What’s In Your Office (Or On Your Desk)?
February 11, 2008 by Anne Wayman
Filed under Jobs
Every now and again I run a what’s on your desk post, where I share what’s on mine and invite you to do the same… only now I have a whole office. It’s a mess, but I love it. So here’s what’s in my office:
Two windows facing south… I love it. A computer hutch belonging to someone else… he has until the end of the week ;) A door! A new desk from Ikea that lets me stand while I work. My printer is on the floor. My basket of goodies… you know, the stapler, the stables, the camera, the food roller, the wooden kazoo… all that stuff… is on the floor. My cpu Yards and yards of cable I haven’t sorted out are on the floor File cabinet, with the drawers facing the wall (!) A heater on the top of the file cabinet The clean, big cat litter box that’s too big to fit
And on the desk?
The keyboard The monitor An empty cup of coffee My mouse My speakers A 3×5 card with my new address and phone number The usual cloth frog, who was upside down until I noticed him just now. The phone. A cup of pens and rubber bands My phone book My receipt boxes A dictionary A library book
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Now, what’s on your desk (or in your office)?
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Well, my office is in the bedroom because there is no where else in the house. So normal bedroom stuff plus 3 bookcases, mission style arm chair, desk, desk chair, printer, etc… Also window looking out on my guest who was back today. You can see him at http://michaelcarnell.palmettobug.com/2008/01/13/my-home-office-has-a-thief/
On my desk: iBook laptop, speakers, mouse, leather bound journal, mug of Diet Coke, some business receipts and business cards, and the papers for my tax return that I need to work on.
All very boring stuff… :(
At present, I have two laptops on my desk- one which sits underneath a shelf (nonfunctional from having tipped over a bottle of water; and the other, new and thus far functional from which I am currently typing. I too have a desk from Ikea, though not one which allows me to work standing up- but it does have a side shelf (=
– a pad of paper with pencil on top (no eraser)
– back scratcher
– basket of goodies (misc candy, post-its, tape, a mirror, and a coupon for some online computer store)
– hair band
– some businesses cards
– an empty bowl of cereal
– ear plugs (quite possibly my favorite item next to scotch tape)
My printer is on my side shelf along with
– a DVD burner
– a (also Ikea purchased) desk light
– an over-flowing, turn-table style pen/ paper clip cup (it likes like a flower from the top)
Unfortunately for me, I have no windows in my office. I do, however, face a television and two posters (one world map, one Human Genome Landmarks [?!?] )
Michael, I see your guest… I heard a new bird sound this morning… not a dove, or maybe a dove, but calling in a way I didn’t recognize…
Rena, what did we do before Ikea?