...on to the Office

 Home offices can be real bugaboos. There is the 'office work' of making a living, and then there are the home details of running a family: bills, appointments, records, and accumulated craft bins that (in my case) has long overflowed from the garage studio. Projects and interests left behind, but that still hold value for potential future use, were categorized and left to pile up.

There are sets of cassette tapes for learning German
 and listening to episodes of Gunsmoke.
Do I have a cassette player anymore?

In this case, there is not so much clutter and debris as there is disorganization. In and on several surfaces there are similar items. I can't find envelops, I buy more and put them where I use them at the time. Next time, same thing - can't find them, buy more, and leave them where I was using envelops. Because I use envelops for purposes other then mail, boxes of envelops can be in many different areas. **sigh** Therein lies the problem of the office!

See? Bins are in use, and they are labeled
but that does not help with day-to-day activities
that need regular attention and therefore easy access.

I have started to sort stuff off shelves, and from boxes to get a look at what I have and what needs to be sifted in this room. A trash can is nearby to cull the items no longer useful. Some things may go to a thrift store, but I doubt it.

These shelves are next to the computer table and when things there get done,
it is clear the leftover paperwork is piled on a shelf. THAT is my clue.
Make this area a place where paperwork is supposed to be filed.