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August 05, 2008
An Office of Her Own
This is where I spent most of my "downtime" last year. I love the space, but I'd like to not live in it again like I did then. It's a lot like a garret. From the front door, it's one flight down. But my window is in the second story because the building is built into a hill. So I don't see parking lot or family housing. I see trees and hills and sky. And I can feel like Sara Crewe as I huddle in my warm little sanctuary during the bleak winter months.
From the Hallway
I spent most of the summer ignoring my office on campus. Hell, I spent most of the summer pretending the campus (aside from the Rec Center, where I work out) didn't exist. I shoved a bunch of stuff in the door the day of my last final and only opened it once to shove some more stuff in.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to my office to get a book. And spent three hours cleaning, sorting, organizing. I even rearranged large portions of the bookshelves. Then I put a bunch of stuff in the art closet next door to my office. This past Sunday, I took two vacuum cleaners in (one HEPA filtered, the other a small canister type) and vacuumed not only the floor, but the upper corners (no more cobwebs, yay!) and behind the radiator. It looked (and felt) so. much. better.
From the Window
Today, on my way to a meeting, I stopped in to drop some stuff off and pick some other stuff up and got an eyeful of my fresh, clean office. It was so nice that not only did I take a couple of pictures of it (I thought you might be curious), I was sorely tempted to snuggle down on the couch and get some reading done. You know, the stuff I have to do to be ready for my classes before school starts in two and a half weeks.
And then I decided I'd much rather come home and write about my office than spend any time in it today. Though I really do have stuff to do. The next couple of weeks are going to be insane.
Posted by sally at August 5, 2008 02:35 PM
Comments
This looks lovely -- will have to do the same in my space. I miss you terribly. I'm trying to blog again -- need your voice in the comment column.
I love you,
Special K.
Posted by: goodkarma at August 7, 2008 11:15 AM
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