All of us “work at home” to a degree. I mean, stay-at-home-moms actually do work at home, and their office is…well, the entire house…just ask my husband; I have been known to point that out on occasion. Other professions allow for working at home as well, thus requiring a dedicated work space.
I have had the absolute privilege over the past several months to consult with a woman (Mrs. M) whom I describe, without hesitation, as an inspiration. I have known this woman ever since her youngest son became “the new kid” at my elementary school in 2nd grade (I may or may not have had verbal altercations with more than a few classmates over who go to be his 2nd grade girlfriend) 😉 I digress…
We are currently working together on her home office. She has the typical, common issues that accompany many home offices; outdated furnishings (meaning, the Tech Age has altered our need for paper storage : aka ‘filing’), lack of productive work space, and clutter excess of product and stuff in general. But not only are we working to solve her ‘working’ problems, we are working to create an updated, beautiful, and functional space that just-so-happens to be located in the center of her home…a space that a lot of people see! In her words, our goal is for a home office that doesn’t look too “officey.”
Working remotely means I get to work from my own home office; so today Mrs. M and I video-conferenced our meeting. She was smiling and nodding on her end…although she forgot to switch her camera around, so I didn’t see it…but she would laugh and say, “I’m smiling and nodding!” I can relate to Mrs. M’s need for a smart, functional, and appealing place for conducting business.
I can’t wait to share the “Before & After” album for this project! Thank you, Mrs. M! You are a professional inspiration, but more importantly in my book, you’re a personal inspiration! The Lord works in mysterious ways!