Home Office for Two
I spent a lot of time during August reorganizing my home office.
I cleaned out and rearranged my office, making space for both my daughter (close computer) and myself (far computer). Our family had all started spending far too much time in different rooms invoved in doing different activities. This home office for two provides for some family togetherness, in a fun and comfortable way.
Not seen, I have a file cabinet in the back corner under the plant, and another file drawer under the desk. I have an ottoman (soft leather footstool) under the desk, as well as a basket with various bags I use for different places I go, or different types of appointments. Shelves have been installed in a closet to the right, as well as a bookcase on the right conveniently keeps materials for different students I’m tutoring from home.
I recently bought two new very compfortable red velour office chairs, and the pink towels are on top of them to keep them clean (we also have two cats, one of whom likes to claw them if they are uncovered).
I placed the telephone and a notepad for messages between us, and a printer going to both computers will soon be installed on the small table under the painting.
One key thing with this office is that I use it for writing, tutoring, creative projects, and business. I do NOT use it for bill-paying, or filing away paid bills. All that goes in a separate room, where I have another desk, and other cupboards, and file cabinets. That way everything doesn’t get mixed together.
My Desk (with cat sleeping behind the books)
One of my cats was always sleeping on the desk, all over my books and papers, so I cut two cat “blankets” out of an old sheet (one to be washed while the other is being used), and have now gotten the cat to understand he needs to lie on the blanket, and not on my books and papers.
On the wall to the left, facing my desk, but unseen in the photo, I will be installing a white board. This way when I tutor students, two can sit in two chairs at my desk, facing the white board. Alternatively, a single student can sit next to me at the same desk (it’s two meters long), or sit in one of the red chairs, if we are reading aloud from two copies of the same book.
–Eileen
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