Operation office overhaul

Operation Office Overhaul: Tiny steps

January 6, 2009
By Diana Burrell
Operation Office Overhaul: Tiny steps

On Saturday night it hit me that I let two weeks of school vacation go by without making a dent on the mess in my office. It would have been the perfect time to get everything cleaned out. On the other hand, I spent a lot of QT with my son doing things like...
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Operation Office Overhaul: Diana’s story

January 1, 2009
By Diana Burrell
Operation Office Overhaul: Diana’s story

The moment happened three weeks ago. My husband told me our auto insurance company needed the title to a car that had been totaled. My stomach sank. I knew the title was in our safe deposit box over at the bank. When my son was a toddler he’d wreaked havoc in my office, picking...
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Operation Office Overhaul: Alison Gets Going

January 1, 2009
By AlisonSteinWellner
Operation Office Overhaul: Alison Gets Going

Welcome to the “before” pictures of my office (click on pictures for a better view). It’s a bit of a mess, as you can see (and really, you can’t see the messiest parts of it in this picture) and so, in preparation for 2009, I’m sitting at the desk, getting ready to give it...
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Announcing Operation Office Overhaul

December 30, 2008
By Diana Burrell
Announcing Operation Office Overhaul

Renegade Writer instructor Alison Stein Wellner and I have decided to out ourselves in 2009. No, not like that … like this: We’re slobs! We decided that in 2009, we’re going to clean up our freelancing lives, and that starts with our offices. We’ll start by showing you photos of what we’re dealing with...
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