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Okay so yes we have an office in our home. My husband works in there, my daughter does her preschool stuff in there, plays on the computer, does her crafts in there. We house many books in there. The main computer, printer, even my sewing machine. But I just don’t seem to fit in there. Not at all.

When we first moved here I would try and work in there in my few spare hours late at night after the home was asleep.

But I constantly found myself migrating to the kitchen table.

Then I would pack up my books and put them in a crate or something and lug them down the stairs so I could have easy access.

Okay so I can’t have a website called Homemaking Organized and then having a dining room that looks like it could be a main feature in an organizing intervention show. So I had to take action.

Also don’t forget this post. I was STILL looking for a home for my HOB (home organization binder).

I needed something that I could call my own. If you’ve ever seen Julie Morgenstern’s organizational videos (Franklin Covey) she talks a bit about organizing where stuff happens. I might be phrasing it wrong so don’t quote me you get the idea. It’s about changing the environment to fit what is happening there instead of the other way around.

The dining room was(is) my comfort zone. It just fits the work I’m doing.

So I had to find the tools that would fit this space and allow me to work.

It’s a small home and a small dining room. When I told my husband I was getting a desk for downstairs I thought I was going to have to lay him down and elevate his feet if you get my meaning.

I looked and measured long and hard. These very expensive pieces (this one, this one, and this one) from Ballard Designs sparked my ideas. While I do love them I just couldn’t bring myself to deplete my account this much (yet). And besides they were truly too big for my space.

So I researched some more and made the decision to get this secretary desk

It was combination reviews, price, and size. It was the perfect size for the space I had.

Desk Minus Drawer

Now if only my daughter would realize this is not her new toybox.

How I use my desk.

My desk sits right next to the kitchen in the dinky dining room.The back of it is against the side full length cabinet of the kitchen and the skinny side of it is against the sliding doors to the porch (as you can see).

The top of it holds my HOB (home organization binder) and a little box of nuthin’s (clips, notepads, odds and ends my daughter can’t reach).

The top folds down so I can work on it and and there is a mini shelf to keep notes and things I’m working one.

Underneath the work surface is a drawer. Pens, and some computer stuff like flash drives or disks I’m using.

The bottom cabinet has one shelf and I keep books down there. I’m still finding my daughter’s toys but she did help me put it together so I’m being a bit lenient.

Thanks for letting me share.

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