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Space for my hobbies

The daily writing prompt says – You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?

To start with, that would be two separate places. My office is where I write and it’s perfect for me except the chair I sit in and the occasional mess it becomes when I’m not maintaining it. Which is most of the time.

I like to read in a comfortable chair. The recliner was nice till that broke. So, this spring, summer and fall I think I’ll read outside on my patio. It’s a nice big area, with lots of sun and a privacy fence around it. It has my hammock and an outdoor patio set with a big umbrella for shade if needed. I do bring my beach chairs out and they are comfortable.

Besides, instead of taking the time to build out my perfect spaces, I’d rather utilize what I have and write and read more.

Writer Framed. Photo by Mike Hartley


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The perfect space

You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like? So asks the daily writing prompt.

In some ways I’ve built what I think are my perfect spaces for reading and writing and they are my home. My office serves as my writing station. I work at my fathers old Redwood desk. I can take a few steps and be outside the back door looking at woods and wildlife. Or look out the side window to my fenced deck area. My back door also has windows so daylight is nice. The office is filled with photos of my favorite people and mementos of times gone by.

The job that payed the bills office desk. I cleaned it out today ironically. My days of technical and report writing are over. Photo by Mike Hartley

For reading I have both my hammock and deck with a lounge chair. But I also do a lot of reading on the computer keeping up with blogs. I will never get used to using a smartphone for that. Maybe an iPad someday. I’m hoping to become an avid book reader so I’m guessing I’ll be testing out a lot of places I haven’t in the past.

Now that I’m changing jobs this question has made me think if these are the perfect spaces for both of those task. The first thing I need to do is clean up the office so its a more effective and functional area to write that inspires. Next I need to improve the lighting and then redo the flooring. A more comfortable office chair would also be nice.

My perfect space for reading is outside on a warm summer day.