A Jolt of Cleanup

Monday morning I was sitting here working on a different post. But then something happened, and I thought, “hmmm, maybe I should be blogging about a different topic.”

My desk is off-white with a slight indentation where a piece of glass fits. The glass must be in the desk to make it level, and I think the original reason for the glass was to put photos underneath – like a collage. I opted for a “cleaner” look and since I thought it was too plain, I had put fabric underneath the glass. For a while I’ve been thinking about changing up the fabric; just Sunday night I was pondering what the new pattern would be. I added it to my mental “to do” list for this upcoming weekend.

My morning routine went off as usual and I’d been sitting here for a couple of hours when – I am not even sure how it happened – I ended up spilling an entire cup of coffee all over the desk. It missed my computer (thankfully) and excluding a few drops down the front of the desk, most of it spread quickly underneath the glass and was absorbed by the fabric. I cleaned it up and removed the fabric of course. It’s now a very white desk - almost shockingly different.

For the past few days I’ve been thinking bout the Feng Shui message. Do I need more metal since in Feng Shui, white is metal? Or did I have too much since the fabric was gold-ish with a shimmery texture that brought in some reds and browns? At this point, I’m not sure about the metal issue. What I am sure about is that there is a message surrounding career.

This changed the desk's look quite a bit by making it more stark (visible) and less soft (the fabric added some dimension and color). It seems clear to me that I need to be paying attention to something possibly upcoming in my career (my desk representing that since it’s where I run my business). Now, I am keenly aware of the desk and what's on it - this "jolt" definitely got me there. So...here I wait to see what happens.