Originally Posted by
pennyhal2
I love my mess! I used to be gulity about having a mess and working in it unti I saw a photo of Einsetin's office...it was a mess with books all over the place, the stuff on his desk was so deep that you couldn't see the desk, papers hanging out of the bookcase, books strewn all over or in high stacks, etc. and.... I got over the fact that I enjoy my mess! When I look at it I get inspired. When I see a gorgeous fabric stuffed in a corner, I feel I'm looking at a piece of art...and who would cut up a Picasso? When I buy fabric, I feel like I am buying art.
I've made a lot of quilts over the years and I save some of my favorite fabrics to use on the back where they can be kept whole.
I called it organized chaos! My fabric is organized in totes, but when I worked, as an executive assistant to 2 VP's, my desk was "command central". Everything was at my fingertips, and I absolutely knew where everything was. Be it a file, an order, a customer issue, anything. I had a "come-out" file, that dealt with important dated material. I had a legal file with current cases, and a customer issue file. Anytime someone needed something, I could produce it within 5 seconds, sometimes not even looking up. I miss that comfortable feeling. I did have my own office, so it was hidden!