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Home Office Space

Making Stuff

December 6, 2010

The Reverb10 prompts have been a little too silly for me the last few days. I have enjoyed what others have written, but didn’t know what to write on that I thought I’d like others to know about. However, today’s prompt is interesting- What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? [...]

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A Day in the Life of a SOHO Wife

October 11, 2010

Quick precursor to those who don’t know me. I am a new mom; my little boy Donogh is all of 10 weeks old. I am part owner of a web hosting company, Ovaleye (along with my parents) and the Director of Young Female Entrepreneurs, a business incubator and support group for women in their 20s [...]

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Our New Home Office Layout

May 25, 2010
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The first phase of the SOHOWife home office redecorating project. Outlines adding a double desk, new paint, adding a bed, and creating space for baby.

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Redecorating my Home Office

May 5, 2010

This weekend I was staying at a hotel on the Eastside that provided one of my favorite magazines in our room, 425, a local lifestyle magazine that features restaurants, boutiques, and other stories from my local area. This was particularly fun for me this time in opening it, because I have a short blurb in [...]

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All by Myself: 5 Steps to Beat the Work from Home Blues

February 18, 2010
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From August through the beginning of January my husband was working out of town and away from home during the week. I have never really known what being alone meant until then. Being lonely sucks. The feeling is magnified when you work from home too. I never realized how much having someone come home at [...]

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Going outside to work

July 14, 2008

In my personal opinion, one of the hardest points of working out of your home is being able to separate my me/wife responsibilities with work responsibilities. Without having to walk to the bus or get in your car, I have a harder time transitioning mentally into a “I need to make money now” mode from [...]

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A new meaning to being in the closet

June 25, 2008

Have you ever thought, wouldn’t it be great if I could work in this closet? -No? Neither have I, until I saw this photo published on Sunset Magazine’s website. I love the idea of using a closet with accordion doors to store your workspace. If you live in a small space, like myself, and are [...]

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