In the summer of 2011 I had to move out of my office to make room for the renovators who were pushing a wall over to create space for a bathtub in the adjoining bathroom (this is the kind of thing you have to do when you live in a 109-year-old house). I spent the entire period from Victoria Day to Thanksgiving working at the kitchen table. The upside was that I finally got to design my office just the way I like it (as in the photo). The downside? I abandoned my standing workstation, which I'd been using for almost a year.
I'd been meaning to set things up to work on my feet again for the longest time, but just somehow never got around to it... until this past weekend, when I spotted a copy of Macleans at my mom's place that featured an article called "Why Sitting is a Dangerous Health Threat" by Kate Lunau. Just skimming it made shivers run up my spine, especially the part about how exercise doesn't undo the damage caused by prolonged sitting.
Want more evidence? Have a look at Adam MacDowell's 2011 article for Canadian Business titled "You Better Stand Up For This".
Believe it or not, the biggest barrier was that the cord for my printer didn't reach to the laptop when I was using the standing workstation. (Dumb, eh? Or you'd think I could bother to activate the cordless function? Yeah, right.) But as soon as I addressed the problem, I found I own a gorgeous high-tech looking USB extension cord. Problem solved.
I've been working at the standing work station for the past three days, and I'm glad I made the switch again. Now if I could only get back on track with those spin classes!
Currently playing: "El Durazno" by Diego Marulanda.
