My Treehouse Office

What did I get up to in September? I moved to Kansas City, Missouri. And I haven't really been able/allowed to talk about it until now. But these days, I've also been finding words unusually tedious, and I'd rather just take pictures. So, naturally, I broke my relatively new camera in the move, and all I have is my iPhone, so even my pictures are a bit tedious.

But despite my dissatisfaction with words in general and these photos in particular, I'm very happy. I have this fabulous new office, which I call the Treehouse, since the view out my many windows is all branches, leaves, and chattering squirrels. My family is curious to see what I'm getting up to here, so I thought I'd share a few pics, albeit mediocre ones, to give everyone an idea of what my new life looks like.

First off, here's me looking tired & frazzled, because I am tired and frazzled. But things will settle down soon.

The view from my office

Another angle

My messy desk. Shane loves not having to look at my stuff all the time now that I have my own room.

My desk

Desk and printer

Yet more space

I was so excited when I found out that I was going to get my own office space. I kept quoting this scene from Step Brothers about how I was going to have so much more room for activities. :)

This customer was waiting here for me when I arrived. It's now my treehouse office mascot.

Before I left Austin, I hurriedly pressed some flowers from my old neighborhood, so I could take a little bit of East Austin with me. I really don't have a clue how to press flowers, so these are inexpertly done, but I'm going to make frames for them anyway. I'm also going to try to pick and press a new flower every time I go back, which I'm sure will be often.

Comments

[Steph@TheChickpeaChickadee]

Congrats on your move! Your treehouse office looks great and has a beautiful view. Not sure if I could get anything done there. I would be busy looking out the window all the time:)

[Susannah]

I'm so very excited for you! What a grand new adventure you are in for! Your new office looks magnificent - isn't wonderful to have your own space to make your own mess? You look lovely as always :)

[meg]

I am so happy for you to have such a lovely space and view. Great working enviroment. Thanks for sharing.:)

[Mary]

Thanks, Steph! You're right, the view is distracting, but in the nicest way!

[Mary]

Thank you, Susannah. Yes, it is so great to have my own space . . . and to make messes! Thanks for stopping by.

[Mary]

Thanks for the comment, Meg. I'm always thrilled to share. :)

[Chels]

I love the idea of picking a new flower to press every time you go back to Austin! I may just do that whenever I visit Oregon and bring a little bit of the west coast home with me. :) Glad to see you guys settling in to your new home... it looks lovely!

[Mary]

Thanks, Chels! :) I'm also pressing autumn leaves here, since they're pretty much a novelty to me, and hey, who doesn't love to look at autumn leaves?

[Lauren @Gourmet Veggie Mama]

Wow, congrats on the move! It looks like you are settling in well.

[Mary]

Thank you, Lauren. Of course I'll keep following all my awesome foodie blogger pals. :)

[margaret christine]

I love, love, love seeing other people's work spaces. Thank you for sharing yours, and your new life, with us. Isn't it great that you can move, geographically, from us, but you're still right HERE in our lives.

[Mary]

It really is great that I can stay in touch with all of the people who enrich my life so much, whether they realize it or not. And hopefully I can do the same for them!

And I love seeing workspaces, too! It's almost as if you can see all that creative energy with the naked eye. :)