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I engaged in some amateur carpentry this weekend. A cupboard had to be removed when I bought a new fridge in August. On Saturday, I finally got around to repurposing it. I sawed it in half, and put one of the halves on top of my desk. Covered the imperfections of my carpentry skills with fabrics from Ghana, and voilà: I can stand and work by the desk in my home office corner. Hopefully that will help with the tension headaches I’ve been getting in the evenings with increasing frequency since October.
Unfortunately, the repurposed cupboard desk ended up a tiny bit too high. So, I dug out my yellow high heeled clogs from the closet. They are really comfortable and I actually used to have them in the office before everything was turned upside down. I like to change shoes when I come to the office, and when temperatures allowed barefoot sandal-wearing I would change into these clogs. And it was strange. Something happened when I put them on this morning. If it was the shoes, or the new desk set-up, I don’t know, but suddenly my little home office corner felt so much more professional. And that, in turn, boosted my focus. The magic of a pair of shoes, hey?
I like how my little home office corner has evolved, from a barely used corner in my bedroom into this. With the colorful fabrics and whiteboard and the plants in the window. I even have a succulent there that grew out of a clipping I “stole” from the office a long time ago. Everything to create a friendly environment to work in.
Although, I would very much prefer to have an off-site office like the benches in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. A bench covered in colorful yarn, under a magnificent tree. I think it might be a copper beech. I sat many hours reading papers and novels on one of those benches during my visit in May 2017. Trees and yarn and sunshine are the friendliest mood-setters. I would very much prefer to go back to the Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
Oh, well. Some day. In the meantime: Suit up with the yellow high heeled clogs in the home office corner!
Photo: Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Scotland, in May 2017 & My home office corner. Posted on Instagram November 16, 2020.
Katja Malmborg 