Out of chaos?

I've moved the laptop from the dining table to the desk -- which wasn't being used because it got heaped up with letters and papers needing attention, but being neglected. Those heaps just got pushed to the side and the laptop sat in the middle, and I tried to ignore them.

By the time this "before" picture was taken, I'd already worked through some of the pile, but it was still constantly there and unignorable -- not far enough out of sight. Or maybe it was an in-vino-veritas moment. Action was definitely called for, and within moments the heap had been sorted (it never takes as long as you thought it would).

January's housekeeping habit is to keep the desk CLEAR, and January's major task is to declutter the shelf directly behind it.

There's nothing like a photograph for revealing things you've gotten used to seeing. Those wires, now ....