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Now that we’re a few days removed from the Christmas holidays, it’s probably safe to assume that many of you are back to the daily grind of the office. Given the stark contrast between the joy of opening up gifts from your loved ones and the monotony of sitting in a cubicle filing reports, it would be more than understandable if one found the week passing by quite a bit more slowly than it usually does.
However, the fact that you’re back at work doesn’t necessarily mean the fun has to stop. Here are 10 fun ways to keep your spirits up at work through the new year and beyond.

1. iPhone Desktop Phone
   Let’s be honest – nobody likes picking up the phone at work. The sound of its ring is more often than not accompanied by someone demanding to know why you missed that deadline when you know it was really Tim down the hall who screwed it up. Thanks to the iPhone Desktop Phone, however, answering the phone no longer has to be a chore. Styled like any other office phone, the iPhone Desktop Phone gives your mobile the ability to function as both a traditional office handset as well as a speakerphone while also acting as a dock so you don’t need to fumble around in your pockets anytime you receive a personal call.
   

   iPhone Phone

    

2. Bubblehead Webcam
   What’s better than being stuck on a conference call? Well, most things, to be honest. But as long as you’re going to be on one, it may as well be with a fun Bubblehead monster. The Bubblehead Webcam comes equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera that lets you see all your coworkers’ pores, greasy hair, and general crustiness as clearly as if they were next to you. Additionally, its poseable limbs and  grippy hands mean that it’ll securely stick to wherever you put it, whether it’s on top of your monitor or on the floor so you can look down at your boss and show him or her where you really belong.   

3. Cassette USB Hub
   If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably got a ton of things clogging up your computer’s USB ports. There’s your mouse taking up one spot, your keyboard taking another, a webcam hogging one more, and your phone charging in the last one. Of course, you’ve also got to contort your arms in all sorts of uncomfortable shapes to manage to reach the ones on the back of your computer. Here’s an easy solution to your problem: grab one of these cassette USB hubs, comfortably plug your peripherals in there, and stick it to those new kids who just got hired out of college and wouldn’t know a cassette tape from a floppy disk.   

4. Golf Bag Pen Holder
   For the aspiring professional golfer in all of us, there’s no better way to daydream your way out of the office than the Golf Bag Pen Holder. Sure, none of us have ever managed to beat out Rory McIlroy or anything, but we’re absolutely certain that we’d be able to if only the PGA would answer our phone calls or even bother to take a look at all those videos we sent them of us sinking hole-in-one after hole-in-one at the local putt-putt. All we want is a chance!
   

   Golf Bag Pen Holder

    

5. Rubber Bandit Pen
   Even if you’re the kind of person who loves everybody, there’s always that one person at the office who even Santa himself wouldn’t be able to stand. Not that we’re recommending office violence (for legal reasons, of course), but if you’ve got someone who’s always getting on your nerves, the Rubber Bandit Pen will get you about 1/1000ths of the way toward taking care of the problem. Of course, in addition to acting as a ridiculously accurate rubber band gun, it also still works as a regular pen in case you need to hide the evidence.   

6. Origami Sticky Notes
   As an eight year old in maths class, I quickly learned that it’s possible to turn anything into a toy if you’re sufficiently bored, and paper was no exception. I can only imagine the fun I would’ve had if said paper came with instructions to create things like water bombs and frogs. Do eight your old me a favor and make it up to him by grabbing a set of these Origami Sticky Notes to use around the office. No longer does it have to be an intimidating message telling you, “HAVE THESE TPS REPORTS DONE BY TOMORROW.” Now, it’s a beautiful paper crane telling you, “HAVE THESE TPS REPORTS DONE BY TOMORROW.”   

7. Play More Notepad
   That frustrating feeling of tossing away a perfectly good sheet of paper after misspelling a word in a memo to your boss is one that we’re all probably familiar with. Not to worry, however, as the Play More Notepad lets you momentarily feel the thrill of being a professional athlete rather than the embarrassment of being a spelling bee failure whenever that happens. Each sheet of paper resembles anything from a football to a basketball when crumbled, giving you the chance to score the game winning goal you’re sure you would if only Arsenal would return your phone ca- wait, we’ve been here before.  
   

   Play More Notepad

    

8. Cheering Basket
   Well, there’s certainly no point in having crumpled paper footballs if you don’t have a goal to shoot it in, right? The Cheering Basket Football Goal easily affixes itself to nearly any waste basket and lets you hear the crowd rooting you on every time you score a goal. Sure, it might not be nearly as discreet as some of the other things on the list, but nobody plays football to pass up the glory. If anything, streak down the halls as if you’ve just won the Champions League.   

9. Cyber Clean
   We fully understand that theoretically, Cyber Clean is meant to be used to absorb the dirt and dust covering your electronics. At least, that’s what you’ll tell your superiors. But, what your boss doesn’t know is that when it’s not being used to clean up your workplace, it also serves marvelously as putty that can be used to create the sculpture that at the moment exists only inside your head.  All great artists need to start somewhere after all, and we’re certain that had it been available during the Renaissance era, Cyber Clean would’ve been the preferred medium of Michelangelo himself.   

10. Desk Tidy Aquarium
    We would all love to keep some relaxing pet fish at the office, but the issue of them potentially dying over the weekend when nobody’s around to feed them is a bit problematic. Problem solved, thanks to the Desk Tidy Aquarium. The Desk Tidy Aquarium comes replete with a set of three colorful fish that are immortal, thanks in large part to the fact that they’re made out of plastic. Additionally, it also serves as a fully functioning place to store your pens and pencils, as well as a clock and calendar for when you actually need to do work. 

Desktop Aquarium

This is a guest post from Kenny Kraisornkowit who offers shopping advice, product reviews and ways to save money on tech gear and gadgets at Savoo.co.uk.