Dear Ms. Theologian,I have several pictures of my family, a ceramic paperweight my daughter made me, my sacred stone, a candle, and a plant on my desk. My boss has complained to me about all my doo-dads and wants me to clear my desk. What do I do?
–Anonymous
Dear Anonymous:
This is Ms. Theologian’s desk. She has far more on the mere windowsill than you describe on your entire desk. Ms. Theologian thinks your boss has way too much time on her hands.
If you really want to remove doo-dads, you could categorize your doo-dads by symbolic value and remove one from each category.
For example,
plant — symbol of nature or the outdoors
sacred stone — possibly also symbol of nature
family photos — symbol of love from family
ceramic paperweight — possibly also a symbol of love from family
candle — symbol of pyromaniacal tendencies….
You get the picture.
Ms. Theologian wants to know why your boss cares. Is there a bigger issue?
–Ms. Theologian
November 28th, 2005 at 6:47 pm
Love your “clutter”–also the green view from your window. No wonder such good things come from your lap top.
November 29th, 2005 at 9:34 am
Ms. Theologian took the photo over the summer–hence the grape vines are still green….