Well, there we sit – me, my cup of coffee, and my cat Alexa. Except for the fact that I’m a crazy cat lady instead of a crazy cat guy and Alexa is probably twice as round as the cat in the cartoon. Other than these minor details, you now have a glimpse into our home office Monday through Friday.
This cat is just flat-out zonked! I can’t say much, though, she looks like my brain feels (too much allergy medicine).
At the bottom, the great poster gives the following explanation for laziness: “It just means you are more efficient with how you spend your time and energy.”
Fun, unique, and unusual office supplies are popular for a good reason. They slap a smile on even the vilest of days. When you think about it, most offices could use a lot of slapping, so surrounding yourself with fun office supplies is pure genius.
I particularly love the guy above. He’s the Tech Tools Desktop Madness Series Paper Clip Magnet Stand with Paper Weight (HS-8030). The thing is, I can’t tell if he’s in agony, crying out to the Heavens for mercy or if he’s celebrating some particularly great feat. Just when I think he’s succumbing to a nasty Monday, I look at him and he kind of seems to be like, “YAY, ME!!! I AM THE SHIZZSUPREME!”
Either way, we can all identify with whichever moment he’s having.
Uh oh. I just looked at the larger image on Amazon and I think I see a tear on his cheek. Poor guy. It’s a Monday.
Technical Details
Includes paper clips
Magnets hold paper clips firmly in place.
Ideal paper weight
Weight: 1.3 lbs.
Durable material: Plastic/Cement Mix
Product Description
Tech Tools HS-8030 Desktop Madness Series – Paper Clip Magnet Stand with Paper Weight. Lighten up your desktop with our new Paper Clip Stand & Paper Weight which includes paper clips. Magnets hold paper clips firmly in place and it is the ideal paper weight, weighing in at 1.3 lbs and made from durable material: Plastic/Cement mix (ATBC-PVC).
I haven’t posted anything really, really strange in a while and I’m beginning to have trouble sleeping. So, I went off on a search for the odd and unusual, the aberrant and abnormal, the idiosyncratic and weird.
Found him!
Mr. Bone Jangles Skeleton Sitter: Set of Two is from Design Toscano, the first place I go when I want the wonderfully weird (unless it’s Friday night, then Wal-Mart’s the mecca for the mysterious).
I must be a magnet because I had been on their website for less than one minute when I came across ol’ skinny. I’m sorry, but I love him. He’s so deliciously random and unexpected – my favorite kind of decor… pretty much my favorite kind of anything. Or anyone.
From Design Toscano
Mr. Bone Jangles Skeleton Sitter (Set of Two): From computer, windowsill, or the back of your throne, our hand-painted quality designer resin bag-o-bones has a hard time finding a place where he CAN T sit! An imaginative gift to yourself or a death-defying buddy.
Click HERE to get up close and personal with slim.
I’m all about surrounding yourself with things that make you smile, even in the office or home office (some would say it’s even more important to do so in work areas – for obvious reasons!).
This little desk workstation – or butt station, if you will – holds your pen, tape, memo, and paper clips. But it holds something even more valuable than all of these put together – fun. It’s sure to be a conversation-starter in your office and would make delightful, hilarious gifts around Christmas.
Each one is less than $10, so you can buy one for yourself AND someone on your gift list.
Product Description
This started off being just a gag gift for a co-worker but everyone is wanting a butt station! A fun art deco desk accessory that includes a pen holder, tape dispenser, memo/card holder, paper clip holder and just a great conversation piece all in one! Stands… or sits… about 5″ high and comes in a variety of colors including the ever popular neon green, neon orange and bright blue.
If you’re trying to get more productivity out of your co-workers – whether they work for you, with you, or above you (hey, it happens… often) – there’s a possibility that you’re approaching it all wrong. If you stomp, hurl insults, yell, pout, throw things, and sling sarcastic jabs, you’re doing little more than making a perfect jackass out of yourself. You certainly aren’t accomplishing what it is you set out to accomplish. Unless, of course, you woke up with the need to transform into a jackass…
Truth be told, you should approach the situation from an entirely different angle – from the funny bone!
We all know how vital laughter is. Consider the benefits of laughter (as listed on AOL Jobs):
Laughter increases productivity
Those who laugh out loud are more creative at problem solving
Those who laugh have better memory retention
Those who laugh experience less stress
Laughter is a major coping mechanism
Those who laugh together may work more effectively together
There’s a wonderful article on AOL, Boost Workplace Productivity: Make ‘Em Laugh! Click through to read the entire article – it’s a great one. It actually could be taken as advice for getting more productivity and cooperation from anyone, anyplace – home, work, school…
I love quirky, unexpected decorations – whether they’re in the home office, yard, bathroom, kitchen… Anything that makes me smile when I look at it and makes someone do a double-take has to come home with me.
The The Flappers Sculptural Bookends, above, certainly fit the bill. Their from Design Toscano (seriously, do these people make anything that doesn’t make me giddy?).
From the Website:
The Flappers Sculptural Bookends (C. 1920’s) Inspired by John Held, Jr. Quality foundry cast iron collectibles
No one epitomized the glamorous era of the Flappers quite like illustrator John Held, Jr. Managing to capture the spirit of newfound freedom in his campy illustrations for The New Yorker, Held’s work was born in 3-dimensions in this pair of heavyweight bookends cast in iron and hand-painted in his signature style. Choose this functional work of decorative art to enliven the décor of any era.
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