***Quick Tips for Keeping Your Desk Organized

Maintaining an organized desk setup is crucial to success no matter how your desk is used. Whether you use your desk primarily for household needs, or it is the center of your work, the desk is one of the most important elements of home/office furniture. As hard as one may try, having a desk that is overrun by stray documents, books, pens, post it notes and etc. debris is almost inevitable. The pace of work, pressure of deadlines and volume of traffic forces our desks to become all in one centers for both the home and office. At the same time, a desk can hold a simple grocery list or an important bill.

Keeping these items from getting confused is paramount to relieving stress in the home or in the workplace. While there are many strategies that one can employ in order to master his/her desk, none of these strategies can completely come to fruition until an individual has invested in the proper tools. The right storage devices can tame the wildest of messes. Even the most disorganized person can be moved towards efficiency with the right products. The first way to make this all happen is to recognize the problems being faced. From there, one simply needs to find the right product to meet his or her needs.

One of the most frequent problems for individuals who frequently use a desk comes from books, binders, notebooks and folders. These items all pose a few similar problems: Each of the aforementioned items of desk clutter are necessary at times and unnecessary at other times. They are also large, and usually stored on a bookshelf. While some of these issues seem trivial, think about it for a moment. You are sitting at your desk looking at important financial information in a notebook that was obtained from a bookshelf across the room. As you get halfway through the document, a co-worker interrupts you or in a moment’s time, you find out that you are needed to help to solve a major problem. So you take the new case you are given, and go back to your desk. The notebook you were working in is cast aside, and you spread out the new paperwork on the remaining space on your desk. Suddenly you have unnecessary clutter. There may not be any time to get up and take the notebook across the room to put it away, but if you keep going at this pace, your desk can become unorganized. This example provides an image of how books, notebooks, folders and binders can mess up the integrity of a well-organized desk.

Companies have designed bookshelves that act like little carts, and can be wheeled around the office. This means that your bookshelf can always be right beside you. In the morning, fill the Library on Wheels with the books you need for the day, and roll it over to your desk. This way, everything is available and easy to put away. The problem of books, notebooks, binders and folders is solved.

Another problem that is often faced when trying to keep desks organized is related directly to shelving. There never seems to be enough space on or around the desk to keep everything neatly stored. This challenge can be easily solved with some simple shelf dividers. If you have extra space on the tops of file cabinets or bookshelves, in your desk drawers, or even on top of the desk itself, then shelf dividers could be perfect for you. As the name implies, these items, very simply, divide your shelves. They slide right into place on the surface, and serve to keep things in their proper compartment. This asset is excellent when it comes to finding a way to keep papers in the correct piles, separate various odds and ends around the office or even for keeping books, binders, notebooks and folders more organized. These simple items can have a dramatic effect on just about any desk space.

A final problem that often hampers the efficiency of desk space is the storage of CDs and DVDs. Yes, the solution seems simple enough, just put them in a drawer. However, that solution does not really work. Most desk drawers are awkwardly sized compared to CDs and DVDs, and storing them there is a waste of space. Splurge on a small cabinet that is designed to store these crucial items. Keeping all CDs and DVDs in a safe place that allows you to easily read their labels can make your day easier in many ways, and is an improvement to your desk area that is well worth the price.

The right product can do wonders to help you organize your desks. Three simple, but helpful solutions are a rolling library, shelf dividers and CD/DVD storage cabinets. All of these items serve wonderfully when it comes to helping you organize your desk, and that increased organization serves to help you reach greater success in all of your work.