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    Tuesday, April 23, 2013

    Big Changes in the Office

    We are planning some changes in the office. Good changes for Good reasons. The 'ol blog has been growing in readership, which we are so so grateful for!!! But working from the dining room table or the sofa isn't really cutting it for me anymore.
    We do have the big desk in the office but Lee works from home often so it's usually covered in blueprints. We had a talk about it and thought it would be really nice if we could both work in there at the same time. For that reason we are going to add another desk to the office.
    If you remember we did have a smaller corner desk in the office, but it was a bit too small and pretty uncomfortable to do any long stretches of work.
    Getting rid of the corner desk also gives us room for a large cage for Carson. I have always wanted a large, 'aviary' cage for Carson, I am so excited!!!
    We found the cage from a local bird rescue group and were able to trade our old cage for a bunch of money off so the new cage ended up costing us under $50!
    It came with a ugly metal stand but I knew that I wanted a piece of furniture for under Carson. I wasn't sure what piece of furniture but I knew it had to be wood.
    We found this piece on Craigslist for . . . $20! It was in rough shape (more on that later) but it was the perfect size.
    We are so happy to have our Carson all set up in his new cage.
    I always think of the quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

    "You are responsible, forever, for that which you have tamed."  

    I want to do what's best for our little pets, and having a Big cage for Carson makes all of us happy.  We still have to raise one of the white shelves above the cage and paint the parts we had to patch but we are almost there, then we can add an extra desk and get posting! ;)
    Posted by Maillardville Manor at 4:57 AM
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    Labels: Library, Office, Pets

    14 comments:

    1. mwimpApril 23, 2013 at 5:03 AM

      yay! and congrats! thats awesome i know i would like to work with hubster in the same office. i like the table with that drawer a place to put all carson's stuff.

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    2. AnonymousApril 23, 2013 at 5:29 AM

      What a nice spacious and sunny spot for Carson though I must admit I loved your little perfect office nook!
      Can't wait to see the new double office (we're currently putting one up, too)
      Katharina

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    3. LynnApril 23, 2013 at 5:50 AM

      Love the table you found. It fits perfectly. Can't wait to see the rest of the changes.

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    4. reneeApril 23, 2013 at 6:42 AM

      Beautiful cage for little Carson and beautiful quote!

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    5. Katrina GelinoApril 23, 2013 at 7:31 AM

      I love it! I think I showed you our DIY cage we made last year. http://katrinagelino.blogspot.com/ Carson is going to love having a bigger cage, and you found a really nice one. I also like the idea of putting it on a table, I hate those metal stands too. ;)

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    6. Tara @ SuburbleApril 23, 2013 at 7:43 AM

      Love the table! What a great find! And I'm sure that Carson is loving his new digs. He's got a birdy mansion now! :)

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    7. AnonymousApril 23, 2013 at 8:18 AM

      Beautiful cage for Carson, also nice table, can't wait to see all the other changes in your office, love the quote so true.

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    8. KatchupsApril 23, 2013 at 9:20 AM

      Aww! Carson! I love Carson posts. He's looks so sweet.

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    9. Tracey Ayton PhotographyApril 23, 2013 at 11:48 AM

      I can't wait to see what you guys come up with for a desk for you! Carson is a boy but he's so pretty!

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    10. JaneApril 23, 2013 at 12:23 PM

      Wow! What a nice cage! I love the two big doors. That makes it so nice and easy when you have to do anything inside the cage. I bet Carson loves having a little more room to spread his wings! You are a good mom to Carson and Max.

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    11. Simply LKJApril 23, 2013 at 12:36 PM

      Can't wait to see all the changes. Love Carson's new cage.

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    12. AnocApril 23, 2013 at 3:17 PM

      you're the queen of lucky finds on craigslist. :)i;m loving the table.

      ever consider finding a roomie for Carson? he might get lonely in the big house.

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    13. CharlotteApril 24, 2013 at 1:36 AM

      A large cage ok but still a cage ...

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    14. AnonymousApril 25, 2013 at 4:06 AM

      love the cage!!

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