In the year of Our Lord 2011, in the blustery and cold month of June, I attempted, along with various other colleagues, to brave the winter cold and move to another office[1]… We packed the meager belongings stashed away in desk drawers, loaded the bags on our backs and hiked a few hundred meters to our new home.
I, being the slightly strange, nerdy one in the office also carried about 10 pounds of large and very important (maybe even magical) volumes slung over my shoulder. The trek was so tiring, that I even had to stop for a cup of tea and a cup of coffee once I was settled in. Here are a few things that I have learned during this great adventure:
- 1. Those little bookshelves fixed to the desk can take quite a few dictionaries and other language books.
- 2. You can never have too many dictionaries with you – either to hide behind or to make you look smart.
- 3. I have enough memo pads to at least last me the rest of the year – I adore stationery, especially if they are printed with cute designs. Somehow I can always make myself believe that I need another notepad when I see one I like. (Shame on you CNA and CUMbooks for taking advantage of my love of stationery!)
- 4. I only have one pen from the office supply cupboard – I much prefer those with more than one colour and those which are decorated. It also makes it more difficult for them to ‘get lost’.
- 5. A new cubicle means new decoration challenges. (Where do I put my family pictures? And my piece of petrified wood? Can I still sneak in the odd action figure? Decision, decisions…
I came across this a while ago – if you also like stationery, you’ll love this!
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