Sometimes, you just have to upgrade. I feel like I’ve been doing that a lot lately – I got some new clothes for the first time in ages. I got a haircut for the first time in almost year. A drink bottle that was mine and not a tomato passata jar I’d washed out.
And I got a new computer.
Now, I loved Mal, but it was just time. She’s slowed right down to the point where I spend more time being frustrated than working painlessly. There were other niggles in the household; a constant tech battle over who had access to what and where. I decided that I deserved to have a computer that could not only run the full gamut of author processes, but also run the games I like to play. And it would be mine. All mine. No sharing.
Enter Indi. Yes, partly because of her delicious colour, but also because it makes me think of ‘independent’ and I am, and also, India Jones, and who doesn’t want to be reminded of adventuring, action and excitement? I’m bringing that to my writing in my own way.
Indi is a little bigger than Mal was, which meant upgrading my bag as well. I needed something that could fit all the things I needed. Something that calls to my geeky side, but that’s also not too in your face. With Te Papa Tupu I’ve got a lot more travel lined up than ever before, so it needed to be sturdy as well. I got the Horizon: Zero Dawn messenger bag, and I love it.
So here is my office in a bag! This is my ‘work for hours at a time while out’ set up and it’s all the same stuff I use at home, which makes for a nice easy transition. I’ve got a space-saving set up too, but we’ll leave that for another time. I think having the backing of Te Papa Tupu has given me that little boost that says it’s okay to spend money on things that will help push my career forward. A little validation can go a long way in this business.
Mostly, I just wanted to gush about how freaking much I love my new computer 😉
Shiny!
