The Joys of Working from Home
And now that I've posted a picture of my desk, it will give me the motivation I need to clean it up! (and yet another way to procrastinate writing my papers for school!!)
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- Farrell
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- I’m a 30-something divorcée with a daughter, Sophie (born October 26, 2004). I have one Beagle-mix, Chloë, and a fat-ass gay cat named Mr. Penny. I write about motherhood, singledom, dating, not dating, and why I’m a freak. Welcome and enjoy.
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Does your cat always sit there like that?!
ReplyDeleteOh, if you can only see my work desk right now. Your desk is clean in comparison.
ReplyDeleteScotty: No - it makes my hand fall asleep!
ReplyDeleteJason: I'm surprised - you are usually v. neat. But thanks for making me feel better!!