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work just overwhelms me

babyrena
babyrena
I am working a receptionist job, and all the things that I have to do are overwhelming me, i get wrote up constantly about how messy my desk is and what I need to do to keep it neat and organized, but to no avail my desk remains as if a tornado ran through here. So any suggestions? Is there hope?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Im sure theres hope. And most cool people I know have messy desks and cars b/c theyre too busy to clean them. I think you need to get new desk filing organizers, to organize all the random papers that you may not know how to organize at the moment but just get out of the way for a while(which I need to get too :)) Try this website:
http://www.staples.com/Desk-Accessories-Rolodex-Furniture/cat_CG22?cm_sp=merchandising-_-Flyout%20Office%20Supplies-_-Desk%20Organizers/Rolodex
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have to say, maybe try joining the "time management" group on here. I am having more Seizures from MS lately & I needed some ideas to organize my room cause it's a deathtrap when I have a seizure. I get "complex Partial" & "myoclonic" epi. These kinds are not good at all with a cluttered room because with C.P. epi. you are very confused & out of touch with reality most days & can drop to the ground & smack things & with Myo epi. you jerk your body parts at lightnig speeds. I knock stuff over lots & drop stuff, including myself. It stinks cause the confusion from the C.P. epi. makes me HAVE to put things right in front of my face or I forget it exists. Not safe!

So I just joined the group cause I also can't organize my thoughts well because of the Epi. either. I just joined not too long ago & I'm hoping it will give me some good pointers.

I need to check there now actually, cause I'm having an issue with organizing my important medical info. & doc. visits & who to call about my S.S.I & all that goes into that. It's overwhelming my brain to physically figure out how to think lately & I need to sort it all out.

FUN TIMES...NOT! HA!

Take care,
Stay sane!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Also...MS makes you confused as well. What a fun combo on the brain, MS & Epilepsy. I mean, it physically hurts to think some days & that's not fun!

But we deal & trudge along & it's not our fault. We NEVER asked to get sick, you know!

All we can do is manage the symptoms as best as possible, even though it's not always easy.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hehe! I think I proved my point on the confusion factor I am experiencing.

I thought I was responding to a post in the MS support group. OH man!

Like I said...MS & Epilepsy is NOT fun! HA! Funny, but NOT fun!
deleted_user
deleted_user
There is hope. The desk organizers that another person suggested to you will help. I also find that lists have helped me. When I did case management, I found that making myself list prioritizing what needed to get done first helped me to clear things off my desk. I would get one thing done and that was something that I got to transfer to someone else's desk or mailbox. I also found that a spare file drawer helped. I did organize it but it was a place to dump things in an organized way until I knew what to do with it.
There is also some great software to help organize files, numbers, accounts etc. so that you can copy it into the computer and it automatically gets filed in the right place and then you can toss the paper away.
Hope this helps.
Julie