I’ve spent the last week or so moving into a new office, which is right down the street from my apartment. I went back and forth a few times deciding if I actually needed the space, because I was working pretty well at the library every day. However, I finally caved in and got it, and I’m really glad I did.

After I moved in I went to a furniture store to get a desk and chair, and was kinda surprised by how much nice furniture costs. Example – the first desk and chair I liked cost like twenty grand, and I was not looking to drop five figures on a desk and chair haha. I ended up finding a nice setup in their warehouse that another customer had ordered but didn’t want, so it was discounted 80%.  Here is a picture of the desk/chair where I work:

I splurged on the chair but am glad I did – it is 1000x more comfortable than anything I’ve ever used, and when I spend a lot of my day in it I figured I should get a good one. I also got a couple leather guest chairs for when I have “meetings” AKA never.

And of course, since I’m a huge Don Draper fan I couldn’t do without the obligatory bar and bottle of Canadian Club:

The space I got actually has two rooms, and since I wasn’t using the other one Chuck is sub-leasing it from me to run his online agriculture/dating/lobster empire.

Ever since I moved in I’ve been way more productive and working more often as well. I’d highly recommend getting an office.

Tomorrow I’m off to London for a week or so for the LAC. Usually when I go to these conferences I sleep all day and party all night, but really don’t accomplish anything. This time around I’ve got some good meetings set up that I’m really looking forward to. If you’re over there, hit me up on Skype (michael.wittmeyer) because my cell won’t work.

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