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Last weekend I bought a desk at our church garage sale. It looks like this (except messier).
We slid the old desk—a long, heavy, solid wood piece—a few feet over to make way for the new one and never really dealt with it.
Over a week later, the old desk is still sitting in the middle of the living room.
Our intention is to set up the old desk in the basement for the Belgian Wonder. But first we need to clear a path. Then we need to ask about seven strong men who can bench press 275 to lug this big beast down there.
So as we wait to begin step one, I decided to just make the most of it. The long, cleared, flat work surface of the old desk has served as an excellent spot to prepare a postcard mailing, organize American Literature materials, and sort through some old magazines.
It’s an eyesore. It’s in the middle of everything. I’d be embarrassed to have visitors squeeze past it.
But I have to admit: it’s been kind of handy.
I figure until we move it, I might as well use it.
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July 20, 2009 at 7:53 am
Kate
As our family prepares to go on a trip next weekend, it reminds me of the time my husband forgot to pack his contacts case on a trip. Of course, he didn’t realize it until we were getting ready for bed in the hotel room late at night. Instead of heading down to the lobby to see if he could buy another one, he decided to take the lids to my case, turn them upside down, fill them with solution, and use them to hold his contacts. I used my case without the lids. We gently laid a towel over them just to make sure nothing settled there overnight. It did the trick and we saved ourselves a couple bucks, an extra contacts case we didn’t need, and a trip down to the lobby in our PJs.
July 20, 2009 at 9:14 am
sunnymama
That sounds like a desk I would like
July 20, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Sharinskishe
Even though it is ‘in the way’, it is great to have a large flat surface to work on. I hope you can eventually find the ‘weight-lifters’ you need to move the desk downstairs.
Have a great week.
Shari