Revamping my ergonomic setup, Part 2: The new desk

Walking into the Ikea experience on a Sunday in Richmond, B.C., Canada

It’s a white Fredrik work station from Ikea. I haven’t even decided what to put on the shelves, and there is room for my desk top and lap top.

As I mentioned in my earlier post, I referred to WorkSafeBC’s publication How to Make Your Computer Workstation Fit You. Then I re-adjusted my nice Aeron chair that I bought “gently used” last year – the height, arms, angle of the back. Now, as I sit here writing, this chair feels great. I’m using it as it was designed to be used. It’s a great, supporting chair – mmmm – love the lumbar support…

This new setup seems like the answer to the upper back and chest pains I’ve been having. More exercise – and yoga – will be part of the solution too. I’ll keep you up to date, and I’d love to hear stories from people who found ways to avoid pain while working long hours at a computer. Got any secrets? Suggestions?

Putting away all the stuff

These new shelves of the workstation offer new space. What is the best thing to keep on them? What is the most efficient way of organizing my stuff so I will be inspired to produce great work and find everything I need? Please tell me if you have any suggestions.

Now I’m going to return to the tasks of “putting everything away in its new place”…