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I've spoken about getting rid of my desk in favor of using two tables. It allows me to streamline some of my materials, get rid of junk drawers, and have leg room. I never sit still, so having leg room to stretch is amazing! If I'm lucky, I'll have a new desk chair next year that will also allow some fidgeting. *fingers crossed* So here are some pictures of my "desk" set up! Enjoy! Let me know what you think 😃

Going Desk-less

After teaching for 3 years in the Middle School, this year I was transferred to the High School. The room included a huge metal desk that would be great in a normal sized classroom. My room and several of the other Special Education classrooms, however, are half that size. Plus, I wasn't using my desk the way that it was intended. Several drawers ended up collecting junk and being catch-alls for things I didn't know how to store. It was time for a change. Enter Pinterest. Many pins and youtube videos later, I deduced that all I really needed was to have an organized desk surface and 3 drawers for the things that I use on a regular basis. The rest could be stored in the cabinets along the back wall.  The result was two tables put together and then wrapped with some fabric I had purchased at Wal Mart a while back. Under one of the tables, I have a 3 drawer rolling cart (no locking) with extra pens, pencils, sticky notes, and my chromebook.  It's been a month s...