I'm not a fan of change. But it has occurred to me that I'm not making best use of the resources I have. For example, I have a desk and a filing cabinet and two bookcases and a sofa in a small room. So why do I have to rent a desk at Cowork (my favourite get-away)? I can do what I did when I first moved to Penticton. I can "hot desk" at Cowork. That means, instead of having a desk that is just for me, with locked drawers where I can keep my computer and "stuff", I just use any vacant desk and pay for the time I actually use it. Or I can pre-pay for eight days a month. For less than $130 per month (plus $25) I can go in any 8 days of the month, and have access to the building 24 hours a day 7 days a week so I can stay past the 5pm closing time, and come in on weekends, etc. As it is, I still have the 24 hours privilege as well as the locked desk, but I rarely go there more than eight days in a month. The locked desk, etc., comes to roughly $430 per month.
In addition to saving a few dollars every month, I think I can work more efficiently if I develop my idea of a desk in a suitcase.
My suitcase is quite small--it will fit in an overhead bin on an airplane. It has good wheels and a matching tote-bag that fits on top, attached to the collapsible handle. I can easily get it to and from Cowork, and keep all my work with me at home as well as at the office.
I'll let you know how that works out for me.
