What Desks And Beds Are For

The Roc got a cute little kitchen playset for Christmas, which has caused us no end of frustration. Sure, everyone fantasizes about having a bigger, better kitchen, but nobody wants to have two kitchens in the same house. That's because every time you said something like "I'm over here in the kitchen" or "Just leave the groceries on the kitchen counter" it would lead to total pandemonium. For example, if I tell The Roc to "Put the dirty sippy cup in the kitchen sink" or "Bring me a spoon from the kitchen," there's no telling precisely which kitchen he's going to go to. Then I end up trying to stir my coffee with a tiny wooden toy spoon.

Even before we acquired a second kitchen, The Roc was prone to making up his own names for various locations in our house. Thus, the dining room is "the dinner bedroom," the desk is "the coffee desk," and the office is "the playroom." And despite the presence of the coffee desk, some bookshelves, and a filing cabinet, it really is indistinguishable from a playroom. There is a toy kitchen in it, for goodness sake. I do most of my writing, including this blog, on my laptop, in what The Roc calls "the computer bed."