My Desk Decor

I am either really stretching for topics for my blog OR I am sharing. Sharing is caring!! I was drinking my glass of wine and looking up at what I have on my walls around my desk. For the most part, I would say it's pretty normal stuff. But I feel the need to tell you about it. Lucky you.

Directly above my monitor on my wall, is quite possibly the most expensive thing in my house, depending how you look at it. It's my college diploma in it's nice frame my parents got me as part of my graduation gift. At the time I thought it was a little bit much, but now I really appreciate having it all framed properly and hanging on the wall. I worked hard for it and therefore I want it to be proudly displayed.

Next to it is a framed invitation about my graduation that someone gave me. I think the two go nicely together. On the other side is what I would consider an unofficial part of my degree. What I mean by that is it wasn't required to graduate, but I feel is equally important. It's the Order of the Engineer certificate. In a nutshell it means I am an ethical, honest engineer who will not take shortcuts for any kind of gain and will speak up when needed (umm... check).

On the adjacent wall are three frames that sum up a freaken awesome first job. Two of them are signed frames by my co-workers with pictures and certificates in them. The third is my Hero of the Week award for being a super awesome employee. Lastly I have one of my dean's list certificates framed and on the wall.

On the actual desk itself I have smatterings of papers. Some are bills, some are notes, receipts, etc. I have a pen holder with a bouquet of fake flowers attached to a pen sticking out of it. A touch lamp with dolphins on it that my cats seem to turn on and off more than I do. I have a Tigger stapler kind of out of the way because my cats chew on it otherwise. (I have weird cats) I also have a hand blown glass elephant, a small statue of Ganesh from Nalin when he went home to India, a sleeping cherub on a cloud from Italy from a high school friend, and a Tigger holder for photographs. Electronic junk is also occupying the space.

I try to have on of those "picture perfect" desks but I think I have given up on actually achieving it. Mostly because I actually USE my desk for most everything. I actually read the entire Boxcar Children story here tonight. My desk has personality with whatever shape is takes day to day. I like it that way.

I hope you were paying attention, there will be an end of year quiz on aimless thoughts I compiled in this blog over the year. Taking notes is advised. Commenting with you get bonus points and cheating is just rude. :P