Work desk
Reports usually mention meetings, keyboards, warm laptops, and the kind of human attention that comes with a deadline. The desk corner is rarely the same in every home, but it is always the one where the person sits longest.
Kitchen
Reports involve meal preparation, timers, package sounds, and repeated human movement between fridge, counter, and sink. The animal is almost always within four metres.
Utility shelf
Reports involve warmth, access-point lights, and household troubleshooting. The shelf is interesting because the router is interesting, but mostly because the shelf is warm.
Hallway transit
Reports involve doorways, elevators, doorbells, and time-of-day patterns. The animal positions itself before the human moves, which is where most readers think a story is hiding.
Printer corner
Reports involve idle laser printers (warm), paper trays (open-topped), and quiet rooms. The printer rarely runs during the observation; the surface is doing the work.