Clocks.  I know.  How exciting.  How fun.  How life affirming.  How profound (actually, they can be just not in the way I can’t live without them).  

How … practical and highly scheduled.

One of those peculiar joys in my life is getting a new desk clock.  Which happens more often than you’d think because while I love clocks and spendy things, I tend to buy cheap clocks.  This is the latest addition to the family.  It was around $9 at MINISO and there’s so much to love.  It’s pink.  It’s digital.  It’s got huge numbers in 24 hour time.  It tells the date and the day.  It’s even got a thermometer.  Plus it’s got a special party trick.  If you lightly tap the top, a sensor makes the whole clock face backlight itself.

I just love that feeling of looking up in whatever work space I may be in (whether it be my desk at home or the neater, less cluttered one at work) and being able to see the time.  Sure, I’ve got a watch and an iPhone but it’s not just the same as looking at an actual clock.  Knowing and seeing the time tells me whether I need to speed things up or not, whether things are going to that all important SSG internal timeline and schedule, how long ’til X/Y/Z…. 

My clocks are also very soothing.  If I’m having a lie in or having some sofa time, looking across for the time seems like such a languid thing to do.  Yeah, I know.  You might have to think that one over in the shower later to try and get it to make sense.