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Since I’m going on holiday soon, I thought it would be a good idea to tidy my workstation a bit, so that when I come back in the New Year everything would be nice and fresh and clean.
Actually, I’m lying. I would never think that far. I “had this idea” because my colleague Deirdre threatened to throw away everything I own while I’m away, if I don’t tidy things up.
I started this morning and the conversation with the team went like this:
“Hey guys, does anyone want a little plastic case for headphones? It doesn’t close anymore because the latch broke, but I’m sure you can use it for something?”
Silence.
“Okay. Who wants a calendar from 2011? No one? How about a German diary?”
Silence.
“Okay wait, does anyone want half a packet of powered minestrone soup?”
Side-eyes from Carmen and Tammy.
My desk is a total mess. Currently the following is creeping up on my keyboard, basically forcing me to type with my keyboard on my lap:
• An old Women24 award (it’s very nifty – but should probably hang on a wall instead of balancing on my desk)
• 2 bottles of vinegar (one cloudy apple cider and one white wine)
• Blister pack of Allergex (this hay fever season was so rough that I also have Celestamine in my handbag and cortisone at home)
• Vitamins that expired in September (who remembers to take supplements?)
• Foaming shower oil from Like Silk (absolutely no idea why that is on my desk)
• Small blue dinosaur (see above)
• A ceramic fairy, which is called the “Douchebag Fairy” - a floating trophy that gets passed around the team to the member who is the most annoying (I’ve had it for a month now)
• A head scratcher (that doesn’t work because someone used it as a whisk)
And that doesn’t include the spaza cupboard next to my desk that’s full of condiments, canned goods and dried noodles.
Okay. I’m beginning to see Deirdre’s point…
So what’s on your desk? Send us a picture or just tell us in words.
Tammy’s desk is covered in books. Seriously, she has like 20x40 centimetres for her keyboard and that’s it. Carmen, has the Pig of Shame (another floating trophy), a potplant, various supplements, foodstuffs and other crap, while Marisa is knee deep in beauty products and Granny Smith apples.
Actually, I’m lying. I would never think that far. I “had this idea” because my colleague Deirdre threatened to throw away everything I own while I’m away, if I don’t tidy things up.
I started this morning and the conversation with the team went like this:
“Hey guys, does anyone want a little plastic case for headphones? It doesn’t close anymore because the latch broke, but I’m sure you can use it for something?”
Silence.
“Okay. Who wants a calendar from 2011? No one? How about a German diary?”
Silence.
“Okay wait, does anyone want half a packet of powered minestrone soup?”
Side-eyes from Carmen and Tammy.
My desk is a total mess. Currently the following is creeping up on my keyboard, basically forcing me to type with my keyboard on my lap:
• An old Women24 award (it’s very nifty – but should probably hang on a wall instead of balancing on my desk)
• 2 bottles of vinegar (one cloudy apple cider and one white wine)
• Blister pack of Allergex (this hay fever season was so rough that I also have Celestamine in my handbag and cortisone at home)
• Vitamins that expired in September (who remembers to take supplements?)
• Foaming shower oil from Like Silk (absolutely no idea why that is on my desk)
• Small blue dinosaur (see above)
• A ceramic fairy, which is called the “Douchebag Fairy” - a floating trophy that gets passed around the team to the member who is the most annoying (I’ve had it for a month now)
• A head scratcher (that doesn’t work because someone used it as a whisk)
And that doesn’t include the spaza cupboard next to my desk that’s full of condiments, canned goods and dried noodles.
Okay. I’m beginning to see Deirdre’s point…
So what’s on your desk? Send us a picture or just tell us in words.
Tammy’s desk is covered in books. Seriously, she has like 20x40 centimetres for her keyboard and that’s it. Carmen, has the Pig of Shame (another floating trophy), a potplant, various supplements, foodstuffs and other crap, while Marisa is knee deep in beauty products and Granny Smith apples.
