10 Essentials to Keep in Your Desk at Work
For those who work in an office, you can relate to this struggle. You want to have some of your favourite items like at home, carry a lighter bag daily and not stress about needing that phone charger. Sure, your office may not have all the comforts of home, but if you keep the right things in your desk, a long day at work can feel a lot less stressful. Say goodbye to unhealthy snacks, freezing cold meetings and battery-drained cell phones, and hello to a happier work day. Try bringing my 10 Essentials to Keep in Your Desk at Work and feel the zen.
10 Essentials to Keep in Your Desk at Work
A Spare Phone Charger
Rather than toting your only phone charger back and forth from your home to your office, buy an extra one and keep it in your desk specifically for those times you need a mid-day battery boost.
A Mirror
You don’t always want to have to walk out to the bathroom just to make sure there’s no food on your face or spinach in your teeth. Keep a small mirror in your drawer, because using your phone’s front-facing camera to check your appearance just isn’t as effective.
Band-aids
You never know when you’re going to need a band-aid, so keep a stock in your desk just in case. I always have a couple in my purse. This is especially important if you tend to wear uncomfortable shoes—blisters won’t stand a chance against you and your preparedness.
A Sweater
It’s so hard to find an office temperature that works for everyone, either the heat is too low or the air conditioning is on too high. My office is usually freezing cold, during the summer we wore sweaters inside. Studies show that this is particularly a problem for women, as most office temperatures are set for men’s bodies. Keeping a sweater or sweatshirt in your desk is a good idea so you never have to shiver through the work day again. Or in case that sunny day turns into a cooler one by the time the day ends. You may need it for your commute home.
Deodorant
Have you ever left for work in a hurry and realized halfway through your commute that you forgot to put on deodorant? Rather than spending the entire day feeling self-conscious about wanting to freshen up, just keep a spare stick in your desk. I can’t tell you how many time I’ve done this! Also last week, I forgot to brush my teeth…. Ya that was a fun day haha.
Mints or Gum
For some post lunch breath freshening, stay stocked up on your favorite mints or gum. You can also keep a toothbrush or mouthwash in your desk. Whichever you prefer, it’s great for fixing coffee breath before a big meeting or before an after work date.
Napkins or Tissues
You never know when allergies will strike or when your lunch is going to get a little messy, so keep a stack of napkins and tissues in your desk at all times, just in case. I have both in my desk!
Healthy Snack
I always keep nuts, dried fruit or a bag of the Harvest Snaps (lightly salted!) in my desk drawer. I want something tasty, but healthy for that snack attack. You don’t want to end up scrounging the staff lounge, grabbing a muffin or something else with carbs and sugar instead. It’s an instant regret after finishing.
Pain Killer
I’m not talking about prescriptions here, more like that Tylenol or Ibuprofen for those out of nowhere headaches. The one that happens if you don’t drink enough fluids, or because you have been staring at your computer screen for hours. Or in some people’s case, that annoying coworker who gabs on about nothing. And, if you know me well, I always have Pepto on hand. You just never know!
Feminine Hygiene Products
Ok ladies, we have all been there. Our period stops by early and we have to ask around the office for a tampon. Well my suggestion is to keep a little pack of tampons, panty liners and hey, even that spare pair of underwear in your desk. Nothing is worse than being unprepared for your time of the month.
What are your work desk essentials?
I have every single one of these in my office. They have all came handy at one point too, hah. I am down to 1 charger, which i hope i wont forget between the 3 places it goes, haha.
oh geez I know what you mean! I have one in my purse, no actually two! one is a portable charger for on the go and one for the outlet and at home I have way too many. But it seems I need them all! What has life become?
Yes to all of these desk essentials! I can’t tell you how many times I DIDN’T have some of these things on hand and totally needed them!
Jackie
Something About That
Right? I would also add condiments for lunches, that way no one can steal them. Of course non-perishable ones 🙂
For those in the cubicle life, keeping a mirror on your desk can be helpful too so you know when someone is popping by your desk while you’re in deep concentration or jamming out to music (or you’re looking at blogs instead of doing other work!) 😉
Haha! Yes to all, especially the last one except I do that when I need a break from mundane tasks.
I think at first my coworkers thought I was crazy that I carried around a phone charger but I can tell you when they’ve needed it they stopped being weirded out by it and thanked me! My life is on my phone so it’s always charged.
I know, someone always needs to charge their phone, especially bloggers!
I always keep a scarf at my desk. It’s always so cold and a scarf keeps me cozy & warm. I need to add some of these to my desk though. I lug pain killers, hygiene products, and a mirror in my bag every day but it makes so much more sense to keep that stuff at my desk.
Ya I ended up making a little bag for those items just for work. Then I’m not lugging them in, or forgetting them in my other bag at home. Just makes my life easier!