The first time my friend Sam invited me on a morning walk — on a work day — I thought, Wow, I can’t believe I’ll be away from my email…
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Home + Work: Working for them vs. working for me
One day, at my first big PR job, a director came sniffing around the junior staff cube farm. “Who’d like to volunteer for an extra project?” she asked, scanning the…
Home + Work: Hello, hibernation
In our world (local female small business owners), there is a strong emphasis on healing journeys and intentionality. We run our businesses through that lens, believing that the better and more…
Home + Work: Eight local businesses we’re supporting this holiday
As small business owners ourselves, we know small businesses are the lifeblood of our community. We meet in person weekly at Vie & Vin (more on them below) and threw…
Home + Work: Our first work-from-home coworkers
Before we had babies and businesses, we had pets. They’d sit at our feet while we typed away all day, bark when the doorbell announced a package delivery or pest…
Home + Work: Setting the curve in first grade
My son was a unicorn baby. He — and the possibility of paying exorbitant day-care costs — motivated me to start my business. For the first 17 months of his…
Home + Work: On becoming locally known
In the threeish years I’ve been actively writing for and about Edmonds and its surrounding areas, I’ve gotten questions about how I’ve become locally known. And, because I understand the…
Home + Work: Two babies, one mom and one little company
My second pregnancy was somewhat unplanned and certainly unexpected. I don’t remember why I took the test, aside from how deeply I felt the lethargy. This isn’t one of my…
Home + Work: The power of community
Recently on our podcast, our guest Erin said something along the lines of “In this season of life, I am all about creating community over competition.” We couldn’t agree more!…
Home + Work: How my dad’s cancer changed my path
In June of 2010, a month after his 61st birthday, my dad was on the phone with his boss, the mayor of Richland, and he lost his train of thought…
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Home + Work: Springtime blossoms provide a lesson in work/life harmony
I’ve written off spring for the majority of my life. It has always seemed like the least exciting of the seasons to me. I’ve rushed past it, wishing summer to…
Home + Work: Make way for goslings
Twice a week, I (Whitney) work out with my trainer at Specialty Fitness Pros in Mountlake Terrace. I live in Edmonds, so I drive the edge of Lake Ballinger to…
Home + Work: In praise of midday appointments
One of the first things I (Whitney) wrote on my website, which I built from a Squarespace template two-plus years into my business, was my company’s Origin Story. It’s essentially…
Home + Work: But have you considered entrepreneurship?
Last week, I (Emilie) was on LinkedIn scrolling through what seemed to be an endless sea of layoff posts. My corporate background is at Amazon, and I am still connected…
Home + Work: Finding calm in the holiday chaos
My husband and I (Whitney) share an office. And when I say we “share,” I mean our desks face opposite walls in the same room that he mostly hogs while…
Home + Work: Enjoying your harvest
The history of harvest celebrations offers varied and debatable timelines. The word “harvest,” if you want to get word nerdy about it (which I, Whitney, absolutely and always do), comes…
Home + Work: Back to school isn’t just for kids
One day you’re enjoying an ice-cold lemonade on a sunny patio basking in the sunshine, and the next, you’re in the “put on a sweater in the morning and regret…
Home + Work: Delegate these five things to relish the end of summer
Isn’t it funny how we became adults and then no longer got to enjoy summer breaks? If you’re like us and signed up for a fancy corporate job, you slipped…
Home + Work: Your best SnoCo summer yet
The sun has been showing up more lately, and we’re not even going to get into the fact that it’s early July. This column is all about blessings at work…
Home + Work: Celebrating wins along the way
You’ve spent all this time in your own little world, working hard every day, and now it’s time to celebrate some wins. Q1 is closed, so it’s an excellent time…
Home + Work: Spring cleaning your work-from-home life
We’ve been working from home since before it was…relatively standard (you thought we were going to say “cool,” didn’t you? Gotcha!) and we know that sometimes you’re so in the…
Home + Work: Working from…options are in bloom this spring
Working from your home office is nice but, let’s face it, we’ve been doing that for a really hot minute. Sometimes you’ve gotta change up the scenery a little bit…
Home + Work: Show your virtual team local love this Valentine’s Day
We may not be gathering the way we want to right now, and we’re certainly not doling out hugs excessively, but there are still lots of ways we can show…
Home + Work: 2022 work-from-home resolutions
As we ease into 2022 (and we mean ease), many of us are still working from home, and are settling in for the long haul. It’s not hard to get…
Home + Work: Plan and execute the best virtual holiday party of 2021
The holidays are fast approaching, and it’s time to start compiling a list of virtual holiday party ideas. It’s been a busy year working remotely using Zoom, Google Meet, and…