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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.

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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.

8/30/2007 3:11:36 PM (Central America Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Wow that's a pretty sweet office. Can I come sleep on your couch and watch spike tv all day?
Andrew
8/30/2007 3:13:21 PM (Central America Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Wait, why does your office have the myspace angles? Are you trying to hide how fat and ugly your office really is?
Andrew
8/31/2007 7:22:47 AM (Central America Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Chalkboards ftw!
Jared
8/31/2007 9:42:58 AM (Central America Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
there's no funny photography going on there. Our office is actually slanted with a 45 degree incline.

We modified the gravity boosters on accident when we tweaked the dilithium crystal warp core. The end result was the 45 degree slant. Funny story, really. Warf tells it better, though.
11/28/2007 5:01:56 AM (Central America Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Please note those observations because I have the feeling that things will change in a short while. Once your business will be on track I don't think you will have any spare time left, I know because it happened to me too. Self employment has its advantages but it's also having disadvantage and it's good for to be aware of those. Anyway, it look like you set yourself a nice place to work, good luck!
11/28/2007 9:47:21 AM (Central America Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Yea, Andrei, it's way too easy to get sucked into your business and lose all of your spare time. So long as you force yourself NOT to work all the time, accept that you can't do/finish everything immediately, and remember that you need to rest and enjoy life outside of work, I think you can stay ahead of the game
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