When I launched this blog just a couple weeks ago, I told y’all I wanted to try out some new things and share my experiences. I’ve got several notes going in Evernote with a few of those, but there’s one area of particular importance that I’m purposely announcing first, before I start: I need to redesign my home work area. Because I’m a freelancer, and paperless, I’m able to work from anywhere. This is splendid - a few weeks ago, I was able to take an impromptu trip and know it had zero impact on my productivity. However, while I can work from anywhere, the reality is most days I work from home, and while my current set-up works, I don’t love it. When I embarked on my entrepreneur adventure, my mom was kind enough to offer me a guest bedroom to save on expenses (related: my mom is a really nice lady). My furniture is in storage, including my desk. I’m going to pause there to tell you about my desk. It was a gift to my grandmother when she was a child: it’s huge, it’s heavy, and I love it. It sat in her own home office for years, and when I spent summers with my grandparents, I spent many hours sitting at it and playing “office.” Clearly, I was a REALLY cool kid. There just isn’t room for it, sadly. My current living situation is limited on space, so the area I have to devote to an “office” is limited to a corner in my now bedroom. And while I could theoretically make it work, it wouldn’t be ideal. So for now, the desk is safe in storage, and I’ve grown tired of setting up shop at the dining room table and am taking my office corner to new heights. So, why share something as simple and basic as setting up a work area? For one, I welcome input. I’m new to the “working from home” game, and there are plenty of people out there who are pros at it and have designed set-ups that would make the rest of us jealous. Teach me your ways! Equally important, we all know where we work plays a big role in our productivity. If you’re uncomfortable, or inconvenienced, your productivity suffers. So, I’m here to serve. I’ll be sharing my experiences with the process and how it impacts my workflow. I guess, while the meat of this project is the actual work area, we’ll be taking a look at how that spills over into work. A few requisites for this project and the space: first and foremost, it has to be functional. Two, because it won’t be a permanent area, I’m not willing to throw a lot, if any, money at it. Again, I have office furniture in storage, so no need to reinvent the wheel. Finally, it has to be nice to look at and a place I look forward to using. If I wanted ugly, I’d throw a folding table in the corner and call it a day. In short, I want a functional, cheap, Pinterest-worthy work area. Shouldn’t be too hard, right? Speaking of Pinterest, I’ve created a board for this endeavor, and I’ll be tweeting throughout the process. I’ll share a few photos along the way, of course. Suggestions are welcomed and encouraged, as always. And stay tuned for the big reveal - my goal is to make Martha Stewart jealous, but I’ll settle on just having a kick-ass space that inspires obscene amounts of productivity.
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