Same Drawer - Every Day

When Sheila explained the Drawer-A-Day concept to me last year, I got it right away. Sheila defined "drawer" as any space where one might store things...an actual drawer, a shelf, a basket, a barrel or a bin. But here's my dilemma...my desk.
The top of my desk is constantly covered with work that needs to be done right away, work that should have been done yesterday, work that should be done sometime soon, work that I don't feel like doing, work that I don't know how to do, and work that I refuse to do. That means that I have a daily opportunity to clear off my desk. My attempts to do that have been futile. I can power through the jobs that have to be done and clear out that debris. I can throw away the jobs I refuse to do and gain some space there. But all those other categories are still hanging out there.

That red thing?...a Christmas stocking. How am I supposed to keep things organized when people are mailing me Christmas stockings in August? I've given thought to how to sort it with "in" boxes, file folders and other organizing gizmos but I can't seem to make them work. So my strategy is to clear off one side of the desk, make a pile of work on the other side and step back and admire the side that is clear. It works well as long as I don't look to my left.
So here's the question: Is a desktop a drawer?