Comments on: The Idea Desk (not pictured) https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:22:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/#comment-24114 Wed, 08 May 2013 12:32:58 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3441#comment-24114 In reply to Tiffany.

@Tiffany – an office area is key! When we moved into our second apartment in NYC, I didn’t have an office for a while (the desk had pretty much been part of our old apartment and couldn’t move). I was trying to write on the floor, stacking things in piles, and it felt pretty unprofessional. It is any wonder, looking back, this seemed like a low point in my career?

]]> By: Tiffany https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/#comment-24113 Tue, 07 May 2013 19:34:29 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3441#comment-24113 This whole post makes me really want an office area. I love the rain gutters idea. Or even a wall to use 5×7 size post it notes with project ideas. I’m definitely and “out of sight, out of mind” person. Having it all out on a wall or desk would be fabulous!

]]> By: How to organize when you hate to file | EMAILS & NEWSLETTERS FORUM https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/#comment-24112 Tue, 07 May 2013 16:40:19 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3441#comment-24112 […] system I came up with — with some help from an organizer — was to create a “soon” pile on my desk. The soon pile contains all items that I […]

]]> By: ARC https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/#comment-24111 Sat, 04 May 2013 04:31:25 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3441#comment-24111 In reply to Cloud.

Hubby and I might be able to share an office, but we absolutely cannot share the desk. I just gave up and stopped using the office because I need clear surfaces to function. I’m always in awe of people who can share working space like that 🙂

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/#comment-24110 Fri, 03 May 2013 19:06:14 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3441#comment-24110 In reply to Anne Bogel.

@Anne – I am totally cleaning out my office today so I can have more table space!

]]> By: Anne Bogel https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/#comment-24109 Fri, 03 May 2013 18:58:31 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3441#comment-24109 “When I can’t see things — if they’re filed — they are dead to me.”

I absolutely relate to this, and it’s surprisingly gratifying to see someone else put it in print! I know I love table space, but I hadn’t made the connection between my love of table space and its usefulness in generating ideas.

I’m grateful for this post. Thanks, Laura!

]]> By: Anne Bogel https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/#comment-24108 Fri, 03 May 2013 18:56:49 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3441#comment-24108 In reply to Laura.

We have raingutter bookshelves. I love them for the kids’ books, but never thought to use them for my own stuff!

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/#comment-24107 Fri, 03 May 2013 16:34:48 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3441#comment-24107 In reply to nother Barb.

@nother Barb – plastic rain gutters. Talk about repurposing! I think I just like the idea of having a second desk. Maybe it makes me feel important 🙂

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/#comment-24106 Fri, 03 May 2013 16:33:54 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3441#comment-24106 In reply to Toni Gatlin.

@Toni – very true – we have some shelves like that in my kids’ rooms. Hadn’t occurred to me to use that as an idea spot, but I could in fact see lots of things that way!

]]> By: nother Barb https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/05/idea-desk-not-pictured/#comment-24105 Fri, 03 May 2013 14:02:29 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3441#comment-24105 Reading specialist Jim Trelease talks about arranging plastic rain gutters on a wall as bookshelves. Besides books, it can display pictures, articles, 4×6 cards, small objects, whatever is inspiring you. I imagine you could also clip or hang things off the edge, or put whiteboard behind it for “mapping”, if you do that kind of thing, or noting dates. Then you could have a small writing table with it. Don’t like the look of plastic gutters? I saw a picture of some with fabric or paper (contact paper maybe?) to match the room décor.

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