When I’m working at my desk, my favorite little work buddy, Marty the Cat, is never far away. His favorite place to sit is (not surprisingly!) next to my computer’s mouse pad.

He’s cute and cuddly, but not much help in terms of my productivity. If I don’t pay enough attention to him, he will wrap his paws around my arm until I stop what I’m doing. (“Such a silly boy!” as my daughter Emily would say.)

Nonetheless, I can’t imagine my desk without him.

You know I’m a gadget girl, but this is over the top. My new constant companion is my UP 24 fitness band by Jawbone.

It uses Bluetooth to sync with my iPhone and from there it tracks how many steps I take each day and translates them into miles. It tracks what I eat, too (I can scan the barcode on the food container!), and it knows how much I sleep.

If there was ever something made just for me, this is it. (Thank you Greg!)