My Husband and I like working at home and it’s so handy to have a spare room to convert into a home office.
If I had the budget, I’d love for a home office like this one pictured above. I love the view, I love the modern look of the home office. I just love everything about it!
At the moment, we do have a home office but it’s filled with junk that we need to sell or get rid of. I’d really like something minimalistic like the above image. Not sure if it will work though as I’m sure a hoarder. …read more

Just look at that face. That is Trotter, my beloved Chocolate Labrador. Doesn’t he look calm and relaxed? Actually he’s waiting for me to feed him.
I am always so amazed at how dogs seem to be able to provide us with a sense of peace.
Yesterday, I completely freaked myself out about something a client had said to me…which snowballed, internally, to my freaking out about every little nuance concerning my business and even my ability to be a small business owner.
Then it was that TIME. That time of day, when I get a look from Trotter whose expression seems to …read more

It’s funny, when I had an office back in corporate land…I brought things from home to warm up my surroundings. Nothing sickeningly sentimental…photos of my puppy, fresh-cut flowers, the requisite Ziggy cartoons and some candy.
But now that I AM home, my office is very official looking, almost stark in its decor. I wonder what that means…perhaps that I wasn’t serious about my work at the big firm but now that I’m running The Pet Set I am very serious?
Whatever the case, I will always remain a fool for fun office accessories. Check out the neat stuff at …read more

As you well know, I am a work from home small business owner. Today, our interior designer, SheRee (not Sherry) presented her design ideas for our living room, dining room and kitchen.
I was distracted because not only was The Pet Set phone and fax ringing off the hook, but because it struck me that a). refinancing may become an issue and b). exactly where am I supposed to conduct my business, while all of this beautification is going on?
Simple you say? just move my office to a nother location in the house, right? No-can-do, because my computer (which is …read more