A Space to Write

One truly unfortunate feature, when I bought my house last year, was the fact that my view from the breakfast nook was blocked by a metal building that serves as my garage.

And, my mind struggles to understand the thinking behind this unfortunate juxtaposition. I felt claustrophobic while sitting at the table and so it was almost never used.

Instead, I found the coffee table in my living room to be much more conducive to the journaling process. Since I live alone I’m able to commandeer any space I want for as long as I want.

So last summer I finally had the financial resources to rectify this situation and gave birth to my new writing space. I moved the garage, built a fence for my dogs and reclaimed a view out my windows

As you can see, I am sorely outnumbered by the four legged critters in my home; but they do make comfortable and compatible writing companions.

Tools of the Trade:

The times they are a changing. My journal of choice had always been the 0.99 cent graph composition book that I find at Walmart. I’m almost embarrassed to say I shop Walmart. Twelve years ago when I was still living in California it was a point of pride that I had never stepped inside a Walmart. But, eight years living in a motorhome and traveling the country changed all that.

Now that I’ve hung up my keys I’ve once again forsaken the Walmart habit save for my graph composition journals. Early this year I went to my local Walmart to replenish my stash and there were none on the shelves. I went back a week later and still no luck. I had to punt.

I perused the shelves and found this little gem. I’m currently on book number two and about to return to the store for iteration number three. Never in a million years did I think I was the type to choose pink flowers. But I did and it has grown on me.

When it comes to writing instruments I’m a tad bit (well maybe a lot) obsessive/compulsive. Bold Uniball Vision Elite is my weapon of choice. Blue — never black and I sometimes like to shake things up with assorted colors. It makes me insecure when my supply runs low. This is my current stash:

These are the basic components that I rely on to help me write. What about you? Do you have a space of your own?