I have the luxury of working from home. Two homes actually ~ I spend part of the week at my Dad’s and the rest at my own home. This is my workspace at my Dad’s. I have a nice little computer armoire that I can close up at night and you would never know what a mess lurks behind the doors.
I had enough today so in between meetings I took everything out (except the electronics) and dusted and depooped the shelves. We have a little mouse that lives at my Dad’s house that for months has eluded us and our attempts to irradicate him. We’re fairly certain it’s just the one little guy but he has run of the entire house. Showing up in various rooms, running across the living room late in the evening (even when it is occupied by all of us) and, as indicated by the poop behind my monitor, it likes my little work area too.
The before and afters don’t look radically different but because the space is small it feels cluttered really quickly. One thing the before shot doesn’t really capture is under normal circumstances I have about six empty Diet Coke cans lined up.
I still can’t get a handle on the snakepit of cords. Not sure how to put that in any sense of order. But, overall, it does look better and like a more inviting place to spend my day.
I think you can buy cord organizers in those catalogs that claim to offer solutions for every household problem.
Oh, and about the mouse. Last time I thought there was only one, — ah — he had a partner. Good luck!