Organize by downsizing

Organizing usually results in added space. It may be a cleaner desk or workbench, or more space in a closet. It looks better when you are done. Sometimes that can be accomplished by downsizing equipment without losing functionality.

I thought I had a good desktop computer monitor. Although it was one of the older huge models, it served me well and I was satisfied with it. However, this Christmas, my son decided I needed to get up to date, so he gave me a 17 inch LCD flat panel monitor. He said it would save so much space it would be worth taking before and after pictures. Boy, was he right. I can't believe all the extra space on my desktop while still having the same amount of viewing size on the screen. Plus I can move the desk closer to the wall because the screen is only about an inch deep compared to the 16 inch depth of the old one. So it added space to the whole room. The viewing screen is just as large. But the smaller overall size makes a huge difference. And the resolution is much better as well, making the colors brighter, the pictures clearer. This was a good addition to my home office. The keyboard now seems bigger than my monitor, so I am going back to a previous keyboard which will be smaller and fit in better. I also have space to add a shelf back in above the monitor which I had to take out when I added the last monitor. Then I can put my speakers back on the shelves rather than on top of the shelf unit.

My desktop computer area seems much more organized and spacious. All it took was a little downsizing.

17-inch SyncMaster 713BM Black LCD Monitor