All Things New

Yesterday, I left before I could unpack my goodies from OfficeMax, so today, I spent a good deal of time unpacking and reorganizing my work area. At one point, I unpacked the shelf that is supposed to sit on my desk, and realized that it was missing a critical wingnut screw. The leg needs to be screwed to the shelf, otherwise it will fall. So, I told Peggy, and she said, "Well, we can either send it back, or look for another screw." This prompted a search for a screw and nut, which Peggy knew we had. We looked in all kinds of places and boxes, cleaned out a bunch of old junk, and finally came across something that would work. Then came the hard part. Since the screw and the nut didn't originally come with the shelf, we had the hardest time trying to get the screw to screw through the leg and shelf, and latch on to the nut. We had out needle nose pliers, screwdriver, and a lot of muscle trying to get this screw and nut to get the shelf and leg together. After a total time of about an hour of looking and hand labor, we finally got the leg on the shelf. Whew!

Later, Debbie (the assistant) helped me reorganize my desk. I've been having the hardest time trying to figure out what to do with the scanner that is on my desk. It doesn't have a long enough cord, so it won't fit behind the computer. It was finally decided that I really didn't need the scanner, so it was disconnected. Then, Debbie got on the floor and moved the computer (CPU) and disconnected all of the wires, then rerouted them behind the desk. Then she plugged them all back in. Then we had a great idea to move the printer nearer to the computer, and it wouldn't be in the way. This worked out great because the desk had a flap in the back where you can put the cord through, and you didn't have to make a hole in the desk. The only problem with the printer: Since I don't have a logon, I can't get the printer to print.

I also got my Frankie. I spent a good deal of time trying to organize it and trying to get to know it. After all, this will be my primary source of appointments and such, so I need to know where to go. Since I can't get my choice of pages until January (the start of the year), I have to get blank pages. I spent a good deal of time pulling all of my appointments that I had made notations on all over my desk and putting them in my Frankie, along with writing the month and days on the blanks. After awhile, I finally got all it organized the way I wanted.

If I didn't work on my major projects yesterday, I probably wouldn't be able to spend this much time on organizing. I kept apologizing to Debbie, who in turn said, "Don't worry about it. We need you to be comfortable." I do feel a little better about being more at home there. Everyone there is so great about making me feel welcome.

I got another shipment of stuff today, and as soon as Peggy orders it, I'm due for another shipment soon. Today's shipment included the letter trays and a small calendar. The next shipment should have some more pencil holders, a footrest, another shelf, and a clear plastic thingy that goes on your desk and you can put pictures underneath it. I'm also expecting more stuff from Franklin Covey.

Right before I finished for the day, Gayle (another co-worker) passed by my desk and said, "It's too clean. We have to do something about that. Wait until your desk looks mine and Debbie's!" So I told her, "So, if I come back on Monday and it's all messed up, I'll know what happened?" She started laughing. It's good to know I can kid with my co-workers.