Move the Desk

When we first moved to our current home, I spent a lot of time designing the perfect home office. I love my office. I work from home as a freelance writer and author, so I thought it was important to carve out a little space just for work. Some place I could focus on writing instead of getting distracted by dishes, laundry, and errands. Some place that was close to my kids’ playroom but still felt separate.

That system worked really well for a year or so. Then the kids got older and the rhythm of our lives changed. Life didn’t get busier, exactly-just different. I noticed how rarely I was able to sit and…