Personal Space by Debbie Bennett
You may know I moved house last summer, after 23 years of having my own study – a large room with a view over fields and the river valley, with bookcases and a sofa and a big desk. Peace and quiet. Room to think and write. So we moved. Downsized. Still the same village – less than a mile from the old house. But this house is much smaller and newer. It’s cosy and we are slowing getting it straight; having paid off the mortgage helps too. But I lost my study. There’s a tiny 3 rd bedroom upstairs – just big enough for a sofa-bed and a small desk, and that’s Andy’s study as he works from home more often than I do and frequently has conference calls. And now, I have the end of the dining room as my ’ space ’ . I was hoping to have the conservatory – but it’s really little more than a lean-to with no central heating and I’d be wary of leaving computer kit in there. It’d be fine with a laptop and comfy chair in the summer; I’ll let you know this year, as at the mome...