After months of being in lockdown and struggling to work at home with no good home office space, I knew I was going to need to make some improvements to my work environment before NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) began. During the cold winter months, I have a bad habit of turning on my heated mattress pad and sitting in bed to write, which is really bad for my already-damaged spine. I do have a vertical projector that allows me to project my computer screen onto the ceiling over my bed so I can write lying down, but that only works when it’s dark outside.
So I spent most of today cleaning and overhauling my closet (actually a small bonus room off my bedroom that’s about the size of a walk-in closet, so that’s what I use it for) and setting up my drafting table as a writing station. Most importantly, I placed the table against a wall with an outlet in the center, so I can turn on a space heater under the desk! (My bedroom is not well heated.)
Sparkles the Wonder Pibble, my foster dog, was deeply disturbed that I moved her crate in order to put my desk in a more efficient spot. She protested by flopping down on the freshly-vacuumed carpet and taking a nap.