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August 31, 2007

Create a soothing workspace

By Kashi Read more daily challenge, inner harmony, and work life
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours

Sometimes taking a few minutes out of your busy day to reorganize your workspace can reap huge rewards. Today, make it a priority to find ways of readjusting your working environment to soothe your mind and spirit.

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    Nurrah commented on this. about 2 years ago

    I’ve done this, but not sure it’s been tracked :3

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    ollie223 commented on this. over 3 years ago

    i put some books on my desk. and put my pen in a fun cup. ever one loves it!!

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    dtredeau commented on this. over 3 years ago

    I have total redecorated my office space it is wonderful. I can find my desk!
    This is only the beginning..I am shredding years of papers and recycling everything.

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    yaychloeyay commented on this. over 3 years ago

    my desk looked like a huge pile o’ junk magically levitating on 4 wooden legs. the cleaning went GRRREAT!! then i took a step back and realized the sad state of my closet…and bookbag…and shelves…tsk tsk tsk. soon i’ll unleash this organizational rampage on the FRIDGE!! ...watch out…:D.

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    kimmi82 commented on this. about 4 years ago

    My desk is a complete mess!!!!!! I constantly find myself buried.

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    ParkerDeken commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I really committed to this! I went out last night and got a little plant to put in my desk (in the back left corner, which seemingly is the appropriate feng shui place for it, and I wanted it there anyway… coincidence?) and found a small bamboo box (to bring more natural materials into this synthetic space) that held tea, but I emptied that out to drink later and it is the perfect size for my CDs that were just sitting on my desk looking ugly and unorganized. Now I have the bright green, the warm wood, and a little set of windchimes that tingle when I open and close my doors. It is a MUCH more serene space. I am SO pleased.

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    ParkerDeken commented on this. over 4 years ago

    suzcomptime- my favorite relaxing cd is ABoneCroneDrone by Sheila Chandra. It is hard to find but I LOVE IT. It never fails to chill me out. Never.
    I also, at work, often listen to anything by Nick Drake. That man almost invented mellow. But not too mellow so as to put me to sleep. Just a nice mellow mood. Perfect work music for me.

    Today I will remove all the junk that is cluttering up my desk and making me feel chaotic. I will have a clean, fresh, inspiring but not distracting space.

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    mochamove commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I’ve just created a space in my closet all for myself called my “Zen Space”.

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    Angiekay commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I work in a small pool store. It is important for me to at least have the store look presentable. On a weekly basis, I like to clean the front counter, the glass door, and the other parts of the store that customers are most often. It doesn’t take long to do a quick dusting. Sometimes there are items out of place or papers placed everywhere. It makes me feel better when the shelves are orderly and people don’t have to look at a big pile of mess.

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    mochamove commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I’m starting yoga on Monday.

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    mochamove commented on this. over 4 years ago

    Clear your mind and enjoy the intimacy between yourself and the silence.

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    mochamove commented on this. over 4 years ago

    This is the best Idea! I recently rearranged a special space that is designated only for my soothing office room. Can’t go wrong putting yourself first for once!

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    LJAINAK commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I HAVE A PLAN TO RE-ORGANIZE MY COMPUTER WORKSPACE AT HOME. MAYBE SOME PAINT WILL LIVEN UP

    THE AREA

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    statue86 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    Worked on clearing out piled up mail from being out of town for 2 weeks.

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    faithfullness commented on this. over 4 years ago

    It’s really nice to get rid of things that I don’t need.

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    KeeKira commented on this. over 4 years ago

    This years challenge is to lose 50 pounds the healthy way. Adding treadmill minumin of 4 days per week and weight lifting minumin 4 days per week.

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    suzcomptime commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I am looking for soothing music that I can play quietly in my office to help create a good work environment and help destress me in a high stress job

    Any ideas.

    Sue

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    lovaizan commented on this. over 4 years ago

    good i ‘m done with the garage sale what a difference in the garage now no more junk

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    ladybsoul commented on this. over 4 years ago

    Thanks. I needed that.

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    earthmom59 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I work in a busy labor/delivery unit so this is impossible! So many times it is assumed that the world works in a cubicle.

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    maryanne3006 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I have a very stressful job somedays working as a material handler in a factory. It is nice to be able to just stop and let the natural flow of things go, instead of pushing it too hard.

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    Jinx007 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I’m a lean enterprise engineer so my work area is already well organized/decluttered, but adding a small water feature and putting on classical music after a hectic meeting schedule is a great pick-me-up!

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    davodude07 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    i work in a cramped cubicle and it really does make an amazing difference

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    pcain13 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I am one of those neat freaks anyway but just changing positions of items on the desk made a huge impact for me. It’s important to be surrounded by things that make you happy and sometimes to remind you of why you work so hard.

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    CarlyFluter commented on this. over 4 years ago

    i’m a new music teacher coming into a very un-organized area with music, books, instruments, recordings, you name it, everywhere. i don’t have a class till this afternoon so i’m hoping for some big transformations in here today…

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    gwaciepoo commented on this. over 4 years ago

    it was really nice organizing out my room, and i felt way more clean and un cluttered. i cleaned out my closets and my desk area as well and i now have a nice environment to work in.

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    healthy_4_ever commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I reorganized my room,and had a yard sale!Well,I’m finally organized and made a couple of bucks!!

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    renememlight commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I reorganized my messy desk into a productive art space. Now all mt drwing accessaries are out in the open and my desk is very pleasent to look at.

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    earlyburd commented on this. over 4 years ago

    ‘Spent two long hours on an excavation into my main desk drawer (it was baaaaad). ‘Recycled/relocated 80% of contents, then put the remaining 20% in little shallow cardboard boxes to organize. Whew … what a relief!

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    erimcca3 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I work from home and often I do find myself stressed about my workspace. Hopefully this will help!

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    dael commented on this. over 4 years ago

    OK, my large bedroom is also my computing and reading room. Its become a mess. I’m going to transform it in 24 hours. Here goes!

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    kkcole commented on this. over 4 years ago

    I work as a college instructor so stacks of books and papers are my life. I couldn’t clean off my desk but I organized my books and made neat piles of categorized papers. Then I took a deep breath. Nice.

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    Mel54751 commented on this. over 4 years ago

    Amazing what a little de-cluttering will do to your mood!