Once again it is the second Monday in January and hence National Clean Off Your Desk Day. Time to shevel, but perhaps my desk isn’t in as bad of shape as years past?
At work today there were a lot of times where I would work for several minutes but then need to wait for a couple minutes while tests or other checks ran. During those breaks I would grab a couple of things off the desk and figure out what to do with them. Here are some of the items I encountered:
- Two tape measures (in case one is under a stack of stuff when I need it).
- Empty bag that previously contained peach Jolly Ranchers (the best flavor).
- Printed Allergen Guide for Buffalo Wild Wings.
- Two ice scrapers (for car windows).
- Fitbit charger (for a Fitbit model I haven’t owned in years).
- Empty bag that previously contained Ginger Chews.
- Invitation to 2022 Christmas Eve Musical Celebration (it was a nice event, but less-well attended than previous years likely due to the weather). Later on I also encountered the program.
- Three handkerchiefs (two nicely folded, the other crumpled and it may or may not have been used for its intended purpose).
- Two garage door openers (this was a surprise as I was expecting to find three–I did eventually locate the third one in the pocket of my biking jacket).
- A rubber locust.
- Various notes from work including notes about six people I interviewed (we hired one and he’s great).
- Page of notes from previous job.
- Empty, reusable cloth bag that previously contained beef jerky.
- Ninja brand tabi socks.
- Tickets to the Portland Choir & Orchestra 2022 Christmas concert (it was a great show).
- Many receipts. In all they totaled around $4670.
- Peppermint bark and two candy canes (from circa Christmas 2021).
- Two not-so-smart light bulbs (one went psycho and just flickers like crazy, the other won’t connect and so just functions as a regular bulb).
- Three masks and my COVID vaccination card (card was in the same place from when I last sheveled).
- Goggles.
- Most of a dice set (cannot find second D10).
My desk looks a lot better. The floor of my office, not so much . . .
