A foldable desk finally got me off the couch. The dog is now management. My Office
I kept telling myself that working from the couch was temporary. Six months later, my back finally filed a complaint.
We don’t have a spare room, so anything resembling a home office has to disappear at the end of the day. I ended up using a musso d7 foldable desk because it fits beside the bookcase when I’m done and rolls back into the living room the next morning.
Today’s setup is basically a laptop, a notebook, the glasses I lose every ten minutes, and one unpaid supervisor. I’ve also started raising the desk for part of my longer calls, which at least keeps me from sitting in the same position all afternoon.
The surface fills up faster than I expected, and I learned pretty quickly to lock the wheels before leaning against the front edge. Still, it feels much better than slowly becoming part of the couch.
The only thing I haven’t figured out is the direction. It currently faces the TV, which stays off while I’m working but still feels like a strange thing to stare at all day. Would you rotate the desk toward the window, or leave the setup as it is?