Earphones may help with concentration, but the lack of one's own desk also often means no desk drawers to stash sundries one may want during the workday.
With a few small personal additions, working in an open floor plan may be a little more comfortable, but keeping personal items contained and tidy is important for such tight spaces. Corralling a few important items into a pretty box means making one's space her own, while still being able to easily move to a different location if necessary.
A box in a neutral color will be least offensive to the symmetry of the space. Here are a few pretty ones, which won't distract the coworker one foot over.
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images clockwise from center: Jonathan Adler for JC Penny, CB2, West Elm, Crate and Barrel, and Jonathan Adler for JC Penny, |
And as for what to keep in the pretty box next to the computer? I guess that depends on what one cannot live without! Here's what would be in mine…
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image from Tide |
A Tide to Go Pen for erasing sudden stains.
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image from Etsy |
A small and cheerful pouch for hiding restroom necessities.
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image from here |
Single dose eye drops to help computer-inflicted dry eyes.
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image from Origins |
Eye brightening cream to make those eyes look more awake after several hours of staring at a screen.
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image from here |
A USB charger for when I forget to charge my phone (again!),
as well as a couple hair elastics, gum, and Chapstick.
What would be in yours?
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