Today Is National Clean Your Desk Day

Whoever thought that cleaning your desk would be a national day?

I’m a very organized person…sometimes way over the top even, a little OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) you might say. But for some reason when it comes to my desk and work area I have a hard time keeping it organized and clean!

I was a little intrigued once I heard about National Clean Your Desk Day so I did a Google search. I found a National Clean Your Desk Day Press Release over at Organizing Resources. If you don’t want to read the full release here’s a little snippet of it that tells how the day originated.

This special day was originated by Anne Chase Moeller, the daughter of Mr. Chase of the Chase’s Annual Events—the very book where special events are listed.  Anne often helped out in her father’s office and shared his incredibly cluttered desk.  In order to create a place where she could work, she would spread a cloth over his chaos and then do her work.  When she finished, she would put her things away, including the cloth and leave.  The end of 1982 she declared that he would clean off his desk at least once each year.  Naturally, being in the business, they entered National Clean Off Your Desk Day into the record book for the second Monday in January, and the rest is history.  The record book has since been sold to a larger publisher, but the event is still celebrated each year.  It is a great time to get a fresh start for the new year.

So with today being National Clean Your Desk Day I’m partaking in observing this ‘holiday’ and doing my part – cleaning my desk (and work area).

What fun would it be if I didn’t let you see any pictures?

Before & After Pics:

Will you take part in National Clean Your Desk Day? (If you post pictures on your blog be sure to let me know so I can check them out!)