Saturday, January 21, 2012

Clutter Free Challenge Week 3

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Here are the prompts for this week:
How much were you able to escort out the door this week?
Well.....
The biggest achievement is that I got rid of the desk!

Going....





Going.....


Gone!



Here's a pic of the wonderful new "filing" drawers that will further help me to get rid of that clutter behind the table.

How did you feel while you were purging?
In a word, accomplished!  I was hot glue gunning the heck out of my classroom labels and donating unused materials like crazy.  It kind of felt like the beginning of the year when I run around and try to organize everything.

Now here's where I need help:
What do I do about the big honking cord that HAS to run underneath my newly located table?

If I put the table skirt on as I previously planned (see below), I'm worried that the kids will kick the cord out of the wall accidentally.

Is there an easy fix to the cord problem?  Any ideas?

5 comments:

  1. Could you put your rolling chair closest to the cord?

    Way to go on getting so much accomplished!!!

    LaKeta
    thepolkadotdesk.blogspot.com

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  2. I always tape my cord to the carpet with packing tape. It keeps it from moving and sliding all around.

    Would that work?

    Elizabeth
    Fun in Room 4B

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  3. I think I could both tape the cord and move my rolling chair around to that side. Thanks for the ideas!

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  4. Such great progress.
    Love the labels on your drawers.
    Good for you!

    Kim
    Finding JOY in 6th Grade

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  5. Thanks for the compliments! In all fairness, the students were only at school for half the day on Thursday and Friday. It's amazing what I can accomplish with just an extra couple of hours.

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