I usually work in strange places — the bar at my favorite coffeeshop (where I still get more done in an hour than all day at home), the kitchen table, sprawled on the couch…even when I had a desk, I rarely used it. The slouching over on the couch or at the kitchen table has contributed to my achy lower back and probably to the pinched nerve in my neck. So I decided to try using a standing desk, figuring it would be similar to using the bar at the coffeeshop. I did make an allowance for my feet by also buying a stool (it swivels!  Woo!)

Here’s the set up.

My tendency is to work with as little clutter around me as possible. Sometimes I need piles of books, and this set-up might prove a bit unwieldy for that, but for most writing and blogging, and other computer tasks, the desk is a good fit. The top shelf works for holding my drink or food, the middle holds the optic drive, cables, and backup drives for the Air, and the lowest has the books I’m using at the time.  The computer platform is adjustable for height, as is the stool.

The whole set-up was about $200.