I have a problem waiting. I like to be doing things. But in publishing you do a lot of waiting. So to keep my mind off all the waiting I’m doing I usually find a project around the house to work on. I decided to tackle the office . . .
If you give Jennifer a desk, she’ll have to make room for it in her garage. And then, when it gets to be 100 degrees outside, she’ll probably want to park her car in the garage. So the desk will have to go inside. But if the desk is going to go inside, one of the desks currently in the office will have to be moved. When you move one of the desks, she will want to rearrange all of the desks and bookcases. While you’re rearranging everything, she’ll decide to paint the walls.
After she’s painted the walls and rearranged all the desks and bookcases, she’ll bring in the new desk. Only to discover there are no brackets to hold the legs to the top. The desk will topple over on her, adding to the bruise collection on her legs. So she’ll haul the desk back to the garage.
Then you’ll have to take her to Staples where she’ll find the perfect desk at the perfect price. The perfect desk will require perfect desk accessories. She’ll spend the better part of a day putting the desk together, accessorizing it, and organizing. When the desk is finished it will require matching shelves above it to complete the look. So you’ll make yet another trip to Home Depot.
When you get home and the shelves are installed and stacked with books, she’ll put her computer on her desk and open it. When she opens it, she’ll want to check her e-mail. Her empty e-mail inbox will remind her that she is still waiting.
And while she’s waiting, she’ll probably want to start on another project . . .
8 comments:
Looks mahvelous, dahling. Love the blue, I do.
LOL Love the office. Now what's the next project? More red paint, perhaps on the kitchen cabinets? Learning to cook indigenous cuisine? Writing your own comic strips based on little Calvin?
I like the last idea but don't know how you are at drawing. What do you think? :)
Sweet desk! Nice color on the walls, too.
Camy
The color is Pacific Panorama. I love it. It's got a violet undertone so it looks like the eastern part of the Arizona sky at sunset. Very relaxing!
Let's see, Malia, the cabinets are new and cherry so I'm not touching them. I may tackle the entry way since it's a small room and now houses the piano. "Calvin" wants his room painted like a rocket, so that could spark some creativity.
Of course I've got close to 40 books in my TBR pile . . .
Okay, I really liked the color a lot too...until I heard the name. Still like the way it looks, but I'm calling it blue.
Mike, I double checked. The walls are Bayou, the ceiling is Pacific Panorama. Make you feel better?
I think nail polish and lipstick and paint colors are all given strange names that are supposed to make you want to buy them but generally make me roll my eyes.
Looking good, girl! Now that you have some practice, wanna tackle my office? (wish you could this, I'm actually waggling my eyebrows).
Abundant blessings!
Omigosh! this is so hilarious, Jennifer. You sound so much like me. Love your new writing station. How kewl!!
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