Hello Members,
We put up a nice program for this month (see below) and would like to invite you to our next Member Event next week on Friday 13th. Alice (http://www.alicesastroinfo.com/) will have some fun with us from 4 - 6 pm. Hope you can join us! We'll also have a free financial planning workshop by Tim who came to some of our meetups in the past. Speaking of, please join us for our Wednesday meetups. Also mark you calendar for our traditional Office Junction Holiday Party on December 10th at 6 pm. Bring your spouse or a friend, but 21+ please, so get a babysitter if you need to. If you haven't yet, please participate in our survey. Thanks for everyone who took the time. Your feedback is very helpful and appreciated and we will definitely follow up on many of your suggestions and will share results with you at the next meetup if you are interested in learning more. Housekeeping: Please label all items you put in the fridge with your initials, if you DON'T want to share them. Everything not labeled is up for grabs and common property. Also, please just empty your paper baskets and the recycling, compost and trash bin in the kitchen and bathrooms in the big waste containers in the alley if you see them getting full. It's a shared space with shared responsibilities.Only takes 2 minutes and makes you feel great. ;-) Thanks, Christine and Stefan
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Hello members,
Please join us for some mingling around the kitchen tomorrow, Thursday 10/29 at noon. We have some goodies and you can cook something up or buy or just join us for lunch. Hope to see you, Christine Visit us at our Harvest Festival booth in the Alaska Junction tomorrow from 10 to 2 pm. We'll do a fun game for the kids, trick or treat after 12 pm and a free month of Coworking raffle for the adults.
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We would like to keep you updated on a couple of events happening at the Office Junction. Join us for our weekly Networking Meetup today at noon. NOW! Another event this week: Tim came to a couple of meetups and offered to do a free workshop about financial planning for us on Thursday (tomorrow) at 7 pm. He offered some great insights and knowledge to us in the past, so if you are interested, please let Tim know, you plan to come. On Sunday we'll a have a Office Junction booth at the Harvest Festival. It's also the Junction's trick or treat event, so say 'Hi' if you are out and about. Next Wednesday night Christine will host an Orientation meeting for the newly founded WBI (Women's Business Incubator). For more information and registration including child care option: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/womens-business-incubator-orientation-and-networking-tickets-19067593686 On October 29th we will have a Harvest Potluck Lunch at the Office Junction at noon. Bring your favorite fall dish to share and mingle with your coworkers. Look out for our member survey. We will send out soon and need your feedback. Thanks, Christine and Stefan Thanks everyone who made it through the rain to our meetup. We talked about creating happier lives by limiting our options - and had a blast!
Talked about modern economy and the value and perception of technology as an intangible thing in relation to the tangible world. Are we creating another bubble? Will we have to reset soon? Or is there a real benefit and value? Discuss.
Some technology simplifies the tangible life and reinvents interactions. Social media opens possibilities to interactions and replaces time spent with different ways of social interactions, like meeting in person or going to the movies, reading newspaper or watching TV for entertainment. Humans still have to adapt to smart phone use and media use in general, but also always go for convenience in the end (Idiocracy just might be our future reality). Some of us want to escape the neediness of technology and find a healthy balance by craving a job away from the screen for at least part of the week. Part of our 'panel' today was Henry (Game Designer & Entrepreneur) an expert in virtual realities), Alice (Freelance Science Educator), Stefan (Entrepreneur & Design Firm Owner), Doran (Web Developer), Christine (Social Entrepreneur) and Chris (Software Developer). Alice looks for companies interested in improving internal communications by using her corporate training based on science-based improv. She can help find your way how to say what you need to say, how you can give awesome presentations and really engage your audience. Contact Alice for more info. Christine needs some Alpha Tester for the newest version of her freestuff-platform Stuffmapper. Also visit the beautiful and educational Bee Garden in High Point and join us for one of the upcoming Hive Demonstrations. We also talked about transitioning out of outgrown roles and work positions. Stefan used the book 'Find the perfect work' and Christine 'Do more Great Work' to get behind a better professional. Some of our visions were creating a nature sanctuary to recover from the overstimulating demands of the city, opening a bookstore in Italy or getting a monthly paycheck with out or doing just part of work. Great ideas, right!? Audrey, Josh, Stefan, Christine, Doran, Henry, Chris and Kerrie
Made introductions. Had a serendipitous magnet of conversations about Maryland. Talked about our summer plans: - traveling to Yellowstone, Austria, Maryland, Whidbey Island, Burning Man - hanging out at Alki Beach, Lincoln Park, the Aquarium, Pacific Science center, Playspace, the Zoo, Pike Place - attending the Hiawatha Summer Concert series where Josh's band "Modern Relics' will play on 8/13, also Casper Babypants - creating a summer job for a 14 year old Productivity boosters: - audio books and classical music vs. radio - blocking time - oh, yeah, coworking! Josh, Katherine, Raeann, Christine, Ross, Bea, Kerrie talked about Password Management and our projects.
Josh recommended 'Last Pass' for Password Security and shared about his Graphic Design trade and his band 'Modern Relics' playing at High Dive this Friday. Katherine joined us for the first time and works as Online Marketing/Social Media pro for the Nature Conservancy and recommended using multiple characters, upper, lower, numbers for passwords. Raeann is a Social Entrepreneur doing Trade Shows for Noon Day Collection supporting artisans all over the world. Order a nice bag and support artisan families in Nepal. Christine shared about the Bee Fest coming up on May 16th. Unclutter in process, the Office Junction looking for 6 new members in May and the Author group hosting a Meet & Greet at the Office Junction. Bea shared about her free Positive Perspective workshop on May 7th at Chaco Chanyon and her coaching workshops. Kerrie is an editor and looks for editing projects, technical writing, books and so on. She is also busy with visiting colleges. Christine shared to check out the StoryCorps App to record a meaningful interview with a friend or loved one. Meeting done by 1.10 pm. Attending: Bea, Eric, Keith and Christine
Talked about Silicon Valley, sustainability, mid-life crisis, aligned vision, fresh energy, note taking, purging, information overflow, shelving solutions, the 'flow' of homes, Patagonia and long distance hiking and simplicity. Clients wanted: Keith is an architect and looking for residential design clients, kitchen addition, rebuild, remodel and new construction, raising up 1900 boxes, interior configurations. Contact him if you need some work done. Bea is coaching individuals and offers a complimentary discovery session. She is helping with self awareness and bringing out your creativity. Her 10 week group session is currently in progress, but she is available for one on one coaching. Our favorite eateries in West Seattle: To take the family: Azuma Sushi Pegasus Pizza Blue Moon Burgers (opening soon) For dates: Bang Bar La Rustica Best places to take out-of-town guests: Cactus Duke's |
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