...the path to your desk is laid with good intentions...

So my goal for this lovely Friday was to totally revamp my desk. I am a clutter bug and as we all know, one of the worst things that contributes to clutter is...PAPER. Another fair contributor to clutter is a house the size of your small pinky. Now, my house isn't that size....it is slightly smaller. My desk is actually in my closet. I think that the thing I like about this arrangement is...door shut, mess gone. The big thing I don't like about it? My husband has less room for his vast collection of shoes. (I bet you think I am kidding...did anyone say Imelda Marcos?) So today my husband graciously accepted to watch the children for the evening and I then set to work. Here is the time line:

6:45 p. m. removed everything from the shelves above my desk and dusted.

7:20 p. m.decided to check my email...

7:35 p. m.shook myself from being lost online and made myself go back to work.

7:45 p. m. aimlessly looked through things from my desk previously buried and forgotten. I laughed, I cried, I stalled.

8:00 p. m. America's funniest home videos (I need to watch it with the family, right?)

9:00 p. m. Vow to attack the desk with purpose but I just need to check my email first....

10:00 p. m. Drag myself off of www.youtube.com (blooper videos). I tell husband "the blooper show is over, I'm getting back to work." He leaves in a trail of snorts, guffaws, and eye rolling as he heads into the living room.

10:30 p. m.sorting desk paraphernalia, organizing it into piles...going o.k. so far

11:40 p. m. I suddenly remember that "friends" started 10 minutes ago and so I proceed to watch it... I can organize and watch tv at the same time right?

12:33 a. m. Friends and Frasier is over...bed is covered with desk stuff...I am tired. Where can I put all this stuff? Oh wait, the desk has some room now... I will just pile it on there until I can have another productive day of sorting and organizing. I think I will just go check my email, really quickly......................