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Lynda Recommends – Careful Organization

Lynda McKinney Lambert - American Artist & Author

 

Careful Organization Helped Me

Make Sense of My Life

 

 

In May 2010, our little Pom-Sheltie dog, Rocco,

snuggles beneath the vintage chest in my office.

Rocco liked to be where he could keep his eye on me at all times.

 

 


These  photos are from May 2010, when I moved my office from the second floor to the first floor of our home. 

 

 

 

I loved the way I could be surrounded by the woods near our house.

  • I can sit an listen to bird sounds in the spring and summer
  • watch snow falling down in winter
  • smell the scent of lilacs and Rhododendron blossoms in spring time
  • view the blazing colors of fall



All of the photos above are from May 2010.

I am happy to say that from this room I began writing blogs and books – I learned to communicate with the entire world after losing my sight – all from this little office that is one step down from my kitchen.

 
My move into a new office began to take place in my imagination in January, 2010.
It was only an idea. But now it is a reality.
I took a big step forward to move my office to a space where all my adaptive technology could be in one place.
Bob and I worked diligently for several weeks to make this move happen.
What an enormous undertaking to move my office from one floor to another.
We decided that my office should be on the ground floor.
The best part is that now  I have two walls surrounding me with large windows so that I am connected to the space outside the house.
I love Nature in all her seasons, moods, and shades.
The trees, the weather, the sounds of people and traffic, birds, and wild creatures.
Nature motivates me  and stimulates my imagination  when I am  working in a solitary space.
I feel like I now have my own “command center.” I feel in control.
This was the perfect time to re-organize my “things” and toss away all that was no longer relevant to me.
It was a cleansing time –

 Today, May 28, 2019,

I am revising my office space again.

After 9 years, it needs another cleansing.

I started by sifting through my yarn storage on the wall –
Now, I am moving on to sift through the binders and boxes of other materials.
This is a good summer project for me –
As I write this revision of my original 2010 article, the spring rains are pouring down outside my windows.
A fire siren is alerting everyone that there is danger out there – flooding – and my neighbor’s home has a stream of muddy waters flowing through the garage and down the driveway.  May can be a dangerous month in western Pennsylvania.

Below:  PHOTOS from TODAY – May 28, 2019

I paused to take a few photos today, so I can show you how my office space looks 9 years later.
Most of my equipment was replaced. The computer and monitor are new.
The Merlin CCTV to the left of my computer, and the Dell  Laser printer are still the same. I’ve been using them all these years.

My old chair was replaced by a nice new Lazy Boy Chair! I love it.

Lynda's Office View 1

Lynda’s Office, View 1

I sit surrounded by technologies for the blind.

These pieces of equipment help me communicate with the world through my writing.

Lynda's Office, View 2

Lynda’s Office, View 2

The little dog who slept and watched me from beneath this chest has been gone now for 5 years.

I miss him a lot.

I like to look at my walls and see art work by friends, my 3 certificates of graduation for my degrees, and other awards and special items in frames.  They keep me in touch with who I am as a professional and private person.

 

I advise other writers to have a system to organize your files and other materials.

Keep it in order so you can find what you need without having a melt down.

My favorite window view – facing the North-

This is the favorite view from my office.

You can see I have a wall for my yarn storage, too.

So this room serves me well as a writing space, and a storage space.

All because it is well organized for my needs.

Think about how you can my your own creative space more efficient.

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This essay is by Lynda McKinney Lambert.

First blogged in 2010 – Revised 2019.

 

Copyright 2019. Lynda McKinney Lambert

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