Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Spring Revamp

I've been quiet for the past few days—did you worry I got Raptured? If so, you clearly don't know me very well. The manfriend and I were away in Vermont over the weekend visiting friends, then on Monday I was all over the place for a freelance meeting then an appearance as a special guest at my husband's colleagues' book club (they read Caught on Camera of all things, quite the literary fiction palate cleanser). And yesterday I was busy doing something that was looong overdue—a spring revamp.

The main project was rearranging my office so I'd have the space to comfortably practice yoga again. Which I need desperately—I've been a bit of a basketcase lately. Making it happen meant giving the boot to my "editing nook", ditching a side table and moving my beloved papasan chair to the living room. I also went to Target and bought a new shelving unit (among many other things). It took pretty much the entire day (I did some kitchen improvements and a ton of cleaning as well) but now I've got a faboo new space beneath the skylight for my stretching and calisthenics:


It also felt good just to do the whole spring cleaning / space freshening / reinvention thing. I don't know if it's the redecorating or the blessed absence of rain for the first time in a week, but I'm finally perking up. Oh and if anyone's curious where I write, I do 95% of it in the space just to the right of my new micro yoga studio (in fact I'm sitting on the "black pearl" as I type this):


Anyone else have any big spring projects going on?
Posted by Meg Maguire at 8:16 AM
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4 comments:

  1. KramyMay 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    Great decorating job! Looks some colorful and homey.

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  2. Taryn ElliottMay 29, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Man...don't you love those Target things with the pull out 'basket' things? My bathroom LOVES them. Keeps it looking neat and tidy.
    What a wonderful space.

    Is that exercise ball comfy to write on? That looks crazy! LOL

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  3. Meg MaguireMay 29, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Hey, Taryn!

    The ball chair takes some getting used to—it's hard work, sitting up as straight as it forces you to. But after a few weeks my abs and back muscles got with the program and I was able to sit on it full-time, instead of needing to switch to my old chair partway through the day.

    Now I can't stand sitting on my old chair—I feel way too hunched. I can feel the strain in my back from the old chair as well. I definitely recommend the ball chair (or a "kneeling chair") if you're a desk jockey like me, but it does take some practice and committment.

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  4. JocelynZombieMay 30, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    I just stayed at a hotel in Albuquerque this weekend that clearly had a fabulous designer. In my room, there was a writing desk that was similar to yours! Except it was cream-colored.

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