So a couple of months ago I did some reorganizing in my home office to try to make the space more comfortable and efficient. Now here I am a several weeks later, all into using my space and it looks like it’s already needing changes.
I had set things up so that I could easily plug my monitor into my laptop for when I’m working on art pieces. I have yet to do this. A lot of the time, I have the computer that is also hooked up to the monitor on, and so I can’t use it for the laptop. I also set things up so I have a better layout for using my Wacom tablet with my laptop for when I work on art. This is working out, though I could probably get that working even better if I could get the cable run just right.
To get all this to work right, or so I thought it would work right, I had to take the keyboard drawer out of/ off the desk. This was to allow me to sit at the desk comfortably, something that is a challenge for me. I am short and I have a standard size desk so the top is too high unless I have my chair as high as it will go which causes the arms of the chair to get stuck under the drawer and my knees to scape the underside of the drawer, and my feet to dangle. So, out comes the drawer and a foot rest goes under the desk. Yes, some of the problem would be solved if the chair had no arms. I haven’t found one that I like yet.
Then there is the little matter of the stuff on my desk. As usual, when I first got it set up everything was nice and tidy and there wasn’t extra clutter on the desk. Now, there is an extra pad of paper, or two, and several pens, a camera I haven’t put away, and, oh the programming book. And there are a few more things as well. Ok, maybe that’s not a lot Of stuff to you but consider how much space the laptop and Wacom tablet take up. There really isn’t space for extra stuff.
So now, as I consider tidying up my desk, I am looking at it wondering if I need to re-organize it again. It turns out that stuffing the keyboard, for the desktop computer, up under the shelf for the monitor, really isn’t convenient. It would be fine if I didn’t want or need to use it occasionally. However, I do have need of it more regularly. Then there is the wondering if where the laptop is sitting and how it is sitting is really the best spot and position. Is there a better spot for the phone, or the speakers? Maybe the router. Oh who knows.
All this thinking about it isn’t really doing any good. The desk is still a mess. I guess I am going to have to do something about it.