tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post6153849482139887397..comments2023-05-27T16:19:09.069-04:00Comments on Reflections From the Fence: The Work Area, 21st Century Organized Family Historian, A Tana FailureCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-30565457556342222322012-01-28T22:42:56.832-05:002012-01-28T22:42:56.832-05:00Cynthia, can't wait to read about your new &qu...Cynthia, can't wait to read about your new "office space". Time to look around, think out of the box and find your spot!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-74339451256274525252012-01-28T20:53:00.166-05:002012-01-28T20:53:00.166-05:00Wow, Carol! I'm impressed! I think you use y...Wow, Carol! I'm impressed! I think you use your space very well! I'm always complaining that I don't have enough room in my house. Too much clutter really. I hate that I don't have a designated space for my stuff. I mostly work on the kitchen table which lets me keep an eye on my kid and his friends whether they are outdoors or in the house. I have to pick up and reorganize (or not) every time we eat at the table. I think you (and Michelle) have given me the motivation I need. If you can have such a nice space in such a small space I can certainly find room in my house! Thanks!Cynthia Shenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089125778529696076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-77298965915382542262012-01-26T19:30:57.045-05:002012-01-26T19:30:57.045-05:00Susan, not sure it was brave, or just plain ole du...Susan, not sure it was brave, or just plain ole dumb! LOL I am still cringing when I look at the photos. My work space (large sections of our stick built) at the other house, HORRIBLE, piles of this and that, EVERYWHERE, it is not a pretty sight.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-48067237515589644082012-01-26T19:07:41.954-05:002012-01-26T19:07:41.954-05:00Brave, brave woman! Loved this, Carol. I don't...Brave, brave woman! Loved this, Carol. I don't have the nerve to actually show my workspace and I haven't your excuse of compact space. <br /><br />I'm following along with Michelle at my own pace (read s l o w l y) and still working on naming files from the camera and flip-pal. I'll surely have to skip right over this in an effort to catch up.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-68567678199334789712012-01-26T18:48:20.370-05:002012-01-26T18:48:20.370-05:00Thanks Becky. I'll bet we could get Man to sh...Thanks Becky. I'll bet we could get Man to share "his" desk again, just let us know when. :-)))<br /><br />Oh, and you are WAY ahead of me on that scanning of documents. I hope to make a bit of headway with that this summer.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-889828965418044272012-01-26T16:21:12.636-05:002012-01-26T16:21:12.636-05:00Well, I've actually seen you home on wheels an...Well, I've actually seen you home on wheels and think you do an admirable job with the space you have available!! My "workspace" consists of one of those little lapdesks, LOL. Though I have on occasion pulled out the scanner(s) and used my "bed" as a table. Wasn't very comfortable, but it worked! And that is what really matters. No boxes of files here - it's all on the computer!<br /><br />Well done, Carol... and Man!Becky Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074730861618500334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-64480602921613046862012-01-26T09:42:49.997-05:002012-01-26T09:42:49.997-05:00Michelle, thank you for allowing me to keep my bad...Michelle, thank you for allowing me to keep my badge! That was rather a sly way to issue a challenge! LOL And, it worked. Snicker.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-20185042267653100192012-01-26T09:41:22.899-05:002012-01-26T09:41:22.899-05:00Lynne, ROTFLOL If I had your dogs my dear, I may ...Lynne, ROTFLOL If I had your dogs my dear, I may have taken out some furniture as well. I did not have the washer for quite a few years, that space was occupied by dog food! LOL And, under our telie, where many have that lovely fireplace, we have what we lovingly refer to as "yorkie central". At first there were 4 dog crates stored there. That space has evolved over the years and now there are NO dog crates, but there is a bit of other dog gear in there.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-87245385369769962502012-01-26T02:02:12.241-05:002012-01-26T02:02:12.241-05:00Success! Of course you get to keep your badge. And...Success! Of course you get to keep your badge. And yes I was talking to you. snicker, snicker. I'm glad you took me up. I had no idea you had an actual desk so was imagining you paying your bills and working gene projects from the kitchen table. <br /><br />I'm liking that closet and the washer/dryer combo too. <br /><br />Oh. Shhhh. Let's not tell Man about about the boxes of research and books. That can be our little secret!<br /><br />Thanks for taking me up on the challenge!Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-31819159909978261722012-01-25T23:05:58.787-05:002012-01-25T23:05:58.787-05:00Gag! Cough! Hiccup! Okay, inhale! I have read ...Gag! Cough! Hiccup! Okay, inhale! I have read and reread this out loud to Walt. We roared! What guts you have to show your Tana in the rough. We don't have the history in our Montana as you do but, in our naiveté, we took out our desk that came with our Montana. Carol, stop shreaking! We turned it into space for our dog crates. However, the last time we were out, we started talking about other arrangements for the future. Slow learners. <br /> <br />Thanks for ending my day on such a humorous note.Lynne Carothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560436495937924150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-55242538366470677682012-01-25T20:52:52.140-05:002012-01-25T20:52:52.140-05:00Me thinks I really like GretaMath!
It is a more...Me thinks I really like GretaMath! <br /><br />It is a more simple life in many ways, that said, still have to grocery shop, do laundry, pay bills, make repairs to Tana and Big Butt, fuss with getting our drugs and occasionally order something fun off the internet. <br /><br />It is, however, NOT a ongoing vacation. It is just like living in a stick built, only we have wheels and can move if we desire. :-))Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-45932762997076812332012-01-25T20:37:16.006-05:002012-01-25T20:37:16.006-05:00Perhaps it doesn't feel so crowded because you...Perhaps it doesn't feel so crowded because you are aware that you have much less stuff than you do in a regular house. I think clutter can be a matter of quantity rather than a ratio (amount of stuff compared to available space). Less stuff = less stuff to mess with and take care of = less work and worry = not crowded. (OK, that's GretaMath, but I'm sure you understand.)Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-48919534370640214442012-01-25T19:24:47.357-05:002012-01-25T19:24:47.357-05:00Why thank you Renate. That is very kind. When yo...Why thank you Renate. That is very kind. When you live in an RV, there is not a lot of space to waste, every corner, every cupboard is, well, WELL STUFFED!! Well, snicker, at least for Carol and Tana! LOLCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-42952870613958118842012-01-25T19:04:08.603-05:002012-01-25T19:04:08.603-05:00Wow! Not a failure at all! What an excellent use ...Wow! Not a failure at all! What an excellent use of space!<br /><br />RenateRenate Yarborough Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289031155721526652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-88068057573433414662012-01-25T15:24:34.203-05:002012-01-25T15:24:34.203-05:00Lisa, different life styles can mean different rig...Lisa, different life styles can mean different rigs! LOL This is my home, actually, in some ways, it is my home of choice. My stick built is a lovely home, and sits on a very special hunk of land, but, with Tana my home has wheels, and one month I can be walking beaches at the Gulf and maybe the next month, visiting New Mexico, or boondocking in Arizona, researching in the mecca.<br /><br />Because this is my home, I have my houseplants, my crafts (even tho I don't find the time to do much of that these days), my volunteer work, my research, my fur kids and all the creature comforts of a permanent home. Not everyone I know travels with plants and dogs and such, but, LOTS of us do. During those times that we travel hard we do things much differently, plants stay in boxes, the monitor may not get used, we take out as little as possible, living out of the suitcase syndrome, just get by till we land somewhere for at least a week. One time we spent 8 days hooked up and traveled 1700 miles. <br /><br />But, when we land for 2 weeks or longer, like months, as we are here, I nest, and make it homey, and sometimes, just a bit cluttered. <br /><br />Tana is home sweet home, home is where you park it.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-74079125722530543992012-01-25T14:08:08.717-05:002012-01-25T14:08:08.717-05:00Love the pictures of your home away from home Caro...Love the pictures of your home away from home Carol. Looks cozy and homey! Now I admire you all the more for how much you get done in a day! I don't compute much on the road because I do not have a desk, slide outs, or *small* dogs, and we don't stay in one place more than four or five days at a time so I can't really set things up on any sort of permanent basis and I'm very OCD about keeping everything put away all the time so we don't get claustrophobia. Mike is constantly dreaming of an RV with slide outs and I keep telling him "No...this one's paid for. We can deal with a little inconvenience." Now, if we were to be able to go like you and Man, I'd go for the upgrade maybe. But if frogs had wings, they wouldn't bump their butts....Lisa Wallen Logsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003873811444854964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-89687498073108096652012-01-25T10:22:47.545-05:002012-01-25T10:22:47.545-05:00Thanks Barb, I went a bit out of my comfort zone s...Thanks Barb, I went a bit out of my comfort zone showing how life in a RV really is. It looks so cluttered in the photos. Does not feel that way, which is hard to understand or explain. Maybe it is that view out the window over my desk, right now, all I see is trees, shrubs, birds, nature.<br /><br />Splendide washer/dryers are very popular in Europe, believe they are made there. Mine makes my life stress free when it comes to laundry. Not sure I will ever re-coop the $$ I spent on it, over dropping quarters into a laundrymat, but, the convenience is so wonderful, priceless, as they say.<br /><br />My little scanner is lightweight, does a full sheet of paper (not legal tho). I had to replace when I upgraded to Win 7, the old one, would not and could not be upgraded via software patches. I can tote it in and out of libraries with no trouble, it has a small computer bag to store it in. I can easily toss that on my computer cart with wheels. Lightweight is good for Tana's diet as well.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-47995732950064532862012-01-25T10:03:39.059-05:002012-01-25T10:03:39.059-05:00How nice to see this area of Tana, and where you u...How nice to see this area of Tana, and where you usually are. Photos were fun to look at, liked the report, had no idea there were washer/dryer combos, and now I see your scanner, which we recently discussed. Thanks Carol for sharing this part of your RVing experience with us.Barbara Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440544740334032378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-27147023674436813332012-01-25T10:03:14.734-05:002012-01-25T10:03:14.734-05:00That is very true GrannyPam, many of the RV design...That is very true GrannyPam, many of the RV designers do not include desks these days, I believe their reasoning is that many of us use "laptops". That said, in the larger units, you will find a desk here and there. Friends of ours just purchased a 2012 Montana 3402, with desk. She is thrilled, prior unit had none, and she is a full timer. <br /><br />There are lots of creative ways to handle this situation, there are coffee tables that lift, some of the new couches have little tables that can be attached on the arms, supposedly designed specifically to be used with a laptop computer. Many of us remove some of the furniture and replace with something that works better for us. There is a Amish man in Elkhart County Indiana that makes the most wonderful custom furniture, I have seen photos, I drool! LOL<br /><br />By the way, this unit was purchased FOR THE DESK alone! It was at that time the first floor plan we had seen, ever, that had a desk that was not sitting right next to the blue screen of death (aka the telie).<br /><br />And, all that is one reasons we keep this unit. MY desk! <br /><br /> :-)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-70050080178187836912012-01-25T06:46:52.787-05:002012-01-25T06:46:52.787-05:00You are lucky to have a desk. We have looked a a b...You are lucky to have a desk. We have looked a a bunch of campers lately, and they don't put those in as often as they used to.GrannyPamhttp://www.warrenweb.info/genealogynoreply@blogger.com