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October 23 Regular Hours, Lunch and Co-workers
As of early September, Gridwork is no longer being operated from my living room. Goodbye to the endless distractions and errand running that slowly seemed to take over all my free time. At first, working from home was tremendously liberating. I found myself spending many more hours on being creative and less in meetings or on busywork. However, over time I completely merged personal time with work time, which usually meant working off and on from early in the morning until late at night. To regulate this social life killing regimen, I began spending more and more time at a nearby café. Now, I love coffee as much as any native northwesterner, but there are severe consequences for consuming vast quantities of caffeine.
Fortunately, we’ve had an opportunity to partner with some friends from Exit133 on a new coworking space, Suite133. The coworking business model attempts to create a middle ground between a coffee shop and a typical office. Probably the most obvious difference is that most of the people in the space are either freelancers or small 2-5 person companies. Rather than fixed workstations, we’ve got a bunch of desks lined up that stay perfectly clean until someone needs to work.
The timing for this change couldn’t be better as work continues to flow in. To expand this workload, I’ve begun working more regularly with two talented freelancers, Brooks Seymore and Mary Holste. Their enthusiasm for building websites and designing materials is invigorating and will hopefully lead toward many good things to come.