Spa-Office

For about the last 8 months, I’ve wanted to convert my corner of the conference room aka my “office” into what I term a “spa-office” or spaffice for short (or about the same). The idea is that we spend so much time at the office yet it is a place that is physically as well as emotionally stressful. By physically stressful, I mean that the light may not be comfortable- too bright, too dark or too florescent, chairs often do not help align your spine, there may be annoying beeping and/or other sounds (such as traffic in my case), etc etc etc. Spas on the other hand are appealing and relaxing in so many ways- comfortable places to sit, appropriate background music or sounds, aromatherapy etc etc etc.

So I’ve been thinking why not combine both. Of course this is a great office joke. I have a very lightly scented candle (Aveda) that I sometimes light to which co-workers pass by and say in a snarky way, “I see the spa is open.” Anyway, to date my spa-ffice has been a pretty big disappointment for the most part mainly because I haven’t invested anything by dreaming into it. So here is what I want:
1. A noise machine
2. A blue light to combat winter woes
3. Another Scented candle
4. A vinyl wall decal for decoration
5. An ergonomic chair or support to align my spine (it feels so much better to sit up straight)
6. A foot rest
7. A big screen (I work on a laptop) with an arm (so that I can adjust where the screen is positioned)
8. A really cool pencil holder to keep on my desk

So yes, I realize converting my office into a “spa-ffice” might make me that person. But it would be awesome to be able to spend my working day in a place that is pleasing to the senses. It might even help productivity in terms of reducing stress, adapting to change, and being more creative.

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