This is the $50 desk I bought at the antique/used furniture store. Chris and Ryan hauled it from the van to the garage and down the basement stairs. And that was after they took six boxes of baby clothes that we had been storing in that corner for a garage sale "some day". I've thanked them both about a million times for doing all that hard work so I could have THIS: When I worked at the Credit Union, I was fanatical about keeping my desk and work area organized. I even organized other people's work areas and was in charge of ordering supplies so I could keep the supply room neat! Why I'm such a slob about everything else, I'll never understand. Close up of the left side: There are two full size file drawers, which means I can finally get the battered file cabinet out of the kids' PLAYROOM. The black basket holds the TV remotes, the knick-knack shelf has candles, an air freshener, and an Office Max rubber band ball to play with. Here's the other side: The … [Read more...]
A Very Motivated Weekend
Last Thursday, I was sitting in my living room surrounded by piles of product review boxes, Sterilite containers full of press releases, and a dining room sideboard I can't even open because of the stuff piled in front of it. I looked around, and decided enough was enough. I got Chris on IM and told him that was it, I wanted to buy a desk, and I wanted to get my stuff out of our living and dining room. I told him I wanted to finally have a real desk after five years of blogging. He suggested Craigslist, but all I could find was a really banged up, cheap pressboard one. Instead, I got Kaitlyn ready to go and we headed out for a pair of antique/used furniture stores in downtown Lansing. They are right next to each other so I picked one at random and we headed in. Antique stores are dangerous for me, because I love stuff like old toys and magazines. The man who owns the store buys up inventory sight unseen at estate sales and storage unit sales, and I could easily have spent … [Read more...]
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