Organization-Desk

Alright, here goes.

In the past I've had trouble because desks I've had placed me on the left side with extra space on the right. This works well for people who are right handed. They can type on their laptop and then move their hand over to write a note. However, I am left-handed. This usually meant I would have my laptop open on the desk and then anything else I was using in my lap. Or I'd move to the floor and have everything spread out all over the place. Ask any of my friends who came into my dorm while I was writing a paper (especially for Baptist History...documents all OVER the place). They would come in and find me, hair in a messy ponytail (or some strange assortment of braids), scared look on my face, total fatigue, scrambling to find the study I need.

No more.

First, my laptop will no longer go on my desk. We are going to put it in its own fold down desk mounted to the wall. This one is from Ikea . It is the PS Laptop Workstation and Dad's going to check it out while he's near the store.

These next few items come from The Container Store.

This is a file folder that cascades when hung on a hook. This way you can easily see everything you're dealing with. There's this option and a simpler rainbow colored one that I believe doesn't have a calendar. I can't decide between the two until I see them and the cost is the same. I'm thinking I'll get one for each class or perhaps one master file for all the studies I print off for different papers. I'm going to spend part of my remaining weeks here finding the studies I already ordered in my undergrad so I can use them if need be. I'll need everything in my arsenal for the research class I have to take in the fall.

This is one of their wall pockets. I'm hoping they'll be big enough to hold my file folders. If not, then I don't know that I'll have a use for them. These are made of canvas and will help me get things off the floor and the surface of my desk. I also have a desk organizer (what are they called?) with two spaces for paper and three compartments in the front for pencils, pens, what have you. I got this at Ross the summer before I left for school, and I think I'll put mail in it (in and outbox).

This way, hopefully, my desk can stay clear and be available for reading. Clutter is the enemy of my brain functioning.