It’s important for me to have a space where all my blogging plans and thoughts are in one space. I need an area to keep ideas, calendars, photo schedules, and blog post drafts. I created this little area in my apartment so that I can have all those things in one place. Now I don’t blog full time because of my job and school but I do sit down to blog for a couple hours each weekend. I needed to have space that sparked my creativity and my motivation to get stuff done.
My blogging area is technically a shared space in the extra room of our apartment. We treat it as the office/cat room. His desk in against one wall and mine is on the other. This area is also the cat room because they sleep here during the day because the room gets the most sunlight during the day.
This space needed to be clean and organized so that I can focus and get my work done. Since I have a very short attention span, it’s important to me to have everything near me that I need and can reach right when I need it. I have folders that are labels from notes I take, I have blogging books that are highlighted with advice tidbits, and I also have my social media and blog stats that I print out and keep track of each month. My computer holds a lot more information on it, from content calendars, to social media schedulers, to photo inspirations, and blog post drafts. There’s a lot of information and tools that I use so it’s important for it all to be organized and right at my fingertips.
Here’s what featured in my blogging desk area:
Calendars
I love to plan out everything. I use my phone calendar for personal things, I use my Outlook calendar to plan out my work day and I use an Excel calendar on my computer to plan out all my blogging content. It’s important for me to be able to psychically see when I will be posting things on my blog and social media. This way I can plan out my week by seeing what needs to be written, photographed, edited, or posted. Now I don’t have a big calendar that I write all my post down and when I’m going to publish them because it changes all the time. With the Excel calendar, I can easily color code things that are done, move things around, and add in new posts.
Inspirational Quotes
I always love to have inspirational quotes and funny pictures in my work area so that I can look at them when I need to. I also love putting personal touches on everything so having the little pictures around me, make me feel comfortable and relaxed. For my area, I basically went to the craft store and bought a bunch of colorful frames, pictures, and knickknacks to put on and around my desk. I simply printed out quotes and funny pictures that I liked and put them in the frames and hung them on the wall.
Office Supplies
Even though most of my work is on the computer, I do use a lot of office supplies to help me with my with my planning and writing. First off, I love having colorful pens and highlighters, as well as every color post-it note. It just makes my day better when I can take notes in purple pen. I also use a lot of tape, staples, printer paper, paperclips, and more. A trip to Staples or Target will help you get whatever you need!
Planners/Notebooks
At the beginning of this year I was determined to have a blogging notebook where I kept track of what I was going to post, my monthly goals, and ideas that I had for posts or social media. There’s an area just for post ideas that pop into my head, 12 pages to track my goals and accomplishments each month, and a social media post area. I write down a lot of ideas so it’s nice to have it all in one notebook instead of 100 small post-it notes.
Cute Desk Decor
At work I have little things all around me that bring me joy. Pictures of my friends, family and cats, a Himalayan salt lamp, a real plant and a fake one, lotions, and a cute pen holder. My blogging desk is very similar to that expect for the amount of stuff that I have. My blogging desk has my favorite fashion and blogging books, huge frames, my college degree, and small cute things like succulents, cat figurines, and holiday decor.
Folders
Everything has a place in my blogging area and that is thanks to the many folders that I have. Target has such cute ones that fit perfectly in my folder frame. I like to keep notes I’ve taken, social media tracking sheets, my current media kit, e-book print outs from other bloggers, and all the campaigns that I have done. Being organized is key and these folders help me find what I’m looking for right away. I also have many folders on my computer that are organized so that I can easily find what I need.
I love this post! It’s really important to me to have a blogging desk as well.
Love it!
I desperately need a space like this! I don’t have an office space and I’ve been procrastinating getting one since we moved into this house! There is an extra room upstairs but I haven’t even gotten a desk for it yet!
This is such a lovely blog post and I love your desk space, it’s so refreshing and pinterest like! I find that having a clean and tidy area helps me blog easier!
Ayse x
I already told you IRL I like this post, but I LOVE this post. I am nibby AF and love knowing what people have in their work areas. I think, like most things, it’s extremely telling of someone’s personality.
xoxo,
Jacqie @ thelipsticknarratives.com
Thanks so much Jacqie! <3
I really need to sort out my blogging area, it is so disorganised!
Love, Amie ❤
The Curvaceous Vegan
Ah your blogging area looks like a dream!
I love how you’ve done this!
You must feel so organised 😊
I love this! Blogging is my life and I so desperately need a space like yours. I’m still doing everything sitting on the couch, which definitely doesn’t product maximum productivity.
Love, Han xo | Safe Haven; Chronicles of a Creative Mess
Sounds like you’re well organized! I’d love to have some space dedicated to this! At the moment it’s a case of laptop, balancing a cuppa and the biscuits on the sofa!
Desk goals. Unfortunately my desk is a shared area that my fiancé uses most of the time as he works from home so it’s not exactly my dream set up, we have to use our spare room though and it’s just not big enough for two separate work areas otherwise I’d be going to town on creating my dream desk space!
Lauren | http://www.laurenyloves.co.uk
A beautifully written blog post that reflects how well the space works for you!
Inspirational quotes; an oversight on the desks of many people. I too love my planners and notebooks, folders, and pens, but without inspiration, there is nothing! Love the “you got this” quote here.
You sound super organized! I wish I was this organized. I share my writing space as well and I like to think of it as my little corner of the world. After reading your post, I think I’m going to start organizing my space a bit better.
Jordan | Myflourishingretrospect.blogspot.com
That is a seriously beautiful blogging desk!! Those gold pots and plants are 👌 You’ve given me some great ideas for setting up my own desk space, so thank you!
I love this! I really wish I had a proper blogging space; it is something I plan on doing eventually, I just need to get a bit of money behind me to get things sorted! 🙈 yours looks lovely, and so inspiring!
Gemma | HiddenLittleGem.com
This is such a lovely space to create and has reminded me I really need to get a new desk and organize myself better. Thanks for sharing!
I love this! It’s so interesting to see how another blogger works and what their space is like! I love how yours is part of the cat room. That must make it so cozy to blog where the kitties are 🙂 Right now I don’t have a blogging area (sad, I know), so I go where I can and if not, I plop a pillow on my lap and type away. Hopefully I’ll get my own blogging space soon! I’m sure I’ll be more productive that way, haha.
Emily | https://www.thatweirdgirllife.com
“We treat it as the office/cat room”
ALL the rooms are cat rooms. 🙂
Your working space is very pretty!
This is my kind of post! I love being organised and always wanted to have a little blogging desk. Now that I’m in my flat, I’m hoping to set my new desk similar to this!
Daisy xoxo | TheDeeWhoLived
I love this post. I also share my office area with my two cats. It really is important to have a dedicated area for blogging.
I love this! My desk at home is a shared area and not my favorite. I wish I could organize mine a little better. I might need to make that a priority soon! Great inspirational post. 🙂
I love your blogging desk area! I can only wish to have one of these one day! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Thanks Lucy!
Great post! I don’t have a dedicated blogging space, but now I am doing more blogging – I would like to set something up. Something with storage for my photography bits and pieces and a few little homely touches like photos to keep me going when motivation is a bit low!
It’s always great to have a dedicated area to get your blogging work done. That way you can surround yourself with inspiring quotes and images to help you write!
Love that you have a special space for your blogging! I think that really helps with getting the creative juices flowing – being in the spot where the magic happens
I love having an area in my home just for blogging. It helps to keep me motivated!
Love these, thanks for sharing. I especially love the inspirational quotes and cute decor 😛 Got to be a good place to blog to keep you motivated!! 😛 x
Yes it is! Thanks for reading my post!
I don’t currently have a desk or a dedicated space for blogging as we don’t have the room in our house but I am getting my garden office built this year so I can’t wait in incorporate some of these into that space! Especially the motivational quotes! xxx
A GARDEN OFFICE!!?? That sounds so cool!
I absolutely love your blogging space. It’s so cute and nice. I would love something like this of my own!
You should make yourself a blogging area!
It’s so helpful to have a dedicated work space at home. I love my cloffice (closet + office) room. It’s where I work all day on my blog, film any videos, and plan all my photoshoots. It’s bright and spacious, and it makes me so happy. I also have it organized to my liking with fun props, planners, and more. Sounds like you have a space you love too!
Your blogging space sounds so cool!
Love this post!! I def need to work on setting up my desk better but I usually work on the couch or laying down which I know is bad but can work on a desk for like few hrs a day and then I need to move.
That’s why I like having a laptop. I can plug it into my monitor at my desk or take it with me to the couch.