I woke after seven hours of sleep, which gave me time to do a 20 minutes pilates session before Keldor’s alarm went off. He slept in just enough that I was glad that I had packed my lunch last night, so that could get my backpack packed on time to make it to my bus. I did take the time to get photos of my poncho and Keldor’s sweater that we bought in Turku on our way to Crown, as Kirsty wanted to see more than the glimpse of my hood in Saturday’s BeReal, and now those photos are inserted into those blog posts.
Today I had only one meeting that needed to me to head to town, an “ergonomisk genomgång av din arbetsplats”. I have seen ads for the [Movemate Active Standing Board](https://www.letsmovemate.com/en-eu/products/movemate-active-standing-board. Klicka eller tryck om du har förtroende för den här länken.”), that make it look interesting. They are also expensive, so rather than trying it on my dime, I asked our accounting person at work if I could use my personal expense account to buy one, as I have been having issues with my hips when sitting too much, and I think it will help.
I was told that for this sort of purchase I need to have someone come and assess my office to see how my set up is with respect to ergonomics, and after that they can decide which solution(s) are appropriate. Sure, why not? So someone will come to my office at 10:00 today to have a look, so I really need to be there, as the set up is meaningless without the body to which it needs to be matched.
The visit turned out to be very worthwhile. It turns out that the chair that came with the office is far more customise-able than I knew, so now I know how to make it more comfortable for various configurations. I also found out that they recommend that the top of the monitor be no higher than one’s eye height, so one looks down at most of the screen. I had had mine a good 5 to 10 cm too tall, which goes a long way to explain why I have such problems with the wrong glasses, I then tilt my head even higher than I would with a good screen height.
The physical therapist agrees that the Movemate would be a good thing, and if not that, at least a cushioned mat to stand on, and also says I would benefit from either an “active sitting” chair, or a kneeling chair, and will send recommendations to the uni.
After that meeting the timing was perfect to just pack up the computer and head straight to the bus stop and head home again, so I was home by 13:00. I should have resumed working, but instead I busied myself with small useful tasks around the house and had a nice, relaxed evening.
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