I work here

I have a desk! And a chair! I even put them together myself.

It feels so good to have somewhere to sit and work comfortably. For about eight years, my bedroom was a tiny section of the room I shared with my little brothers, separated by a piece of plywood and a curtain. I kid you not. When I was sixteen, we got another floor built on our house - a new bedroom and extra bathroom. I claimed it before they had finished drawing up the plans.

After three months of building (during which my bed, stuffed toys and I were temporarily placed in the living room), I finally had enough space to swing my arms around without colliding with anything disastrous. I had actual floor space - I could walk ACROSS the room!

My work space consisted of a sofa bed and my lap, to rest my laptop on. That worked - for the next two years. Then my cousin moved in to my sofa bed space and I had half a room. Hers was a temporary move: she was only around long enough to finish her master's degree and then she was going back to Trinidad. In the mean time, I bought a beanbag and leaned against the side of my bed. It was as awful as you're imagining it to be.

Now my cousin is gone and I'm in my final year of university, I decided enough was enough. I bought a desk and a chair and got a friend to help me lug them home from Argos. And you know what? I couldn't be happier. It's so important to have the right kind of environment in which to work. It helps put you in the right mind frame, can do wonders for your posture and, if you've got the right decorations, can be a source of inspiration as well.

What does your work space look like?