Questioning myself

After questioning myself with what I want to do behind my desk and what kind of situation would be personally fitting, the picture shows the end state of my desk. I asked myself if I was content with the situation before, my answer was negative. Then what would be the ideal situation for you. I don't want to loose something again and have to put time in it to find it. I want my desk to be clear of distraction so I can work for long periods. It has to be easy to clean, as I dislike spending my time for cleaning. Conclusion is that I have to many stuff: stationary, papers, letters etc. I have to downsize if I want to achieve my ideal situation. A little bit clutters makes it look human and not a showroom in a furniture store. So what kind of clutter may rest on my desk. Easy, everything that fits between my wall and blue elephant. It's mostly scratch paper for writing small pieces and notes for others. 

Next thing is that my laptop rest on top of the drawers. Do you see the black sticking out, that's my laptop. I always unplug it from it power source and put the mouse mat on top. My mouse goes in the top drawer. What I love about the current situation is that the middle drawer is empty. I threw something away and store stuff in an other bin and it's empty. I really love the fact that it looks so nice. These past days whenever I visit the desk I have a very good feeling. Things around you should give that effect instead of making you avoid the place. 

But how do I maintain this situation. I had this before but then the whole desk was empty. I think that totally emptiness is a problem of mine. I was to hard on myself and it didn't work. Just a little bit clutter isn't a huge problem. I know that it's impossible to store everything whenever I sit behind my desk. This situation is much more realistic, making room for small errors makes it possible to maintain the current situation. 

By asking myself how I see it and how I prefer it makes clear what my demands are. It's also a guidance towards how to organize stuff. Questioning myself has showed how I want things to be and be resolute with decision making.