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Whether you work at home or have an office at your workplace, it is always fun to decorate your desk in a way that will inspire your inner girl boss.
In this post I will be sharing some things you can add to your desk and workspace that will help spark creativity, and increase your productivity.
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Here are 8 awesome things you can add to your work desk to feel like the ultimate girl boss.
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Plants
Plants instantly add color to any space. Whether you have a green thumb or struggle to keep plants alive, there is something in the plant world for you to keep on your desk.
Keeping plants around you is great for many reasons. They help purify the air, keep stress levels low, and can help prevent colds.
Pretty planner
Everybody needs a planner in their life. Planners are excellent for keeping you on track with what you need to get done during the day. In addition to that, having a planner makes it harder to forget important deadlines and meetings. They also look so pretty on a desk.
There are tons of planners to choose from today, but I love me a Happy Planner! They’re great for the price and are of very good quality, which is important if you are going to be using it daily.
Great stationery
Having pretty and functional stationery around puts me in such a good mood! Whenever I have cute stationery on my desk, for some reason it makes me want to use it more than if it were plain and boring.
I love cute sticky notes, bright-colored pens, and cool catchphrases on pens and pencils. Speaking of which, I found these adorable Mean Girls pencils which I’m going to have to get asap!
Reusable drinking mug/tumbler
Whether you prefer your drinks hot or iced, the amount of cute tumblers on the internet is endless.
It is great having reusable cups and tumblers around instead of plastic bottles. I have a couple at home and at work so that I never have to buy plastic water bottles or get to-go coffee. Every little effort helps with saving the environment.
Inspirational decor
What better place to have inspiration around you than in your workspace? I know that I personally get motivated when reading inspirational quotes, and having some around me at my desk always helps me with focusing on my tasks.
I am always on the lookout for inspiration I can print out and hang on my walls, but if you cannot do that at your workplace, I found a couple that can stand on your desk, and one cute wall decal if that’s more your thing.
Calendar
I love having a calendar on my desk. I purchased this cute cube calendar a few months ago and I’ve been loving it ever since.
If you’re not into cube calendars, desk calendars are also great because you can fill them in with important dates.
File holders
Every desk needs these for organizational purposes. The one that sits on my desk isn’t as pretty as the ones below, but it does the job.
Everybody knows what a mess papers and files can make on your desk, so having these babies around is a lifesaver.
Notebooks
Notebooks are great, especially when they come in an inspirational cover! These Amazon finds are great for jotting down important notes, to-do lists, or general brain dumps and doodling.
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I am the WORST at keeping plants alive! And I always forget to change my calendar haha but I definitely love my paper planners though, and always have my reusable Starbucks cup handy!
Somehow the plant I have hasn’t died yet so I’m super proud haha! Paper planners are the best!!
I need a bloody desk first haha! Sadly there’s nowhere for me to have a desk in my house. But if I did, I’d definitely have all of these on it! x
I literally cannot function without my desk haha! Thank you for reading!
Love these ideas! Recently added some framed motivational text to my desk and I’m loving it so far. I have all of these except the calendar, planner, and file holder – I tend to use a virtual planner and calendar but I think a file holder would be a good investment!
That sounds great! I’ve yet to find the “perfect” motivational framed text haha. Which virtual planner and calendar do you use? I’ve heard a lot of good things about Trello but I have no idea how to navigate it so I stick to old-fashioned planners.
Yep, Trello is the one! It’s quite flexible so you can use it how you wish – I have different boards for To Do and Done but also Projects, Current Courses, and Notes. I love it so much that I also use it for work – a different board for each day and then a Completed board at the end. You can add tasks to each board then move them once complete! I also love how you can colour code them. As for the calendar, I just use Google Calendar – it’s always worked really well for me.
That sounds like something I’d definitely enjoy using, thank you!
I have to have my planner around me at all times, and some sort of notebook. Other than that, I don’t really like my space to feel too cluttered so I keep it quite minimal x
Sophie
http://www.glowsteady.co.uk
Planners are an absolute must for me as well! Thank you for reading 🙂
I love the agenda books! I would love to have one those big agenda books so I can make detailed notes about my day!
I love the big ones! They’re always there on your desk so forgetting anything you’d planned is pretty much impossible!
Inspirational decor is a huge plus. Sometimes all you need on a down day is to look up and see a happy quote that makes you smile. One’s coffee mug is a great place for that! 🙂
Since I cannot stand clutter and like organization, file holders and a pretty calendar are also must-haves.
I love coffee mugs with fun inspirational quotes on them! Seems like we have a lot in common when it comes to our desks 🙂
It appears so, though mine is more of an old school desk (the sort that have a opening top). 🙂
Nice list! as a writer I rally ought to have some of these things on tap but I’m sooo disorganised. I like your file folder and stationary suggestions.
I find that having nice things really helps with organization. Give it a try! 🙂
I will keep this list in mind for when I have my own proper workspace! Thanks for sharing x
Laura / https://www.laustworld.com/
My pleasure! 🙂
These are really great ideas! My desk at home is boring and and a mess, so this post has given me some inspiration (:
This post has given me so much inspiration for my desk, my desk is boring and messy lol. Thank you for this post!
Mine is boring too! I added a couple of decorative items but I think I need a plant to really liven it up. Thank you for reading!
Oh wow this makes me want a desk soooooo badly! I keep drawing out my own planners but one is on my to purchase list XD I like seeing the month laid out and it helps me track weekly goals.
I make my own too sometimes but an actual planner is just so much better 🙂
I honestly think plants brighten up any space! I’d turn my house into a jungle if I was allowed haha 🙊
Yesss, same here!! I can never have enough plants!
Love the notebooks!
Me too!
I already have a lot of these things on my desks. But who doesn’t need more pink stationary right?!
You can never have too much pink stationary!!
I wish I had more plants for my desk, I’m bloody awful at keeping them alive so I think a plastic one would be better for me! I love that you’ve shared Amazon links to everything so helpful!
Kayleigh Zara 🌿 http://www.kayleighzaraa.com
As long as it’s green, I don’t think having a plastic plant is a bad thing! Haha. Glad you found the links helpful! 🙂
I really need to start using planners again! I always start one but I never keep it up and it makes me so unorganised and it’s such a tiring cycle!
-Kyra
I used to be like that too, until I found that having a planner you really like and making it a part of your daily routine help with staying consistent.
I guess I need to give my desk a makeover. I’m only working with a moleskin planner, lol
Moleskin planners are so good! I used to have one years ago 🙂
I love this post. There’s just something really pleasing about having all of your stationary arranged and organised.
As I was reading this, I was imagining all of the resources laid out all nicely presented on my desk. Unfortunately, as a student, nothing on my desk is as neatly organised as the lovely instagram photos we see 😂!
I can completely relate to this. The last thing on my mind when I was in university was keeping my desk neat and organized lol! Thank you so much for reading!
I feel like a proper girl boss now as I have all 8 of your recommendations, haha! I only have a few cacti though, so I’d love to get some bigger plants for my desk too. They really cheer up a working area!
Beth x Adventure & Anxiety
I’m actually the opposite, I have regular plants but would love a couple cacti, haha! Plants are the best to liven up a space!
Lord knows my desk and blog work space is a mess right now – a direct reflection of me right now haha! I need to beautify it once again that’s for sure!
Rosie
I hope you got some inspo from this! 🙂
My desk is a mess! I hate it but it’s true. I have so little space for nice things BUT we’re extending the office upwards (shelves!!!) so there should be a lot more room for organisational things after that! A tidy desk is a tidy mind!
That’s exciting! Organization is such a good thing for my mental health. 🙂
I love indoor plants and like to keep one on my desk. Talking about planners, I always start up with a diary but end up forgetting it. I really need to start using planners, I hope I can get everything organized with it.
I think having a planner will help you loads! I can’t live without mine haha.