile up, and because most of it was junk, by the time I got around to going through it, I ended up throwing most of it away. On of the ways that I’ve tackled the problem now is that when I go through the mail the first time, I make sure to do it near a trashcan, and anything that is immediately identifiable as junk goes straight into the trash can. That way my piles are rarely more than just a couple of pieces of mail, and because they’re bills and things that need to be immediately tended to, they don’t tend to stay piled for very long.
crygibb says
Your “desk” looks good.
dawn says
I tackled something Saturday night while watching a movie – didn’t get much out of the movie. I had a box in my little “office” that has been accumulating stuff I don’t know what to do with for I don’t know how long. I have a hint, though, based on some of the pictures I found in the bottom! I threw away pounds and pounds of junk and still have so much left! Right now it’s sitting in piles around my recliner – I don’t know where I’m going from here. I don’t have a picture, but just imagine it in your mind!
Thanks for stopping by my romance story.
Jodi says
Great job! My desk could use a “retackle” again, but that will have to be another day. I have to get the sauce made for spaghetti, then off to the park we go for a playdate.
Happy Tuesday!
Julie says
Well done! Won’t be tackling anything today as I have company coming and getting the house ready is a big enough job on it’s own 😉
Your desk looks great.. love the mouse pad 🙂
Kristina says
I didn’t see a place to linke but I did my projects as well and maybe more today……
My Tackle It Tuesday
eph2810 says
Well, at least your tackle was a tackle. Mine is really lame, but at least I got the bags of clothing out of my car I was driving around for a week.
Have a blessed day in the Lord 🙂
Jenn says
LOL there’s that desk again! Gotta love it when things you have tackled before need retackling…I tell you though, it’s TOUGH to keep things clean! GOOD GOING on getting it cleaned up again! 🙂 YEAH YOU!!!
Ariane from NeatLiving.Net says
My project is a big one – a complete Laundry Room makeover – thanks to a flood in the basement. It’s better than ever now!