Empty Out
Have a day where you empty everything out of your table.
Gather all the clutter and sort into the following piles: Rubbish Pens/Pencils/Pins, etc. Books Sort these into ones which you need on the table and ones which have just decided to leave there. If they don't belong there, put them away! Sort Paper items
If possible, put up shelves, a bulletin board, and a calendar. Buy a basket for gathering waste at one place, a variety of folders and filling cabinets/mini-drawers. These are all very important in keeping your office table neat, even though they aren't actually part of the table as the things that would usually clutter up your table can now be moved else-where.
Put all of the rubbish in the bin. From now on, try to keep it off and from ever accumulating. This will not only clean your office table it will also look "organized"!!
Put the pencils, pens, pins, blu-tack/sticky tack and things of that kind into pots to keep your office table tidy.
Put the books which you need on the table in the drawers, if you have an office table with drawers, or in a NEAT pile on the table if you do not have room in the drawers or have no drawers. Put things on shelves, if you have any, this will free up work room. If you have bought things to put under the table put them there (this is where they come in handy).
Do the same with paper- putting it away and neatening it.
Everyday Tidying
Using a post-it note, mark on your table where certain things must go. Example: a post-it on the right corner for the tape and stapler.
If it helps you, make an In-N-Out box. This keeps loose papers from floating around your table and you losing them.
Tidy your office table at the end of the day so it is back to its original state if mess accumulated. This is where the Post-its are nice, because you know you are done once every post-it is covered with its correct item.
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