My office

Just so it's recorded somewhere...

A little over a week ago, I suddenly decided to rearrange my office. I wanted to switch to a standing desk; that was the impetus of the whole thing. By plan C or so, I'd settled on an arrangement and ordered what I needed. At the core, I switched out the desk by the window for an adjustable standing desk (which was considerably more straight-forward than the earlier plans, lol). Along the way, though, I had to do a good bit of purging and sorting and shuffling of other things. It was a chore. ;P I may still make a few tweaks and have a few spots that I've noted for further sorting, but here's where things stand now... 

The photos on the left are before and the ones on the right are after. Click on the photo/collage to make it larger.

So much more open counter/desk and floor space! I know it still looks full and cluttery but I truly did get rid of a lot of stuff, honest! It feels so much cleaner. I do a good job of purging around the rest of the house; but, apparently, my office had become somewhat of a dumping ground (particularly since it's one of the only rooms on the main floor that has a door, lol). And, yes, that's a standing desk...I'm just short. ;) It's adjustable so I can still sit when I want also. 

A few things I learned through this process:

• A lot of my life has become about function over form. I'm pretty practical to start with but being surrounded by four males and their pragmatism has definitely weighed things more in one direction. I see it all around me now that I'm paying attention. 
• I still have a lot of scrapbooking stuff, lol. (Once upon a time, I scrapbooked...for myself, for a national magazine and their publications, for my monthly column in that magazine, for sponsor companies, etc.) I've gotten rid of loads of supplies over the years but still have plenty somehow.
• Knowing where your outlets are is important, and power strips are your friends. Yeah, neither of the two outlets in my office are on the open walls.
• My old furniture is really sturdy. We actually bought the matching desks and hutch (and another tall bookcase that's in another room) when we lived in North Carolina...so they've been with us longer than Noah. :)
• Reorganizing is a good time to examine what you actually use. It felt kinda liberating to get rid of stuff that I realized I wasn't using. (Yes, yes, I realize I'm not currently *using* the remaining scrapbooking supplies but am still keeping them. It's a process, lol.)

Oh, and I'm really liking my standing desk situation so far. I found this great balance board anti-fatigue mat thing and love being able to move while standing (and this one is way more comfortable on my feet than my actual balance board that I use in the basement after boot camp--which is also fun but just rough on my feet without shoes). 

And that's my office for now. :)