For those of you without a home office: Where do you usually work? My desk is in my bedroom and I’m considering sacrificing aesthetic to move my set up elsewhere

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My kitchen table or my couch. Def not ideal. My hubby is in the same boat. Sometimes we are both at the kitchen table ... he’s my pod mate 😝

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I work next to my TV. I sacrificed aesthetics (nobody visits me 😅 and I honestly do not mind). I like my new view next to the window :)

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Just married and still living in a one bedroom apartment. My desk is in the bedroom and my husband’s is in the living room. Aesthetically it’s not terrible (it’s always been like this) but I CANNOT wait until we have more space and our own dedicated areas to work.

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I set up camp at our dining room table. I like all the windows that room has. I’ll clear “my desk” on the weekends sometimes if I feel like having a dining room again.

I was in the living room and bf in the bedroom for 5 months, now we switched for a change for both of us. It’s working...

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Hey beautiful people,
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