New workspace

Are you curious about where I work now? My office is on the 2nd floor of the Earth Guild Building in downtown Asheville. I pay to park behind the Civic Center which is about a block away. The Library and Malaprop's Book Store are in between. The Haywood Park Hotel is across the street. We're surrounded by hip restaurants and shops. Ashevilleians don't seem to care for chains, so especially in the downtown area, there are no big department stores or chain restaurants. Now out by the mall is a different story.

My office is separated from Kendall's by a glass wall. The first thing you see when you enter our office is my desk and smiling face behind it. It almost appears that I'm the receptionist, so for instance, a neighboring office guy came by recently to give us calendars that he had created. He didn't know what to call me, so he referred to me as the "office help." Anyway, Kendall is very good about referring to me as her "associate" and always does a great job of including me in decisions and never making me feel inferior in any way.

For those of you who visited my office at church or home, you know that I am used to working with "piles." Not so, here. I've included a picture of my desk as it always looks when I leave each day. At all times I only have one file open on my desk at a time and it easily slides into a drawer at the end of the day.

I don't really have much of an explanation for this sudden case of neatness and organization. I guess it is emblematic of our new, simpler lifestyle.

Comments

[dave]

nice trackball :)