And so it begins
Below is a photo of a shelf I recently installed underneath my desk.
As you can see, the shelf is home to a number of metal boxes, which I use for organizing loose items. The label on the front of each box describes the box’s contents:
Advertising agencies are governed by ‘truth in advertising’ laws. Banks and credit unions operate under ‘truth in lending’ laws.
With the help of a label maker (thanks Alex!), I hereby enact the ‘truth in anal retentive organizing’ law.
I’d say the office reorganization is coming along well.
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5 responses
heisenberg
Comment posted at 02:35 on Friday, September 05, 2003
Morally,I can’t throw the first stone, but I will. That last label is like going to the AA meeting and saying, “Hi, my name is Heisie, and I’m an alcoholic—AND still drinking, enjoying it, and not about to change, especially for you, Joe.” Now, the hard part - the admission, my head has a label like that. Must be why I fear growing bald—shame, rather than guilt, over letting the label show. Finally, the obvious question, that last box isn’t kept on top, is it?
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Comment posted at 11:44 on Friday, September 05, 2003
Isn’t that what we used to call a “junk drawer?”
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mom
Comment posted at 10:01 on Saturday, September 06, 2003
I think you might have a new profession—office organizer! I know my office could use your services.
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Comment posted at 18:48 on Saturday, September 06, 2003
Damn. Mark me down as jealous. I wish I had easy access to a label maker.
I’d buy one but that would complicate things. It’d just be one more item that I’d feel obligated to keep and file away in a drawer.
It’s a vicious cycle.
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hotdamn
Comment posted at 14:11 on Thursday, September 11, 2003
that reminds me of the thin red plastic tape labelers I played with as a kid. imagine if the sticky backing was strong enough to actually to adhere to cat fur.
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