Our desk is one of the places where we spend most of the time during the day, either because of work or studies. Here are some basic elements you need in order to have everything under control!
Office supplies
Office supplies are essential and useful in every desk, specially if your everyday happens inside an office, study, agency or secretary. You can’t forget these ones:
- Pens: how many times have we needed a pen and our pencil case was full but, in the moment of using it has run out of ink? We recommend to have, at least, a black or blue pen and an extra one, just in case! If not, you can also use multi-color pens.
- Notebook: there are many online apps that help us taking notes directly from our computer, but it is always good to have a notebook handy for those situations where we have to take quick notes or capture some great ideas before we forget!
- Paper sheets: if we want to print some documents it is important to know where we can get some and have access to some blank sheets.
- Colorful highlighters: if you belong to the ones that study or work better with visual references, you can’t miss them out on your desk. There are a lot of colors to choose!
Organization
Who said chaos? In addition to the typical office supplies, there are many objects that will help us keep the order and the flow of work better.
- Sticky Notes: it is an original way to take quick and visual notes that we want them to be handy with just one glance. Choosing one color or another depends on which one we like the most!
- Agenda: with the non-stoppable increase of digital technologies, we can find online apps to manage our tasks. We can choose between digital, electronic or physical agendas.
- Calendar: a little calendar will allow us mark important events such as birthdays or anniversaries so we won’t miss anything!
- Watch: having handy a device to see the time and configure alarms will help us manage our time better.
- USB flash drive: it is ideal against unpredictable blackouts, blocked programs or computer that get restarted suddenly! If we are working in a document, don’t forget to save it every so often in an USB device!
Survival kit
Do you already know the 6 elements that will help you be prepared for any kind of incidents?
- Medicines against the ache: they will help us reduce headache and other symptoms. However, you must moderate its consumption.
- Bottle of mineral water to keep with the rule of the good hydration: 2-3 litres per day.
- Chargers: even if the best thing to do is keeping the devices charging during the previous night, you may forget to do it one day. Getting ahead of the events is wise!
- Handkerchiefs: essential during winter to help us fight against the cold, and also during summer to reduce the effects of the air conditioning!
- Snacks: there isn’t anything better than a tasty snack and a good coffee for a great morning start! It is recommended to have some energetic bar, cookies or another snack to help us feed the hungry during the breaks as well.
Your personal touch
In addition to the useful objects, you can also include details to make your desk an special place according to your personality:
- Family picture: if you live far away from your family, a photography will give a more human and personal look, and will bring you happy memories!
- Lucky charm or cult image: having some element that you relate directly to security and confidence is a good way to decorate your desk in an original way.
- Mouse pad: if you like the small details, there are original mouse pads you can use!
- Optimistic sentences: nothing better than positive words to remind you what you are capable of! On the Internet you can find hundreds of them that will inspire you.
- Decoration objects: teddy bears, posters, teacups, mobile phone cases, stickers, decorative plants… it is just a matter of letting your imagination fly! If you want, you can also decorate it with backslapping, accreditations, memories of trips, or books.
