DIY Office Organization

As I have alluded in the past, I am not the most organized person in the world.  I would love to live by the mantra "A place for everything and everything in its place" but my mantra seems to be "Stash it with all that other junk because it is momentarily convenient to do so."

In an effort to clear off some desk space I made a cute little cellphone holder.  If you can put a pushpin anywhere in your work-space (cubical or office) you can do this too.

I was inspired by this blog post / pin:

Avie Designs Stationary

But since inspiration struck me while I was sitting at my desk and not at home (where I actually have an ample supply of baby shampoo/lotion containers) I used what I had before me took from a co-worker's office (thanks Marni!).

I cut out the bottom half of an empty tissue box, leaving a large back edge high enough to reach the top of my phone.  I cut a hole in the bottom small enough to fit just the USB end of my power cord.  I pinned it up and by happenstance the pins were far enough apart that they snugly hold my cellphone upright without it teetering to one side or the other.

Beautiful it is not (the cuts along either side are not terribly even since I was eye-balling it - I have since trimmed it a bit better).  Functional it is. Some decorative paper and a couple cuter pushpins ought to do the trick but for now at least another cord and another item is off my desk.

Happy DIYing!