My Pier One + IKEA Mashup
This post is an update from a previous post last week, after I had reorganized my office to be based on a stand-while-you-work model. The health benefits to this model are numerous and artistically summarized here.
Last weekend, I did something significant…I reorganized my home office.
This was quite the accomplishment, especially given the fact that the week before I reengineered my border device to run DD-WRT. Cables were strewn about the floor and unrecognizable power supplies lay hidden like land mines beneath the blue, orange, and yellow Cat5 foliage. It was chaos!
I reorganized my office so that I would be forced to stand at my desk. This was done using two IKEA LACK side tables, purchased for $12 apiece last year. Simple, cheap, and temporary. I didn’t want to get too financially invested in an idea I wasn’t convinced of.
The Verdict
Between Monday and Friday, I worked from home every day, standing 4-6 hours per day in mostly single stretches. Here’s the verdict.
- It felt good on my back. At the end of the day, I was recognizably more tired, but my back wasn’t sore. I noticed that every 15-30 minutes, I’d do a few standing stretches. This was done instinctively and, quite frankly, it felt good to have more movement throughout the day.
- My shoulders weren’t sore. I was concerned about shoulder soreness since I wouldn’t have armrests. However, I didn’t have issues with this.
- My feet were sore. I think this was caused by wearing cheap house slippers all day while standing. This coming week, I’m either going to wear my outside Dr. Martens shoes or go barefoot. The slippers did not have the support I needed. My back didn’t suffer, but my feet were crampy.
