Monday, July 7, 2008

Open Your Office

No good idea shall go uncopied or unpunished.

I enjoyed being a Peeping Mom so much in Mrs. G's "Heart of the Home" multi-blog postapalooza a few weeks back that I emailed her and asked if I could steal the idea, with a little modification. Being the gracious hostess she is, she gave me the go-ahead.

So here's my thought. Since she already covered the heart of the home, I am interested in the brains of your operation. What's your intellectual sanctuary? Where do you go to do your thinking, working, and writing? Whether you're a cubicle jockey or a backseat-of-the-minivan scribbler, join us and lay it bare for all to see.

Here's how we'll seal the deal: (NOW WITH NEW SIMPLER INSTRUCTIONS!)

1. Create a post about what you consider your office: the place you get work done, or your best thinking space.

2. Post it sometime on Sunday, July 13.

3. Email me with a link to your post when it's live.

I will include links to all of your posts when I post mine, and we will commence general time-wasting.

Nothing below the fold today.



NOTHING TO SEE HERE...PLEASE MOVE ON.

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38 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm in...but y'all are gonna be looking at my kitchen table. Or Panera, otherwise known as my 2nd base. If only SBux had free wifi...

Anonymous said...

i'm in, although i'm confused by the directions. (that's not you, it's me. directions always confuse me.)

Anonymous said...

Count me in! Except I'm in California, so my "office" right now is the really comfy bed of this cute little Bed and Breakfast in Napa.

But I think I have a pic of my real Slog Spot archived in iPhoto somewhere. Probably much neater than it looks at present, however.

San Diego Momma said...

What if your "office" is a kitchen table and an unpredictable Internet connection? Can you still join?

Cuz if "yes," then I'm in.

Deb
sandiegomomma.com

CT Mom said...

I'm in, too - I'll forewarn my colleagues ....

Kevin McKeever said...

As your blog love slave, which may account for incest they way things are going ... eeeewwwww, I'm in. My associate, Poopy Puppy, will also participate.

meg said...

my "office" sounds a lot like sandiegomomma's and it looks like you let her in so i am too!

Alice said...

Gulp. If I do this, there's some serious dusting ahead of me. I tend toward neat and orderly, but not always clean. I guess I'm in.

Alice said...

Oh - and that scene from Office Space kills me. I almost did that with my old printer when it wouldn't work with my new computer. I cursed. A bit.

Anonymous said...

I'm in. I'm sure everyone is going to think I'm a whistleblower for taking pictures of work stuff!

Avitable said...

Too many rules! My head hurts now.

Amy said...

Sure! Count me in!

Stamford Talk said...

Sign me up, Sweet Pea!

What a GREAT excuse to pick up all my clothes from my office floor. I'll take a "before" shot, though, just for kicks.

Can't wait to learn more about everyone.

Renee said...

I'm in. It will give me the push to clean this mess. Who am I kidding I won't clean it.

Bijoux said...

I'll do it, but I'm not sure how much I can write about it. Oh, the pressure to be clever!

Maternal Mirth said...

I have a case of the Mondays and am skipping work, but I am in when they find me and drag me back to my office kicking and screaming...

Anonymous said...

I'm In! Since I'm a traveling consultant, I get to post about my hotel room in Austria. Sadly, it's MUCH nicer than my rental in Stamford!

Great idea. Next up: Open Your Bathroom?

JCK said...

I love this idea! I'm in. Interesting timing as my latest post is about recreating my office space. I will be in empty out & paint mode this weekend, but I think I can create the post ahead of time & do that post delay on Blogger.

Anonymous said...

Why do I feel the need to come up with some really creative/witty way to say, "I'm in"?

Greg said...

In! ...although I also find the instructions confusing. That's probably because I usually only read the first few words of a sentence before getting bored.

Lceel said...

This could get ugly. Me, in my 'shorts', in my recliner, in my living room, with my bottle of rum at my side. UGH. Maybe I'll just blog about it without pictures.

~Swankymama said...

Oh how fun! I'll be on vacation. I'll try to get it done early and have it post on July 13. :o)

neutron said...

Sounds like fun, I'm in!

262mom said...

I am not going to say I am in, because that wasn't part of the directions. people. I am just commenting so I can be part of the in crowd.


ip-skay the athroom-bay

for a different kind of girl said...

I hope I remember to do this. I am disgustingly, hopelessly disorganized and buried under piles of scribbled on Post-it notes.

stalkermom said...

Me too! Sounds like a great idea!

MsPicketToYou said...

i'm in. plus I've got time to go rent a swank office space in which my genius thinking happens.

MereCat said...

I'm in. Just the jumpstart I needed, too. thanks!

The Girl Next Door said...

I want in, but I'm away on vaca - oh hell I'll have to actually do something ahead of time...unheard of.

Anonymous said...

What a totally great idea. Only God knows if I will actually remember to participate on Sunday.

Marketing Mama said...

I'm in.... You already motivated me to clean my office and actually move my stuff in to make it feel like mine - rather than the woman who worked there before me. Only took 3 months. Thanks!

Mary Witzl said...

Eeep! I can't show this to the world; I just can't. Only two days to do it in -- no way. Have a 'Biggest pigsty in the blogosphere' contest sometime though, and I'll be in.

Anonymous said...

This sounds like fun! Count me in!

The Cheap Chick said...

I am so there! Great idea - my little Realtor heart does so love an Open House. It just thrills me to bits.

Anonymous said...

Not only am I in, I will be wearing my flair too.

LilSass said...

I'm in and I promise not to light the printer on fire in the parking lot!

That girl from Shallotte said...

Awesome idea, MM! I didn't follow the rules and therefore am disqualified, but I can't wait to see the winners.

Cue Chicago, because you're the inspiration. :)

Lisa Wheeler Milton said...

I missed the fun, but I wondered: Does all that kicking hurt? Because I'd like to join in if I could still move the next day.

(My husband & I love that movie.)