Okay, so, I haven’t posted here in a month(!)

It’s been busy here, but mostly with:
(1) writing…I am 79,000 words into a very rough draft of a new novel. I’m aiming for 100K to start, but it will be longer before it’s done.
(2) working out — that is, up until last week. Since then, writing has pretty much taken over. (The gym being closed hasn’t helped.)

At any rate, with all the writing — and not enough working out — I’ve started thinking that I’m spending too much time sitting down. Over the last couple of years there has been a lot of talk about using a stand-up desk. I’ve never felt inclined to go out and buy a new desk, but I did want to try the stand-up thing. So in good Hawaii fashion (we have to be adaptable here, on islands out in the middle of the world’s biggest ocean) I devised my own stand-up desk. And it’s one that easily converts to sit-down. And here it is:

Yes, that is a plastic file box under the laptop, and it’s a cardboard box under the mouse. Hey! It works for me. 🙂

It’s funny, but the keyboard and mouse really are at perfect heights for my size. The only real drawback is that I would prefer the monitor to be higher, but since it’s a laptop — no choice! And the sheepskin on the floor? Good for standing on.

And when I’m tired of standing, it takes me about thirty seconds to convert this to a sit-down desk.

Someday I might get fancy, but probably not anytime soon.

Posted on: Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 8:22 pm
Categories: Technology.
Tags: stand-up desk