Get Your Desk Organized for the Coming School Year

For most, school is just a few weeks away, which means now is a great time to get organized before the busy school year kicks off. By organizing your desk and files now you will find it much easier to keep organized during the months ahead. Here we have provided just a few tips to help you lose the clutter and instill order in your home office.

1. Start with the paperwork. The sooner you tackle the pile of paperwork the sooner you will feel order restored to your desktop and drawers. Assign items a level of importance, such as ASAP, To File, or Discard. Use whatever system works for you.
   
   
2. Filing. After having sorted through the paperwork and assigned each item a level of importance, file the paperwork in a file rack or file sorters, labeling the sorted files for future reference and future filing.
   
   
3. Limit supplies on desk. Try to keep only the essential items on your desk and keep those contained in an organizer to maintain a sense of structure.
   
   
4. Limit personal items. While personal items are nice, it is a good idea to minimize them as much as possible in order to keep the cluttered look to a minimum.
   
   
5. New habits. Begin a new habit of clearing your desk at the end of each day in order to continue the organization you have put in place and instill a calmer state of mind.