Spring Cleaning #30

I put a file on the S Drive, then deleted it. This is very easy. I looked at the P Drive for our branch. I had a few files on there from when I first started working here, and didn't have my own profile yet. I moved those to my Z Drive. I also deleted some old children's files that I know will no longer be needed, ones that were left by my predecessor. I hope the rest of the staff will go through and organize their files on the P Drive. I had already looked at my Z Drive to clean it up and organize it. I have only worked for Harris County for a year, so I didn't have anything very old to delete.

Spring Cleaning #29

As I mentioned in my last post, I already organize my e-mail. I've had people laugh at me, because I don't like clutter in my e-mail the same as I don't like clutter on my desk. I have folders for e-mails I want to keep. However, I don't have a pending folder. I usually keep pending items in my inbox, until I get them done, or feel it's safe to delete them. I do this with my personal e-mail account as well. I like having them where I can see them to remind me that action needs to be taken on them. I do delete them when the action is done. I also keep my bookmarks organized and have created folders for them. Even though I already do most of these things, I thought the Clean Out Your Computer article had some good tips for organizing files on computers.

SPRING CLEANING #28

I thought the article on GTD was very interesting. I am a very organized person, almost to a fault, and I absolutely hate any kind of clutter. I already do many of the things that GTD talked about. Since I hate clutter, my e-mail is always organized. I have folders set up, and I delete anything immediately that I don't need, and I empty my trash about once a week. Yes, sometimes I delete things that I wish I'd kept, but that bothers me less than the clutter.

I always do items that don't take much time right then. I also follow the practice of filing, throwing out, or incubating (setting aside to deal with at a later point). It was interesting to me that I already do this without realizing it was a formal way to deal with mail or paperwork.

I use a weekly calendar on which I write down appointments and important things that need to be done. I keep it on my desk at work. I always use an inspirational calendar with pretty pictures and interesting sayings. It brightens up my work space, and lets me look forward to a new week with a new picture and saying.

I already use G-Mail, so I signed up for Google's online calendar. This will give me a monthly calendar (since I already have a weekly calendar) to see at a glance what is going on for the month. I will try to use it more, so I can get more comfortable using an online calendar.