prompts for september 2026
September — Day 5
What’s on your desk that makes you happy or smile?
My desk is basically a little collection of the things I use every day.
There’s my laptop, where most of my writing, blogging and creative chaos happens. 😂 My phone is never far away, and there are always notebooks and pens scattered around because sometimes an idea still needs to be written down the old-fashioned way.
It probably sounds like a fairly normal desk.
Until you add the cats.
Because sometimes one of them decides that my desk is actually their desk.
Never mind that I’m trying to type. Never mind that there are perfectly comfortable chairs, sofas and beds elsewhere in the house.
No.
They must sit beside the laptop, on top of the notebook I’m using, or directly in front of whatever I’m trying to see.
And, of course, they absolutely love walking across my computer keyboard.
I’m beginning to suspect this might explain what happened the other day when I was uploading photos and they suddenly appeared sideways.
I blamed the computer.
I blamed WordPress.
Apparently I should have checked which member of the Feline IT Department had walked across my keyboard first.
So if something strange suddenly appears on my blog, don’t automatically blame me.
Check which cat was on duty.
So what on my desk makes me happy and smile?
My laptop, my phone, notebooks, pens, my absolutely essential coffee cup … and whichever furry member of the Feline IT Department has reported for duty that day.
Although, considering their habit of walking across the keyboard, perhaps I should keep the coffee a safe distance away.
Sideways photos are one thing. Coffee in the laptop would be an entirely different blog post.
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With love, coffee, poetry, and stardust,
— Maggie The Afterlove Voice 💫
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