In a day of hardcore deliberating and conjugating, we at BrightMix decided to lease a very cool, very sweet, very retro-awesome office space! You can read more about it on the here.

Interestingly, we originally saw this office space by stumbling across this site, which showcases renovations done by the dudes of the DivvyCollective. These guys put in some serious blood, sweat, and tears to tear up this building's old asbestos-laden tile floor, tear down its crappy drop ceiling, cover up some gross 1970's-doctor's-office paint job, and a bunch of other improvements.

It turns out, despite all that work, that they've decided to split up and go their separate ways. Fortunately for us, we've been in business just long enough to be able to afford to start leasing a space.

Stay tuned to this blog (or the BrightMix blog) for pictures of our move-in and an online tour, of sorts.

Standing in "the office"

Monday was my first day of self-employment for my business, BrightMix.

What can I say? It was pretty rad. I got up at around 10, showered, and put on some comfortable clothes. As you can see, this is the living room in my house, which is decked out in a sweet, new laminate floor not too long ago. The way the desks are setup, it looks kind of like the bridge of a ship in Star Trek. 

We left to go purchasing office-type supplies, but realized, after getting to Sam's Club, that we didn't really need anything other than a white board. Speaking of whiteboards, we decided to make our own, rather than spending $50 on a tiny, crappy white board from Office Max. As this guide indicates, Making your own isn't hard, plus it's considerably cheaper! I'll be posting pictures of the final product soon.

 
The BrightMix Lounge

Will my Lifestyle change considerably?

I'm curious to see how some of my day to day habits conform to this new style of work. Things like:

• sleeping
• eating
• napping
• working
• entertainment

Thus far, I've been sleeping longer, but also working more... I'll note any more observations as they appear.