At home, my desk is total chaos most of the time.  My new job I'm learning is a constant flow of papers coming and going at all times, so though I'm prone over the last few years to letting papers pile up, I'm learning to get myself back in the organized habit, and keeping everything in folders and filers, to keep it all straight!  My boss I don' t think has seen the top of his desk in years...one funny thing I noticed this week (just started this job on Tuesday) - when he has a meeting, or needs to take something home, he lays the stacks or his binder in his doorway, so he has to walk over it when he leaves, that way he won't forget it.  He really keeps things going pretty smoothly, though, I'm surprised, because his desk looks so bad, but he is always on top of everything, emails, deadlines, etc., so I guess his "organized mess" system works for him.  He did say that would be one of my new projects was to help him organize his desk....  don't know when you would have time, though, this office has been hopping all week, and sounds like next week will be crazy too!  

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