The New Desk

The new desk has arrived.

It's got somewhat less surface area, and A LOT less storage. Since the whole point was to make things look better, I've been frantically trying to minimize and clear surfaces. What it does have, which was a huge selling point, is a pullout keyboard shelf. Oh, how I love this ergonomically correct feature!

But now I've got two huge filing cabinets, full of stuff, that used to be the 'legs' of my desk. I've started going through them and tossing things out. And I must tackle the Closet/Archives of Doom if I'm to make room in there for these two filing cabinets. The domino effect is very, very real (hmm, suddenly I want pizza... it's dinnertime and my fridge is empty).

It's exhausting, and the rest of my living room and kitchen are in chaos again. I also re-arranged my living-room furniture and am trying to decide if I like the new configuration.

As you can see, the walls are bare-ish too. I've promised myself to get rid of virtually all the posters and reproductions in my place (I may keep the Matisse collage snail in my bedroom, because I love it so) and replace them all with original artwork, either my own or others'. To the right you can see one of my new additions ~ three photographs from various travels.