Hello, my friends ... I hope you're having a nice weekend!
Well, yesterday got completely away from me, so I was not able to get my "afternoon" post up ... and today has been quite busy (running errands, etc.) ... but here I am finally sitting down to catch up!
As promised, I took pictures through our day of how I (we) work in and around the "home office." I thought you all might like to see them. :)
First of all, I'm not the only one who makes use of this "office" space ...
Here we have Crackerjack working on a book report at the family computer, and Bookworm reading his current Brit Lit assignment. (Archie is working on "nature study" - aka birdwatching.)
While Earlybird - already on to something else - had been busy on the floor ...
Up at the kitchen counter I began working on next week's file folder ...
... and I pulled a recipe from this week's folder to work on during lunch.
The kitchen is a natural extension of my "workspace," because goodness knows I do much of my "work" in there! Today I had a tuna-pasta dish cooking, good ole mac-and-cheese, as well as a strawberry-rhubarb sauce.
Once the sauce started bubbling, I snapped a picture and sent a quick email to Bill at work ... I thought it might make him smile.
(It did!)
I spent some time organizing my marketing binder ...
... while Earlybird watched a Reading Rainbow episode on the computer.
At last it was time for my lunch break!
Two favorite mugs - one from my mum, one from my mother-in-law. I often eat lunch at my desk ... or next to my desk, lol.
The boys always take an outdoor break after lunch (weather permitting) and the weather was so glorious yesterday I joined them. I was pleasantly surprised to find the forsythia in full bloom!
I brought a few branches inside, but they had to be tucked up high out of (Archie's) reach.
On top of these shelves I also have a basket of saved school work and a basket of tealight candles. (The ones we had blessed on Candlemas.)
I sat down with next week's folder and looked up a few ideas for celebrating the Annunciation and Palm Sunday.
I also spent more time clipping coupons ...
... and I played around with a few new notebooks.
(Temporary daybooks - more on that later.)
I like to keep my planning tools out on the island counter during the day (the bridge between the office and kitchen), as it's easier for me to stand at the counter and work when I have a moment. But at the end of the day, it's good to have a place where I can stash everything ~ notebooks, papers, planners, etc.
(My "Martha" corner, I like to call it. :))
On Fridays I change up EB's reading corner - putting away last week's books (St. Joseph's Day, Spring Equinox) and setting out a few new ones (ducks, rain and salamanders).
Earlybird (who obviously prefers working on the floor!) looked through some of these books. (With Archie's help, of course.)
A bit later on, he did some drawing in his nature notebook.
(I feel compelled to point out - that's dirt on his face, from playing outside. He did get cleaned up at the end of the day. :))
Part of my Friday housekeeping routine is to clean the sitting/learning room (aka my home office), so I did just that ... neatening corners, wiping surfaces, sweeping the floor.
I love it when I can open the windows!
Now, I just gave the room a cursory "clean," but periodically (monthly or seasonally), I give it a deeper cleaning. This would include washing the windows, mopping the floor, cleaning/reorganizing drawers, vacuuming cushions, dusting the ceiling fan, etc.
Once the cleaning's done, and lessons are done for the day ... I can sit down for a bit!
I have my computer to my right - for checking email, the news and working on my blog. And to my left, I have my journaling stuff and a "to do" list for the weekend ...
It's nice to putter like this when I can. :)
And one last shot ... the home office in the evening ... a glass of wine, a magazine and a little peace and quiet.
(Bill had the boys outside, lol.)
I love the softness of a Spring sunset ... can you see the forsythia *bursting* with life in the background? The light is so wonderful at this time of year!
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So, a full day late, there's the rest of my "Home Office Day" post. I hope you enjoyed seeing our "workaday" unfold! Now this was a pretty usual Friday for us, for an "at home" day. Many days we are in and out, running to a class or activity.
I'm going to sign off now, as it's time to get supper underway. Thanks so much for visiting me today! I look forward to "seeing" you again soon. :)
