A writer I follow did this desk tour thing on Substack, and I thought - That’s pretty cool.

So, if I think it’s cool, maybe you will too.

Welcome to my office.

Q: Describe your workspace.

This used to be my sons room (sons as in TWO boys with bunk beds). Then, we added two bedrooms and a bathroom onto our house… and now it’s my office.

I’m going with the ostrich feather vibe on a wall and with a floor lamp.

I also have fun office sayings on the wall, like defining “per my last email” as “bitch, can you read?”

I have some shelves (because I can never have enough shelves), a book cart, some LEGO decor (thanks, Landon), and a big TV that doesn’t get turned on often enough.

My violin and music stand are in one corner, and I have some bulletin boards with thank you notes and whatnot that I need to find a spot for.

Q: What are your three favorite items on your desk right now?

My can or bottle of Coke or Mexican Coke. (I’m addicted.)

My phone.

My paper planner.

​Here's a video of my husband and me connecting my desktop.​

Q: Do you keep anything specific at your desk that you use as inspiration to stay creative or positive?

I have The Daily Stoic… that I never open.

I guess my Taylor Swift playlist on Amazon Music that shuffles through all her songs, so I hear a lot that were never mainstream that are just as fabulous!

Q: Is there anything you absolutely HAVE to have at your desk/workspace or you can't be productive?

Do Google Calendar and Slack count?

Q: Is there anything you'd change about your workspace? If so, what?

So, to get better sound, I bought these honeycomb-looking things for the wall… and put them on wrong. Now, they’re stuck there and they’re all sideways.

I read that I can get them off with a blow dryer, but then the glue is still on my wall. I know this because I tried with one, panicked when I saw the wall, and stuck it back on.

But, the sideways honeycomb is killing me, so I may need to blow dry them all off, sand the wall, repaint the wall, and start over. FML.

Q: Describe your ideal work day at your desk.

On one side, I have a chair and a walking pad on the other side.

I like to walk at least a mile a day. (When you’re working and walking, it’s so fast and easy.)

I also have a playlist on (hence the no TV) while I work.

I used to be a sucker for a full color coded calendar, but now I’m loving an open calendar and feel less stress when I can pick when I do certain tasks throughout the day. You know, the whole “eat the frog” thing.

Q: What books are on your desk right now?

The Daily Stoic and Glitter Every Day. I’m supposed to read one thing a day… and I don’t.

This is my reminder to do that. Here are today’s:

The Daily Stoic: “Today, not tomorrow, is the day that we can start to be good.”

Glitter Every Day: “I want minimum information given with maximum politeness” - Jackie Kennedy Onassis on saying less is sometimes the ultimate power. (See won an Emmy on this day.)

I also have a book cart full of rotating books I get sent from publishers to chat about them on social media.

That’s it!

What’s cool in your office?

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