I Know It's Here Somewhere

Thanks to all of you, the weekend bash here Under the Tiki Hut was a huge success.

But now it's Monday and time to get back to work. I started last night.

One of my friends is helping me to become more organized. It's going to be a huge undertaking, even though we're just tackling my desk. If I listened more to her, we might would get farther down that road, but for now, desk is good. This is only part of the problem. It all looked like this - and worse:

So far I've shredded one stack of paper, made some folders, and sorted through a pile of single sheets of paper and index cards. These things either ended up in the trash can, in the shredder, or placed into stacks that I need to do something with. One of those stacks goes into one of the new folders after I finish with it. Another goes into the binder for my WIP. Neither you nor I can see this binder because it's buried under the rubble shown above.

My friend suggested I limit the time I work on The Desk Project so I don't bog down and become discouraged. I think she's right. The spot I cleared now looks like this:

Now I'm encouraged to work on it some more tonight instead of being upset because I didn't finish or don't know what to do with something.

Who knows . . . I might become more productive if I learn how to keep my desk neat. I might even be able to find what I'm looking for when I'm looking for it instead of two days later. My friend says I can keep it neat by the same process - a few minutes every evening. I hope she's right.

How about you?

How do you keep your writing-self organized?