Wishing you a wonderful and safe holiday season filled with warm memories!

If your desk is a source of stress, it's time for a change. Your work space should help your job, not hinder it! Below are some free ways to create a more organized desk and workspace: 

1. Cut back on your supplies: Over time, it's easy to accumulate way too many pens, pencils, highlighters, paper clips, and rubber bands. So, edit it down — keep the few things that you like and use, and give the rest away!
    
2. Make a digital file cabinet: If your file drawer is overflowing, consider moving some of those items into a "digital file". Shred the items that you honestly don't need, and scan and save on your computer any paperwork that you need, but don't need a hard copy of. Also, be sure to back up this file to an external hard drive or to a cloud service like Google Drive or Dropbox.
    
3. Stop all unsolicited mail: Junk mail can be a huge problem, and take up lots of space. If this is something that you're dealing with, the Federal Trade Commission has put together a list of ways you can stop most unsolicited mail that comes your way. Also, you can call 1-888-5-OPT-OUT (1-888-567-8688) or visit optoutprescreen.com, to stop all credit card and insurance offers for five years.

The days of analog photography seem a little limited, with Instagram making your cell phone capable of turning out a diverse variety of images, but some stalwarts are still holding tight to their cameras. The lomogoraphy movement, founded in 1991 by a pair of German students, aims to celebrate the funky, unusual images that can be produced by inexpensive film cameras. Their movement has spread throughout the world, and they’ve opened a number of pop-up shops to share the joys of lomography. In Austin, they’ve opened a gallery store in the historic Congress Avenue district, which is enjoying an artistic renaissance. Inside, the store features a wall with over 4,000 lomographs of Austin life, as well as a selection of interesting cameras. The staff will gladly demonstrate and explain each one to help you make your purchase. They also sell film and provide developing services. They also host workshops throughout the year for aspiring photographers.

Lomography Gallery Store
912 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 499-8002
http://www.yelp.com/biz/lomography-gallery-store-austin-2