Remember just a couple posts down? The cute little story about my desk?
I got to talking to Kentucky Girl tonight. She was saying how her desk was a mess, and showed me the one piece of paper out of place via her web cam. I laughed hysterically at her ‘mess’.
I told her I’d show her a picture.
Okay, You’ll have to click to enlarge it, but I’ve color-coded my disaster for you to better understand me.
Or, in an attempt to make me feel better about myself.
(Which didn’t work at all, actually, and really made me feel like a complete pig.)
(No offense to Jane’s pet pig, btw.)
Okay, okay - here we go:
Yellow - This is all Tom’s collectibles. We’ve got Nascar, we’ve got Chiefs, we’ve got a Thor figurine etc etc. You should see the coat of dust on these things. Wait! I mean, don’t look to closely!!
Maroon-y Red-ish - This is where I shove lots of stuff. All sorts of stuff. We have DVDs, we have CDs, we have old cellphones, computer games, medicines, old letters, fingernail polish… Basically, anything and everything goes here. As long as it doesn’t fall…
Blue - Oh, this is my nice bill holder thingee. Yeah, it doesn’t get used. Most of my bills are paperless now. The bills that you see sticking out of there, those aren’t necessary. But they haven’t made it to my filing cabinet, cuz I’m out of file folders. (PS - The file cabinet is under my desk… its not marked. Do ya see it?)
Purpley-ish-kinda - Oh, thats the crap that was sitting on the coffee table in the living room since Tom’s birthday. Yeah, I’m not going to remind you of when that was. But, we were expecting company, so I moved it off the coffee table… to.my.desk.
Orange - Well, those are the essentials. Duh. My purse (containing my cigarettes), my Diet Coke, and my cell phone. (Oh, another PS here, do you see the snazzy green cover on that cell phone? Tom got me that for my birthday. Yeah, its sweet.)
Green - Uhm, are you slow? Thats my computer screen. But, I circled it to highlight the pink circle on the screen.
Pink - Hi Kentucky Girl!!
So, that’s pretty much the run down of my disaster. I think KG nearly had a stroke when I sent her the picture.
I swear the rest of my house is not this bad. But, my desk is where I spend a lot of my time. I think that explains why all the crap builds up around it.
Or, that’s what I’m sayin’ anyway.
Go ahead - laugh at me, be disgusted, whatever.
Where’s your dirty secret at your house?
August 29th, 2007 - 10:40 pm
LMFAO! I’m gonna take care of it for you. I’ll even take a picture of my messy room if you want. I have one! Really I do! It is a pigsty in there. I don’t even open the door to the room. The room does not exist in my mind. In my mind, I live in a 3 bedroom house. It is better this way.
Anyway, here are the quick steps to cleaning up your desk. I’ll send the long version if you choose not to do it this way.
Step one: Find a can of gas.
Step two: Douse the desk with gas.
Step three: Light a match.
Step four: Toss the match on.
Step five: RUN!
August 29th, 2007 - 10:54 pm
KG - Gasoline sounds like it would be a good start, but I’m concerned about insurance… and having a place to live… and possibly dying. But, otherwise, I’m all about it.
August 29th, 2007 - 11:24 pm
oh Sheila, do I have a treat for you! Give me till Friday. I will post it on BPR. Trust me, you WILL feel better!
August 29th, 2007 - 11:31 pm
So you could drag it out in the yard and set it ablaze. Call your friends over and have a bonfire!
August 29th, 2007 - 11:34 pm
Blue - I’m intrigued!
KG - Uhm, then where would I put my computer?
August 30th, 2007 - 12:04 am
I agree about KG, I shudder at the thought of her seeing my desk area. She can scream “dirt!” all she wants….I won’t believe it.
But your picture? That’s not a mess, it’s not dirty, it’s not disorganized. It’s very organized clutter & I’m guessing you may be limited on space? Honestly, it looks clean.
ps… our piggy thanks you *oink*
August 30th, 2007 - 12:11 am
Jane - Yes, we’re definitely limited on space here - which is a downfall. But, I’m also a big “Oh, I’ll put it where it belongs later” person… which turns into “Okay, this is where it belongs now because I don’t want to screw with it”.
August 30th, 2007 - 12:40 am
MINE IS DIRTY RIGHT NOW!
LOL
You could put your computer on a new desk.
August 30th, 2007 - 12:57 am
Wow, KG, okay… okay…
(Someone find her medication please!?)
August 30th, 2007 - 4:12 am
One more thing…just one more thing…and that whole thing is gonna collapse. It doesn’t look up to code.
August 30th, 2007 - 6:13 am
That really isn’t even all that cluttered. And I have one of those rooms also Kentucky Girl. The dog won’t even go in there!
August 30th, 2007 - 7:59 am
Ooh - I think I’ll post pictures of my desk now. Yours is sparkling clean compared to mine.
August 30th, 2007 - 1:14 pm
Mr Fab - Believe me, I’ve had nightmares about this!
TrishK - I need proof. Pictures please.
Avi - Sparkling clean?
Wow, those are words I thought I would never hear associated with my desk.
August 30th, 2007 - 6:52 pm
Ummm…hello…nesting here!! No dirt anywhere that I won’t hunt down and kill!! Help me!! Help me!!! No I am NOT coming over to nest….nesting is done in small doses with lots of room for naps. LOL
August 30th, 2007 - 6:55 pm
Trisha - You know, if you’d hurry up and have a baby, there’d be no time for nesting.
September 1st, 2007 - 9:34 am
Aw, now Sheila, your desk looks organized to me. Where else could you display all of Tom’s collectibles? BTW, my son had the exact same desk as yours. You don’t even want to know the crap I found on, under, and around it. I love him, but honestly, he is slovenly — even compared to Avi!
Thank heavens he has to clean up his own messes now, because he wore my ass out.
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