Why I Mojo: How My Standing Desk Made Me Happier, Healthier, And So Much More Productive

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Why I Mojo How My Standing Desk Made Me
Happier, Healthier, And So Much More Productive
A little over a year ago I decided to take the
plunge. Yep, I bought a Mojo standing desk. I
hesitated to make the purchase. Did I really need
a standing desk? After all, I mostly work while
running from here to there school drop-offs,
while making dinner, watching my kids at the park
or their activities.Will the benefits outweigh
the price? After owning and using my desk for a
couple of years, the overwhelming answer is
yes, it was totally worth it. My desk paid for
itself multiple times over and made me happier,
healthier, and so much more productive. Healthier
Reducing Pain and Improving Ergonomic
Posture With the nature of my work, I spend large
amounts of time staring at a computer screen.
Before my standing desk, I spent long hours in
front of my small laptop computer at home
scrunched up at my dining room table, on my
couch, or in my bed. I travel for work at times
and when at home I work all day while juggling
car pool, activities, and with one child not yet
in full-time school, I find myself working from
practically anywhere coffee shops, the front
seat of my car, the back seat of my car, sitting
at a park bench, or on those uncomfortable sports
bleachers. Because of this, I need to be as
compact as possible. My small, lightweight
computer is perfect when I am mobile. But, when I
am at home logging long hours while my kids are
at school or asleep, I quickly find myself with
unbearable neck and back pain from staring down
at my little laptop. My doctor told me once that
I had tech neck yeah, apparently that is a
thing. I spend so much time looking down at my
computer screen, tablet, or phone that it really
becomes a pain in the neck (sorry for the lame
pun). When we built our home office a couple of
years ago, I did my research on office furniture.
I quickly learned that a mojo standing desk was
on my wish list. I hesitated pull the trigger on
a desk that was three or four times the cost of
an alternative a simple, modern looking desk
that could give me a nice space to work. Upon
much deliberation and research, I learned that
there were pros and cons to having a standing
desk. I knew from my experiences working from
home, that I like to stand and work, but did not
want to stand all day or all the time. It seemed
challenging to justify a purchase that may or
may not be something that would benefit me or be
an asset to my business. In the end, I decided
to go with the electric standing desk. I cannot
say that I made this decision all on my own my
husband did a fair amount of convincing and
helping me to be okay with spending the money on
a desk and therefore investing in myself. As an
aside, he purchased a standing desk for himself
a couple of months later, after trying out mine.
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Our Mojo desks are worth every penny. In fact, we
have not yet purchased another office chair
since one of us is usually standing when we work
together in the evenings. While sitting or
standing I often check my ergonomic posture and
can freely change where and how I position my
neck and back with the simple push of a button.
This helps my neck and back feel so much better
and I found that my time spent even became more
productive. More Productive Working
Efficiently and with Less Hassle I love that I
can push a button to return to sitting or to
stand. Since the work I do involves a lot of
writing and editing large documents, I learned
that I am simply more productive when I get to
stand with some tasks and better at others when
I am sitting. When I bought my desk, I also
bought a large monitor to dock-in with my
laptop. I worried about the number of cords and
how to keep everything organized, and wavered
about getting a power grommet which ended up
also being a great choice. It eliminated the
time I spend setting up my work station. Now I
have all of my devices charging at the same time
and within reach my computer, Bluetooth
headphones, tablet, phone, and do not forget my
essential oils diffuser. My work set-up with this
desk is ideal. And, not to sound like a broken
record, but did I mention that I literally run
around a lot? With my standing desk, I can run
back and forth making lunches and dinners, doing
laundry, attending to the mommy, mommy, mommy
requests, and can easily get right back in to
what I was doing. While you may be asking
yourself why a standing desk helps me do this
better than a regular desk, I am not sure I have
the best answer other than, it just does. It
allows me my creature comforts and aligns with
my personal and professional life needs. Oh, and
I can easily raise the desk high enough for my
computer to stay out of reach of little hands?
Its tall enough (for now) that my kids can walk
under it without banging their heads. This is
especially useful, when my office morphs into a
police station, the doctors office, or the
pretend work office of one of the parents during
my kids family time game. And with the cord
concealing options, they are safe from those
too. When I am working on a deadline, and
spending long hours in front of the computer
screen, I am more productive with a standing
desk. Since this purchase, I added additional
time to my work day. I even extended my longest
work day by three hours. While, spending
extremely long hours working is far from a
bragging point, a few years ago when I was
scrunched over my little laptop all day my body
did not allow for more than a 10-hour work day.
When there are days that every minute counts, I
can accomplish my goals, meet my deadlines, and
have more time and energy for family time. This
desk is a working parent must have. My parental
duties of carpool, watching kids play at the
park, and multiple drop-offs and pick-ups are
easier to manage when I get a great space to
work when I am home. Happier Always Working to
Improve my Work/Life Balance As much as I try to
be a person who relies less on material
possessions, I have my vices. During my time as
a parent, I learned that there are some purchases
that seem like a want, that can and do improve
your quality of life. I remember the guilt I felt
when I purchased a 100 pair of Bluetooth
headphones. If I had guilt about a somewhat
minimal purchase, that also has been a great
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convenience and timesaver for me, how would I
feel about a bigger purchase? Two years later I
can say that having a standing desk improves my
quality of life and I have no guilt about it. My
husband was right (dont tell him I said so),
that cost of the desk was an investment in
myself. I would recommend it to anyone who is
looking to burn more calories at work, find a
better ergonomic body position when spending
long hours in front of a computer, or who wants
to have the ability to move around more. When I
am standing, I automatically take more frequent
breaks to simply look away from my computer
screen, walk around the office, dance to my
favorite Spotify mix, or play with my kids.
Balancing work and life with a young family is my
primary priority and is a constant juggling act.
It is on my mind all day, every day. I want to be
great parent, business owner, wife, and friend,
and my best self. Its super cheezy to say, but I
think this desk is one step forward to aligning
with my work and life balance goals. Now, it is
time to get back to writing more proposals and
building more Legos.