Not so much like home

Since starting my job out of college, I have tried to not make my desk look like the one I have at home. There are no personal items other than a photo collage I received from my college newspaper upon graduation. I’ve made due with what was provided and have only added a stack of baskets to condense the clutter. But I do hold the title for messiest desk in the office.

My space is so impersonal that the background image on my computer’s desktop is still the Dell logo. There’s a Rolodex from a former copy editor that I have never used that is still on my desk, and a Christmas mug from six years ago (before my time there) is my pen holder.

This week, the office is getting new carpet and paint, and we have to clear our desk and work in a small room on the weekend. This gives me the chance to make the space personal. I plan to deprive Target of its fashionable office supplies and raid my photo stash for the perfect background image.

However, the only downside to this room makeover is that my desk will be moved away from a window, the television and the ladies’ restroom to a dark corner near the front entrance. It’s not the most ideal place.

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