The Office Project Update

If you need a quick recap of what the Office Project is all about, you can get up to speed here.

A couple weeks ago I tragically (joyfully) said good bye (and good riddance) to my lap top "Old Faithful". The name suited her well. When I bought her she already had a hard 3+ years under her belt and that was almost 3 years ago. It's amazing she lasted as long as she did and I'll be forever grateful for her help in getting Paper Mango off the ground. But when one computer dies, a new one is brought to life! And being the techo-geek that I am, I love new toys! It was like Christmas with out the tree or icky egg nog. My husband caught a few pictures of me in the midst of my excited/crazed state taking the new computer for it's first test drive. I thought it was a significant enough part of the office make over to share them with you with disregard for my own dignity. In the pictures do note:

* Yes, the computer is on a side table and I am on the ground. Going from a lap top to desk top means we need to actually get a desk.
*Oooo, pretty new carpet!
*Diet Coke is a life saver

The Office Project - Part 1

As you probably deduced from the Moving Sale going on at the Etsy Store, my husband and I are moving. Not only am I excited to be a home owner and go paint crazy on the walls, I'm very excited that I will have an official home office. When I started Paper Mango over the summer, I had the same romantic visions of working from home, that most people that have never worked from home, have. Staying in your pajamas all day, working on the couch with HGTV in the background, and all that gas money I'd save by not driving anywhere. I quickly learned that 1) This gets boring very quickly, 2) The couch is a good way to turn a 2 hour project into a 5 hour project and 3) I enjoy human interaction and driving to coffee shops to see other people doesn't save that much gas. Even though I plan to continue to work from home, and will probably still have to get out to a coffee shop every once and a while I'm excited to have an actual office space where I can go and work. As I was thinking about all the ideas I have for making my space functional, creative, efficient and intentional I thought it would be fun to bring all my friends along with me on the journey! So here starts The Office Project! I'm starting with a couple pictures of my current "office". I'd love any thoughts or suggetions you have a long the way, so feel free to share! And don't forget, time is running out on the Moving Sale.

{My supply & paper storage/Printing nook}

{My "desk"}