http://www.mindfuliterations.com/articles/2007/11/17/my-quest-for-organization en-us 40 I'm just a girl, standing in front of some code, asking it to compile. <p>I&#39;ll be the first to admit it - I&#39;m not the most organized person.&nbsp; Certain things that come really easy to people like my partner M, don&#39;t always come that easy to me.&nbsp; For example, her desk is the shining example of organization.&nbsp; Her desktop (real desktop, not the PC kind) calendar is filled with appointments, relevant notes, and other things that help her stay organized.&nbsp; Right near her desktop calendar, one can normally find a To Do list.&nbsp; This list is generally categorized, with each item sitting in its appropriate category.&nbsp; There are several file folders holding important papers.&nbsp; They are all sitting in a plastic inbox.&nbsp; When it comes to organization, she is someone that I envy.</p><p>Let&#39;s compare <em>my desk</em>, shall we?&nbsp; I have a cup full of pens, (probably a couple of which don&#39;t work anymore), a picture of me with my dad a couple of years ago, multiple bills and papers along with a magazine scattered on top of my desk, and a spindle of CDs.&nbsp; There are several cutesy notes on post-its that M wrote for me that I also have posted to my desk.&nbsp; On top of my monitor there is an orange lei that I received at a campout I attended in Texas, circa 2001.&nbsp; I think it was 2001.&nbsp; If it wasn&#39;t 2001 then it was 2002.&nbsp; It very may well have been 2002.&nbsp; In any event, it has sentimental value and so I keep it near. &nbsp;</p><p>The description of my desk is <em>neat</em>.&nbsp; </p><p>What about my desk at work?&nbsp; My desk is usually organized.&nbsp; Quite well.&nbsp; </p><p>Granted, my description of my desk just made me straighten the piles of paper, it&#39;s still nowhere near the condition that my desk is at work, or M&#39;s for that matter.</p><p>Over the last month, possibly more, I&#39;ve been reading several blogs that deal with the concept of something I call <em>betterness</em>. What is betterness?&nbsp; It&#39;s really about bettering oneself - in the realm of many things, including organization.&nbsp; These blogs have inspired me.&nbsp; While I&#39;ve longed for better organizational skills for quite some time now, these skills seem more attainable for whatever reason than they once did.&nbsp; Perhaps these resources that I&#39;ve been reading where others admit to not being the most organized, yet seem to have their proverbial shiznit together, give me the idea that there is hope for someone like me, someone to whom the heavens didn&#39;t endow with an innate mastery of organization.&nbsp; To M it seems to come easy.&nbsp; It probably doesn&#39;t come as easy as I imagine it does, but it comes easier to her than it does to me.</p><p>I&#39;m still debating as to whether I&#39;ll document my quest for organization here or not.&nbsp; Since I have opened the can of worms, I&#39;ll probably continue to document, although it may not be a regular feature.</p><p>In any case - wish me luck!&nbsp;</p> Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:14:00 -0600 urn:uuid:23d259f9-b93a-408f-b18d-9bc3ea54b172 samantha http://www.mindfuliterations.com/articles/2007/11/17/my-quest-for-organization betterness organization http://www.mindfuliterations.com/articles/trackback/133