Lose your pen? Look on my desk

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By Melanie Zimmermann | Hickory Daily Record

Published: October 7, 2008

I am no ordinary slob. I am an organized slob. Take one look at my desk and you will understand. The CIA, FBI and KGB will never crack my filing code.

I don't know how it happens but everything seems to migrate to my desk. Lose your pen, look on my desk. Need a copy of January 12, 2003 Hickory Daily Record? Look on my desk.

I cannot throw anything away because I know that I will need it. Who needs a telephone book from 2001? I might. You never know.

Thank goodness, I am out in the open at the HDR. I used to have a small office with a door when I worked in baseball. My general manager wouldn't come into my office because he was sure Jimmy Hoffa was buried in there. He once told me that I could probably McGyver my way out of that office.

Do you need help getting organized? Check out some of these helpful organization Web sites:

Do It Your Self Closet Organization - This is a self-help Youtube video that offers some great tips on organizing your closet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcIIjF9G36w.

How To Organize Your Desk - This Web site hosted by Lifehacker is ideal for slobs like me and non-slobs who just want to be organized at work. http://lifehacker.com/software/organization/how-to....

Kitchen Organization - This Web site from HGTV offers articles, videos and more on the best organization practices for kitchens. http://design.hgtv.com/kitchen/sub_topic_03.aspx?t....

Car Organization - This is a Web site for those of us who live in our cars. http://www.roadandtravel.com/autoadvice/2005/clutt....

Are you an organized slob too? I want to know. E-mail me at mzimmerman@hickoryrecord.com. Read an extended version of this article on the Click it page under Entertainment at www.hickoryrecord.com.