maeve walked office week renting desk urbana's co-working space collective turf excited space encompasses community collaboration independent business spirit urban buildings lots natural light rhythm work years freelance work dining room table porch sofa cafe jason drives chicago quite reality bonafide office space guess putting quote marks office practice plan talk post writer words began writer grade real desk desk birthday gift parents year turned desk find tacky white gold gilt carved ornamentation elaborate gold hardware thought perfect detail fantasy writer's life sort desk hinged writing surface lowered provide worksurface closed conceal mess opened revealed variety cubbies letters stationery journals quick organize fill letters stationery envelopes filled index cards jotting random thoughts ideas desk site early writing projects inspired gave shape felt legitimized desk real writer penning letters grandmother summer camp friends filling journals stories commentaries life desks serving stage quite desk allowing playacting diminish real writing emerge romantic practical jane austen virginia woolf clung idea special place magic writer's nook puts character desk helps delve deeper thoughts window sheds light descriptive images words remember reading virginia woolf's room college dreaming writing room adult freelancing wonderful setup years jason daughter life home amazing blessing house bought things feel cramped chaotic carving space work challenge find suitable spot desk view window household chores await typically work dining room table stay stacks school papers mail clutter work space work client notes samples clutter life space needing cleared table enjoy meal work sits plain view reminding day's deadlines enjoy family time playing game dinner working cafe brings change scene human activity interaction extroverted craves unpredictable table outlet times music distracting annoying fails deadline missed half people town pass cafe happy eager catch fear beginning sound difficult person order defense learned adapt kinds work environments quite flexible work making work nice finally space freelance community office quotation marks 