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Today I took a big step towards making my space more writer-friendly. Okay, maybe it was a small step, though it kinda felt like a big step because of all the hassle I had to go through. But it\u2019s a step, and any step forward has to count, has to be celebrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bought a 4-drawer file cabinet off of Craigslist<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now what does purchasing a file cabinet have to do with making my room more writer-friendly you make ask? And I get it. It\u2019s more of an indirect effect, a fringe benefit. My room has paper everywhere. EV-ERY-WHERE. So, if I corral this stuff in one place, with some kind of filing system, by date, or name or something, it\u2019s going to make my writing life so much easier. No more stressing out over something that I try to use my semi-photographic memory (sometimes, when I try to find things, I see pictures in my head of where I last placed them) to locate its whereabouts.  I\u2019ll just go to the file cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new (well, it\u2019s actually used, but it\u2019s new to me) file cabinet, is just the first in a series of purchases I\u2019m going to have to make to achieve my goal, and boy was it an adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all I don\u2019t fuck around when it comes to spending money on most things other than food. Food is so damn cheap that I almost get 5 and 10 dollared out of rent money. But anytime something is, oh I don\u2019t know, $20 or more, I go into deep contemplation, meditation, rumination about whether or not I should purchase the thing.  Such is the case with this file cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, I was trying to buy a brand new file cabinet. I had forgot all about Craigslist. I hadn\u2019t gone on there since I bought my mid-century, wooden, tanker writing desk on there about six years ago. It wasn\u2019t until recently, when I became obsessed with these tiny New York apartment tours on YouTube, that I was reminded of all the great finds you can get there. That and the fact that those new file cabinets were ridiculously expensive \u2013 I\u2019m talking 1, 2, 3, 4 hundred dollars and up. Um, can somebody say, \u201cHell no, you won\u2019t get my dough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thing about Craigslist, is that even though there is so many things on there that\u2019s like dirt cheap, I still want to get it cheaper. As a matter of fact, after I picked up and paid for my file cabinet (getting an additional $5 off might I add) I tortured myself by logging on to Craigslist immediately after I got home, to see if there were any deals I missed. Sure enough there was \u2013 a free file cabinet, with only two drawers, though mine has four, left on the curb, first come first serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was like, \u201csee, I knew I should\u2019ve waited.\u201d If that wasn\u2019t enough, there were also other 4-drawer file cabinets for $20 and $30, while I ended up paying $45 for mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like getting a deal, but I haven\u2019t yet mastered the art of walking away. Whenever you negotiate, your power is in your ability to walk away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, well. I have a nice file cabinet that I can put my shit into. I think I\u2019m going to use the top drawer for snacks. I saw that on YouTube. They even put a snack label.\u00a0 As far as negotiating, I\u2019ll have plenty other chances to practice. I\u2019m on the look out for a West Elm dining chair<\/a> that I want to use as my desk chair. It\u2019s selling online at West Elm for like $300, meanwhile I saw one on Craigslist for $50. That person never got back to me. I just might end up buying that one full price I love it so much.\u00a0 I\u2019m also in the market for an acrylic writing desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, while I am still a little bummed I didn\u2019t get that free 2-drawer cabinet. I\u2019m just praying that I\u2019ll have so much writing work on my schedule that four drawers were necessary and two wouldn\u2019t do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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