#16 The Places I Write

This year, I'm going to spend 31 days writing about places.  In my profession, I talk about place-based writing quite a bit.  I frame it like this when I share:  We believe in the power of including spaces in the process of writing.  Place-based writing is the concept that the place where we write may influence our thinking, impacting the writer’s perspective, engagement, ownership, and/or purpose.  I'm really jazzed up, thinking about where I will spend time as a writer in 31 different spaces this month and how I can use each post to share a little slice of my day. 

Today is kind of a cheat.  It's twenty degrees and windy here.  I'm not leaving the house... so, I'm going to write about PLACES in my house that fuel my normal writing habits.  

I have two desks in the house that are just mine (I guess I'm not good at sharing)--my husband has his own.  

I keep a writing desk upstairs 

where I regularly journal in these two beauties:

I'm on my second year of One Question a Day, and I'm really enjoying it.  It's great for thinking about how time passes and what changes and what doesn't.  The Every Day is Epic journal is just one of my favorites I've had over the years.  It has great graphics and invitations to reflect.  It's often where I get things off my chest which really helps my mental health.  Of course I make other things at this desk, but having a PLACE to be a part of my regular writing routine matters.  The cute desk calls me to write.  

My desk on the main floor was my grandfather's.  It's where I do a ton of work writing, but also two types of writing I thought would be fun to include here.  

The purple journal on the left is there every. single. day.  I do not know what I would do if I lost this journal.  I started this routine many years ago.  I was introduced to bullet journaling and I was really struggling with to-do lists.  It's taken many different shapes over the years, but the format I use now has been set for at least 3-4 at this point.  I created a layout that helps me get through the days by prioritizing things that are important to me beyond the to-dos that can pile up (mostly from work).  I visit it every day, and it helps me keep healthy-for-me-habits.  The tools that I use to write and reflect every week within in are vital to my attitude of gratitude.  Here's some example blank pages.

An additional space within my desk that invites me to a routine writing habit is the top right drawer.  

It's a drawer chock-full of writing supplies for sending notes and mail to others.  I'm a firm believer that 'goodies' also fuel a good writing habit.  Having this PLACE in my house calls me to send notes to others at least once a week.  

And that's all folks.  I supposed sometimes the places we experience over and over and over can also be good for inspiring writing.