Three Things in My Room

An expansion of "The Room Where I Write"

3/22/11
Three Things in My Room

Computer monitor and keyboard – the black frame surrounds the document on the screen. Focus here! it says. The screen is large enough that I can sit back the requisite 3 feet and see and read well. The dull gray log Dell hovers at the bottom of the frame and to the right is the row of buttons no one ever uses before getting to the green ON button. If that button goes out, then I will probably panic and thinks all my work is lost. But not really because the CPU is actually on the floor by my feet and I hardly have to think about it except when I plug in the charge my iPod. Along the bottom of the monitor is the long slender gray speaker with its myriad of holes. I never have the sound on, all those dings and beeps warning me that I have email. I’ll just check Outlook when the notice flashes on my screen. The only time I turn it on it after I have my earplugs plugged in and am listening to music.

Wicked coffee mug – The bold white letter on the mug declare it to be WICKED. How can a mug be wicked? The smaller letters in green state “The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz.” It’s from the musical that my mother in law sent my husband and I to for our Christmas present 2 years ago. Which reminds me, I should put dates on all my writing. A year from now, I won’t remember when I wrote all this junk. Ok, I know it’s not junk, it all has a purpose. Back to the mug… the mug is shiny and black, the only writing on it is on one side. It is currently clean since sometimes I let the old tea reside sit in it until the brown creates wave designs on the inside. It will be cold today, so I might have some tea this afternoon. The other thing that goes into it usually is hot cocoa. The mug is one subtle clue that I am, indeed, also a witch.

Inspirational flier – bordered in white with a navy blue background, the inspirational flier was handed out at out last monthly meeting. It uses words from the staff development meeting we had when I was gone at a conference. Some of the big bold words in white are “creative, diverse, innovative, growth, global. I think except for “global” all the others could also be applied to my writing. There are other words in orange and red, like “fun, collaborative, talented, dynamic” that could apply too. So even though I didn’t get to go to the staff development and for the most part could care less, this little jewel from it has some uses. It is now posted on my wall over my desk.