For a while now I’ve been meaning to write about items I have at work to elevate my experience of being at work. I already enjoy my work but that’s not to say that there are difficult days. For example, when I have to teach three classes in a row.
Having these additional comforts makes work better. I primarily work from my own classroom where I design lessons, assess student work, have meetings with colleagues, and work with students who need extra support. So here are some small comforts I have at work.
- An electric kettle
- Instant coffee and a variety of tea bags
- Creamers
- Plentiful spoons and forks
- Salt and pepper shakers
- A mug
- Granola bars + crackers
- Instant oatmeal
- A plastic bowl
- A sweetener for tea (honey or agave syrup)
Among things unrelated to snacks and tea, these other items live at work and make my life easier. A sweater, a big bottle of hand sanitizer, a hair brush, an extra hair scrunchy, deodorant, floss and a bottle of mouthwash. Lip balm and hand lotion. Medicine for when headaches arise – Ibuprofen. An empty water bottle that I fill every day to stay hydrated. A lovely-scented room spray from Bath and Body works that when I feel like some focus is needed and when the students and I meditate.
It may look like a lot of things but really it makes such a different if I feel like having tea and I don’t have to go into the staff room to boil water and look for a mug.
Just this morning, I simply forgot my bagel back at the house so I whipped up two packets of instant oatmeal with hot water from my kettle.
What do you have at work that helps you enjoy work a bit more?
Mom of Children 