Tweet Desk

I'm not known for my wonderful housewife duties. As a matter of fact, I'm more of a Lucille Ball type of housewife - one that constantly makes bigger messes and should really leave things alone. I can't help it - it's that right-brainedness in me. Yes, I'm left-handed and I blame that for my quirkiness, eccentricities and distractibility.

I have also been called bossy and a control freak - in keeping with my astrological sign Leo, which only means to me that I was born in August.

Perhaps it is my quirky nature that caused me to have the bright idea one July morning to clean my desk and share my adventure with the world - or more specifically the Twitter verse - my followers on Twitter.

I'll admit it - my desk is a black hole. Look up at the top left corner of this article for a picture of it. Don't see the picture of my desk? That's because the desk sucked the camera out of my hands as I took the picture. Anything that ventures near my desk is pulled into tractor beam range and sucked into the Null Void where it will never be seen or heard from again.

Every time I slide my feet under my desk I am afraid that something will reach out from that dark sea of infinity and grab my foot. I should probably leave a bottle of nail polish down there so he/she/it can do something productive for me. Trust me, it's really scary under there.

But I digress. On this particular sunny day in July I was hoping to find a missing CD that contained some important (important to me - I think so anyway) files that I thought I would probably need. I assumed the CD was hidden somewhere within the dark dungeon of my desk.

I was determined to vanquish this demon that collected so much stuff and settle down by evening to a clean and uncluttered desk. Why I decided to Tweet my progress on Twitter, I do not know. Perhaps it is my quirky and warped sense of humor or self-importance that said "Everyone else is dying to know every finite detail of your day - so Tweet it!"

So I did.

I didn't Tweet everything mind you - some of the more embarrassing finds were conveniently omitted from the public proclamations. Don't ask what they were because I won't tell you. Suffice it to say, I try to clean off my desk more often.

Here is the progress as posted on Twitter, note that I have added (for the purpose of this article) my own commentary in parentheses afterward:

Must clean off my desk today. I wonder what I'll find?8:20 AM Jul 16th from web (Note that the tone of this Tweet is chipper and hopeful - full of energy and expectation)

Just found on my desk: Old crackers, a pair of glasses (not mine), hand sanitizer.. . updates to follow11:52 AM Jul 16th from web (I did not mention how many old crackers I found - good thing I found the hand sanitizer)

Just found on my desk: More dental floss, 2 sharpies, 2 ink pens, 1 yellow marker, 1 pencil, 1 pink highlighter, 2 hair combs, thread. . .12:16 PM Jul 16th from web (Note the phrase "more dental floss" - I hope I wasn't counting the thread as dental floss...)

Hey! There's the notebook I was looking for. . and a Star Wars DVD12:22 PM Jul 16th from web (I don't remember which Star Wars it was - I'm not sure where it is now and I don't know what was in the notebook that I was looking for)

Found UNDER my desk: Several ink pens, Noah's Ark playset, missing shoe, toothbrush (in pkg), floral foam, my missing fly swatter. . .1:09 PM Jul 16th from web (Remember what I said about how scary it is under my desk? If I could have found some toothpaste somewhere that would qualify the desk as a dental hygiene station)

My desk is looking better - but I still haven't found the CDs I need. Oh hey! There are some of the kids' baby teeth! 4:06 PM Jul 16th from web (There seems to be a recurring dental theme going on. . .don't ask me, I don't know)

Here it is - three months later and guess what? I need to clean off my desk again. This time, I'm not looking for anything in particular - just the desk itself. I'll be sure to Tweet it.