Sit up straight at a desk with a footstool Or Raised Table or Chair Legs

Posture Problem When Sitting Typing

I found that my back was straighter and I felt more comfortable and did not slide forward with unsuported knees on a short seat desk chair when I used a footstool.

In theory I could raise and lower my desk chair. When I bought a desk chair, I made sure it could raise and lower so that I could sit in the recommended way, with my feet on the ground.

Unfortunately, the desk cannot be raised and lowered. When my feet were flat on the floor, the desk was too high.

If you had one of those tables which swing up and down, and raise and lower, and wheel about, to go over a bed, or couch, you could put this by your chair, or even above a low table. But if your kitchen table or dining table or desk is too high, what can you do?

 In theory, you can adjust your table legs. Cut them down. 

To Raise Table Legs

To raise the table, you could put a platform underneath, such as an old door. 

Add wheels to the table, not to move it but to add height.

Buy Furniture Raisers

I googled raise desk legs and immediately found lots of sets of four furniture raisers. Designed for chairs, sofas, desks, or even chests of drawers. 

Furniture raisers come in assorted colours. White. Black. Pale brown to co-ordinae with pine or teak. Dark brown to go with dark oak or other woods or dark furniture. Some are round. Some are like dice. Some are hollow. 

Extending Talbe and Chair Legs Sets of four

Some look like each leg etender consists of two different sizes which slot together, like lego, with a hollow top for a round or square talbe or chair leg. These offer a choice of three heights, with the lowest, the taller one, or both together.

My footstool was moved out when we had a dinner party, because it was in the way and I work at the kitchen table.

Recycle DIY Washing Up Bowl Converted To Footstool

By good luck I had a plastic washing up bowl under the desk. I kept catching my feet inside it. So I upturned it. 

More details on covering it in the next post.

How To Find Lost Items

 

Hunting for lost items? I used to lose my magnifying glass. Until I designated a specific place for it. Far right of my middle bookshelf. On my desk, front right near the front of my laptop. 

Take measures to prevent repeated loss.

Note where you lost your spectacles last time. My list is

LOST & FOUND LOCATIONS

In the car - in the glove box. Between the seats. Under the seats. Under a blanket. 

In the Bedroom - dropped on the floor between the bed and the  bedside table (which Americans call the night stand).

The Bathroom

The windowsill

The side of the bath

On top of towels o the towel rail.

On the toilet lid - this is the best place.

On Your Chair

1 You are sitting on them.

2 They are behind the cushion behid your back.

3 On the floor under the chair or desk.

4 Dropped inside your shoes.

Clothes

Accessories

In the straw bag you took to the bach on holiday.

Inside the straw hat or baseeball cat.

1 How To Locate Spectacles

Keep spectacles in a glasses case. Mark the case with a coloured ribbon. Attach the ribbon to a bedside light. Attach the ribbon to a desk lamp.

How to List Lost and Found Places

List in an email sent to yourself filed under WHERE IS IT?

In a whatsapp labelled LOST & FOUND.

Inside the front cover of your diary.

In a list on the fridge door.

On a pincbard in the office or home study.

LOST NEEDLES

In the item you were sewing.

On the floor under your chair.

On your lap or in your clothes.

In a pin cushion.

In the corner or edge of the sewing box.

In the cotton reel or polyester thread.

BOTTLE CAP OR JAR TOP

In the sink.

In the dishwasher.

On the work surface.

Under the bottle or jar.

In the waste paper bin.

LOST KEY(S)

In your pocket.

In the lining of your jacket.

In your bag, tote bag or rucksack.

Still in the door lock.

Hanging on the key rack.

Picked up by mistake by a visitor or workman.