The second Monday in January is National Clean Your Desk Day! And in honor of this amazing holiday, I have 5 hacks to help you clean your desk the easy way!
Hack 1
Start with a clean slate.
In order to truly clean your desk, you have to remove everything. So take all the items off and wipe your desk using cleaning products.
Don’t forget to wipe your keyboard and mouse too!
Then only put item you use daily on your desktop. All other items can do in the drawers or filing cabinets.
Hack 2
Go paperless as much as possible. Because when you don’t have the paper piling up on your desk, you can actually keep it organized.
I love using Quartet Whiteboard Easel to write down reminders for myself instead of using paper pads.
And the Glass Dry Erase Board for creating project planning boards.
Foolproof Plan To Dealing With Paper Clutter
Paper piling up? Want to go digital but not sure how? Struggling with where to start with paper?
Then you need the paper clutter plan that the pros use to help clients stop the paper overwhelm for good!
This plan will walk you through the process to end paper piles for good.
You can read more tips below:
14 Easy Ways To Instantly Organize Paper Clutter
7 Ways To Reduce Paper Clutter
Hack 3
Use drawer organizers to keep your desk drawers tidy. This will prevent things from piling up on your desk because you have a place for them in your drawers.
To organize you desk drawers, start by grouping items together. I like storing all my pens together. Business cards have a place in my drawer. And all my office supply items like paper clips and binder rings are grouped into drawer organizers to keep them on hand and easy to find.
Project Board Planner
Are you looking to get your business organized? Then you totally need to set up a project board.
A project board is a board that keeps all your projects together. Now if you aren’t tech savvy and prefer paper and pencil planning, this planner is for you! Use the project board plans to create a fancy acrylic planner or grab a poster board to make your project planner because both plans are included along with tons of labels and tutorials for using your project board to be productive.
More tips on organizing drawers:
The Secret The Pros Use For Drawer Organization
Why You Need To Get Rid Of Your Junk Drawer
10 Effortless Ways To Use The Best Drawer Organizers
The Secret The Pros Use For Drawer Organization
Creative Office Supply Organization Ideas For Cabinets Or Walls
Hack 4
Deal with paper clutter immediately.
Instead of letting the paper pile up, come up with a plan for dealing with the paper.
I like using a tray or magazine holder to hold items I need to sort through.
Then I either shred the papers using my GBC Shredder or file them.
If I need to take action on a piece of paper, say a bill, I will do that when I am looking at it.
The exact paper plan I use is in the Foolproof Plan To Dealing With Paper Clutter.
Hack 5
Label all your things.
It may sound excessive, but when things are labeled you are going to put them back where they belong.
On all my drawer organizers I have labels that say what goes where. This way anyone in my family can put things away without asking. Because there is a label.
I love using my Xyron Creative Station to create label stickers that can easily be swapped out.
More Label Tutorials Below:
The Easiest Way To Create Hand Lettered Labels
How To Make Printable Stickers Labels
More Desk Organizing Hacks
These 5 hacks to help you clean you desk are a great start.
Start with a clean slate. Go paperless and deal with paper clutter immediately. Use drawer organizers and label them all.
If you still need more desk organizing ideas, these tips will help:
Organizing Office Desks Like A Professional
How to DIY Computer Desk Without Building Anything
How To Keep Your Desk Clutter Free
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