So I get a lot of questions when it comes to my workspace and what I use on a
daily basis to create content, whether that's creating content for my students,
insider paid programs, filming YouTube videos, making podcast content,
or simply just handling day-to-day business.
This new office I have has been such an upgrade from working in my childhood
bedroom. When I was building this business.
Today.
This small and mighty office has virtually everything.
I need to be a content creator course creator and business owner.
Before.
We begin all the products I mentioned will be linked in the description box
under my website link,
www.vanessaloud.co Ford slash tools.
This is where you can access all of the products I've mentioned.
Now, first things first.
Let's talk about my desk space.
This desk was put together with an Ikea hack that I have learned on Pinterest.
First, take a kitchen top table. In my case,
it's the carby countertop and then install Ikea desk legs. For me,
it's the pecan under frame.
This way you can have an extra large desk with extra desk space.
One of my favorite things about this desk too,
is the desk leg specifically because it came with a mesh cable management tool
that allows me to hide most of my wires under my desk.
One of the easiest ways to feel cluttered is when you see cables all over the
place. So having a good cable management system is vital. A few things.
I also added to this desk or some stick on drawers that I got from Amazon.
This is where I put a lot of my knick-knacks like my SD cards, my earphones,
and just random things that would usually be cluttered on top of my desk.
I also have this diffuser from Sage that I put on often to help me feel calm and
other Sage rollers at the reach of my fingers.
My favorite one is peppermint halo.
Plus I've also got a nifty phone holder as well,
so I can stay distraction-free during my Workday.
Next let's talk about tech.
One of my favorite things about my office is my 49 inch monitor.
You guys asked me a lot of questions about this on Instagram.
Whenever I show it on my stories,
mine is the 49 inch Dell monitor that connects to my 16 inch MacBook pro.
Yes, I know for some people it can be really extreme, but honestly,
I bought one for my boyfriend, for his office, for his birthday,
who by the way is literally next door.
And I realized how useful a 49 inch monitor really is for someone who multitask
like crazy. So I got one for myself too. On one side of my monitor,
I'll always have some form of entertainment like Spotify right in the middle is
the work that I'm doing and that I want to focus on.
And on the right hand side is usually my business Slack channel or something
that I need to reference while I'm doing work next up on top of this monitor,
I mounted my Panasonic Lumix GH five,
as my webcam using something called a magic arm.
This arm is connected to the back of my monitor that holds the camera up.
This camera is basically my permanent webcam.
I upgraded to a DSLR camera because after speaking at a few virtual conferences
doing live streams and filming higher quality content for my students,
I realized that my logic check webcam, just, wasn't going to cut it
now to connect my DSLR as my webcam,
because I know you guys have a lot of questions about this.
I use my cam link capture card. Once my camera is plugged in,
I'm able to use it as a webcam on zoom or any other platform.
I highly recommend this capture card next up.
I've also got a Cal digit T3 S plugged doc that supports my 4k monitor.
This is the central hub where I put most of my USB cords and SD cards so that I
don't have to keep plugging and unplugging from my Mac book pro directly next.
We've got my fluent speakers since I work from home as a living,
having good audio for my music is important to me not to mention this is also
something I copied from my boyfriend's office after I saw how cool it looked and
how good quality it really was.
You will also see this boom arm that hosts my shirt, SM seven B microphone.
This is my podcasting microphone and is one of the best microphones that you can
get on the market when it comes to podcasting or radio production.
I use this to record all of my content,
including this video and to hop on all of my zoom calls.
I will say though,
that the only problem with this microphone is that it's not your typical plug
and play USB microphone like the Yeti.
So you will need a preamp to make it work.
This is why I have the road castor pro,
which plugs into my microphone and then into my computer using the road pro
I'm also able to control the volume of my microphones.
Download preset sounds using any of the eight keys record audio directly into an
SD card if I want. And so many other cool features that I have yet to explore.
Now that we've talked about tech, let's move on to ergonomics here.
I have my logic tech curved keyboard that has been absolutely game changing for
me. It took a short while for me to get used to maybe about two weeks of use,
but now I feel absolutely no pain on my wrist, even if I'm working late hours,
because the curves are supposed to mimic how your palms would naturally rest
below this keyboard is a desk mat,
which I bought to match the black feature wall that I have in my office.
Speaking of ergonomics,
I also have my Logitech mouse that is also ergonomically friendly and fits
perfectly in the Palm of my hands.
One of the best parts about this mouse is I'm also able to customize it and each
button can actually open specific windows or perform specific actions. Now,
of course, I know lot of these things sound frivolous or really extra,
but remember a mouse, any keyboard is something that you'll be using every day.
If you work from home or even if you work online, doesn't matter where you are.
That's why I believe it is so worth investing and paying a little bit more for
these essential day-to-day items to avoid arthritis or any other bone pain in
the future on the topic of ergonomics. A good chair will also do you. Well,
when I started my business, I was sitting on a plastic chair,
which caused a lot of back pain back pain that I still have to this day.
Today I've upgraded to the Steelcase leap chair,
which has allowed me to maintain better posture and comfort when working at my
desk, not to mention my foot rest,
that I also got on Amazon that allows me to sit more comfortably and maintain
good posture.
Now let's move on to my black feature wall.
This is a wall that my boyfriend helped me paint black to create a warmer vibe,
especially with the wood desk.
All the paintings that you see here are from society six. Now,
when my office starts getting dark,
I also have this floor light that I purchased on Amazon that I felt matched my
office static really well. The best part is,
is you can adjust the dimness of this light by rubbing your fingers up or down
to sensor. I also have some plants to warm up the office as well.
Now it was the only plant right now that seems to be doing well,
is my money tree.
And unfortunately my fiddle leaf fig has lost half of its leaves and is barely
holding on while my corn plant looks sad all the time. However,
despite all of this,
I am a huge fan of having real plants in my office because it just makes my
office even more welcoming. And by the way,
all the planter pots are from a brand called [inaudible] on Amazon. Now,
moving on to the back wall here,
I have a cork wall that my boyfriend and I put together by gluing it to the
wall, just to add more character to the office.
And then we also have a wall cabinet that I got from Amazon,
where I just put random decor items.
And of course my YouTube plaque and YouTube director's board,
that my friend who works at Google gifted to me a few years ago,
this is also the place where I usually store random items like notebooks,
sticky notes, and other miscellaneous things.
When it comes to storage though,
I've also got a small closet that has a lot of my other tech items,
specifically my YouTube lights, microphone, and camera stand.
This means when I need to film YouTube videos,
I simply pull everything out of my closet,
set up my filming space and start filming.
And since a lot of you asked me what YouTube equipment I use,
let me go through it. One by one. My lights are from FAU Vitec.
I honestly don't use them often unless absolutely necessary because I much
preferred daylight. My boom stand is from Amazon.
And the microphone I use is the road video.
Mike pro the camera stand is from newer, which you can get on Amazon.
And my YouTube camera is my trusty Sony,
a 6,400 with the Sigma 16 millimeter F 1.4 lens.
And that's basically it,
it took me a few upgrades to get to the office that I have today.
And it's so crazy to think that I started my business sitting on a plastic
chair,
hunched over my small Mac book air in my bedroom all the way to today to
having a separate office for myself,
where I can create content and run my business to my heart's desire.
Now don't forget if you're interested in any of the items that I had mentioned,
please visit
www.vanessalaw.co Ford slash tools under favorite products to see all of the
products that I mentioned in this video link is in the comment section or in the
description box below as always guys, thank you for watching this video.
I hope you found it informative. I hope you have a great day,
a great week and a great life, and I'll see you in the next one. Bye guys.
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