Rain, Laundry, A New Desk

Today there was a glorious rainstorm. I loved it. It reminded me of the rainstorms in Virginia.

And even though this is waiting for me in the family room....

....I have my new little happy place:

Welcome to my new "branch office."  I found the perfect little desk today that serves these few but essential purposes in a central location in my home-- the kitchen area:
* fits this desk family calendar:




* room for a mini notebook for when we think of something that needs to be picked up at a store
* room for the cordless phone dock
* hold some pens and sharpees
* Laptop.


Period. That's really it.  My little "branch office" will be complete once I've hung a cork board covered in fabric or a darling little chalk board (something like this...

via etsy

via etsy

I've finally come around to the idea that a big, desk-like calendar just works so much better than my formerly used Lang Calendar. I love this one because it has enough room on each square for my things, everyone else's things, and a spot for meals when I meal plan. It's nice to have a spot for when random things hit me throughout the day like, Oh yeah, I need 3 bookends so I can finish putting these books away or Darn that fly! We need to get a fly swatter!  While my kitchen may not look like it's out of a magazine, it's so much nicer having this out in the open. I originally had the calendar on a little counter int he laundry room with the phone, but it didn't serve it's purpose because it wasn't accessible. I know as the years go by we are only going to get busier and the children need to be able to add to the calendar on their own. They can also add to the list in case they run out of something. I can just see Cade typing away at this little desk working on a book report or history paper...


The desk is an antique postal service desk, complete with a sticker with its serial number and a postal worker bumper sticker on the back. I found it at one of my favorite places--  Campus Craft and Floral shop in the bottom floor of the Wilk at BYU. That place is always selling something cute. I went there to pick up an umbrella and noticed this desk was actually for sale.  I do like antiques and things that look antique-ish, but even this one could use a paint job--- the "distressed" look of it is kind of overkill and stands out more than I want it to in the kitchen. So, I will probably be giving it a fresh coat of paint some time soon. There are no drawers. It's small, sturdy and nothing else can happen on this desk, and that is why I love it. It's mine, it's here, and set up.

Rain, laundry, and a new desk....it's been a good day.