Hi, welcome to my messy desk!
I started this blog because I LOVE stationery. I love pens, fountain pens especially, but I also love brush pens, gel pens, washi tapes, stickers, wax stamps and seals, paper, notebook, inks, watercolors, art supplies… The list goes on and on. You can put me in a stationery and art supplies shop and I’d be happy there the entire day. I’m rather nerdy and I love cool and shiny tech stuff too. Like 3D pens, handheld printers… And I love writing/blogging, sharing my knowledge and love for all these stuff. I struggled for a while with what to call this blog. I wanted something that I could share my love of all these stationery, journaling and art stuff in one place, and soon found the answer staring right back at me.
My messy desk.
It has been said that a messy desk encourages a creative mind, and I have found it to be true for me. A biologist by training, I keep my lab bench neat and tidy, and I detest it when things are out of place. My office desk is messier however. Pens strewn all over, a stack of papers in the corner, but still of decent tidiness and loads of empty space to write, or use my laptop with. My desk at home however? Oh gawd. I am too embarrassed to post any sort of photo. It is so messy… I have two tables in fact. One with my mac that I haven’t been using. And even if I wanted to, the keyboard and mouse are literally buried 6 feet under piles of *stuff* that I had to disconnect them both because I gave up on piling stuff *around* the keyboard so that my screen isn’t constantly lit up. And the other table? Let’s just say that I have barely enough space to put a piece of A4 paper to do any sort of writing on. I do wish I have more space, but every time I clear my (home) desk, it gets messy again in less than a week. I like everything to be close to me, right within reach. And there are too many things that I want to keep on my desk… You can say I’ve given up.
And it’s different too. In the lab, I have a clear idea what I want done. Which experiment, the steps to take, the reagents to use. In the office things are not so clear. I need to brainstorm, think about new experiments. But at home? That’s when I can let myself run free. I do whatever. I don’t plan out what to write in my letters. I just start writing and write whatever. I have a rough idea what I want to draw. But I just pick up my pen to draw and experiment. Having all the stuff within reach is helpful too. Maybe I feel like finishing a piece with my fountain pen inks. Or maybe I decide that water colors would be more suitable. Or perhaps I’d rather use the brush rather than water brush. Or maybe I need to refill my fountain pen in the middle of writing….
So here it is. My messy desk. A collection of whatever random musings that come to mind, whenever I feel like it. It’s gonna be an exciting ride, and I’m thrilled to get started. So hop on and I’ll show you my messy desk!