Lent ??????? Blog 39: organization, schedules, and the freedom to create

I have spent the last few weeks reorganizing and just generally remaking my home office. Yes, it has taken weeks, partly because its difficult to do it with an 18 month old under foot, and partly due to laziness, OK so mostly due to laziness. But I have done it, and for the time being it is done, I think. You see it all started awhile ago when an ex-girlfriend posted a desk that she had for sale. This caused a fire in my belly to get a new desk, at first hers, but then later any fancy desk at all.

I purchased my current desk when I started seminary about 12 years ago, I thought it was really cool at the time. it had no drawers or doors and just looked very streamlined. Nowadays I think of it is poorly configured. No doors and drawers means no where to keep things theoretically safe from the wandering hands of a toddler. Now, before you mention it, yes I realize that even if there are doors or drawers it does not keep it safe from a toddler. The point is that I have been lusting after desks for a little over a month now.

I did not buy a desk, I still hope to someday when we can afford a desk worthy of me, and have the space for it in my office, but for now I have decided to quell the raging dragon of desk lust inside me and adapt my desk in a small way. I purchased a two shelf organizer from Target, on clearance for $7 and have placed it on the upper shelf of my desk, giving me a place where Henry can't reach, at least until he grows a few more inches and pulls the whole thing down on his head.

I also purchased a new 2x3 whiteboard and expunged some items from my office for a better overall vibe. I moved some wall hangings, took some down, rearranged most of the office and brought some stuff to Goodwill, Half Price Books, and my sister-in-laws yard sale.

Now, what does this have to do with you, my semi-constant readers? Well I have organized for a purpose, that I may have a clean space to think and write, to create. To that end I have set up a schedule in order to write blogs more regularly. Starting with this blog, you should expect a new blog on here as well as on http://onthewaytotheway.blogspot.com . In addition, I am beginning working on something that I will unveil shortly, I want to get a certain degree into it before I unleash it on the world.

With the new schedule Lent [Really?!?!?!?] Blog 40 should appear tomorrow and my new On the Way blog should show up on Thursday. Now, of course when I say tomorrow and Thursday I mean late tomorrow and Thursday, so it might be best to look for the link, or come check it yourself, Wednesday and Friday morning.

Here's to an exciting, and hopeful on time, adventure.

Peace and Love,
Pastor K