New home office

[pbradish]

So I'm finally turning an extra room of our house into a home office for my businesses. This is a much cheaper route than renting a suite in an office building and works just as well since I use a UPS box for the business address anyhow. Plus I can just roll out of bed and hit the office in my boxers as opposed to getting all dressed up and driving in the Minnesota winters.

I ended up receiving a desk that I had wanted for about a year and a half now but could never justify purchasing for Christmas. Late last night we finally put that desk together and I moved the PC, printer, cabinets, and others into the new room. As you can tell it is still a mess with the cords down below and such, just making sure that I like everything how it is before I tie them down.

I have a few wall banners from various brands I sell on the way plus mesh shelving units for inventory. I'm also looking for a bookshelf as all of my PC and Ecom books are presently stacked on the floor.

I'll keep updating this thread with pictures as the office takes shape

Picture #1: Here

[gorx]

Very nice!

The biggest luxury I have in my bedroom...I mean office right now is my brand new fish tank :P

Hopefully, I should be able to get an office soon

[EntrePR]

Sweet, Audit flag.

Be very careful with the home office deduction. Huge audit flag for sole proprietorships.

If, however, you had an s-corp, you could rent that space to yourself at standard office leasing rates. One of many benefits of an s-corp.

[SendBlast]

paul what do you bench

[The Stealthy One]

Looking good! It's always nice to have a separate space to work from.

[Envydia]

Thats great, it's always great to make sure to seperate home and business.

[youngmoneyblog]

I work from inside an apartment living room. Us college students can't afford a home haha. We have this huge embroidery machine sitting there with racks of clothes next to it for production haha

[journeyoftheanimala]

First I would like to say hello to a fellow Minnesota person (st. Paul here, soon to be somewhere in coon rapids) and I would like to say congrats on your office. May I ask where you bought the desk? When I move in the next couple of months I plan on buying myself a nice big l shaped desk like that but I plan on going for wood I think.

[pbradish]

Thanks guys... and I hear ya EntrePR I fear that my age alone is an audit flag to tell you the truth

paul what do you bench

I rep anywere from 225 to 245 but my coach doesn't want me to max anymore (trying to avoid injuries).

Hey journey - this board is full of minnesotan's . The desk was from Office Max, in the $150 range I believe so it's pretty affordable. The L desk is so much nicer than my previous since there's more room to work with and I tend to spread out all over the place.

[bdunndchi]

The office is looking good. Good choice on the Op Nutrition Protein. Def the best.

[pbradish]

I've been using ON Whey for probably 3-4 years no, never had a reason to go any other route couldn't agree more.

Updated shot:
Picture #3

[pacificfame]

I know this is off subject, but when you first started working out what were you maxing? Right now, I'm 16 years old, 152 lbs, 5ft 8 and last time i checked about 13-12% BF. I am max benching 200, I keep trying 210 about every other week but I can't seem to get it. I work out 5 days a week M-F. I work a different muscle each day. My work outs are usually from 45 minutes to about an hour. I haven't started any supplements and have been liftin for about a year now. Roughly 5 or 6 months of actually going at it 5 days a week. I just would like to know what I am looking at in the next few years, and do you have any tips on how I can reach my max to 210 it seems I get it half way up and just can't go any more?

I know this was about your new office, congrats by the way, looking good. I just am into liftin and saw your max, and read up on your blog.

[paul2145r]

Not a bad start with your office! I would recommend mounting some glass shelves above your desk- that would really set everything off.

We just moved into the home we've been building, and I should have my home office set up within a couple of weeks. I have a pretty nice natural-colored oak desk, that matches our red-oak hardwood floor. I finally get to get my 21" Hi-Def LCD and comp up and running!

Also, seeing as how this thread has turned into a thread about working out- Keep up with the working out guys! I worked out for 3+ years, and ended up tearing most of the muscles in my shoulder benching 365 at a competition. Nevertheless, I'm getting ready to get back into the lifestyle (after a 2 year break, including boot camp, working, and college). When I started, I had trouble benching 115, lol. I developed my own work out schedule based on a number of football workout programs. I got to 210 about a month later, and repping 300+ less than a year after that.

If you need any help or advice with your businesses, or even working out- contact me on here or at pavel (at) ricservices.com

[Saajan]

Ain't your PC a bit fat lol

[pbradish]

Ain't your PC a bit fat lol

Pacific - NP, I like to talk about lifting . Congrats on pushing 200lbs, that is usually a mental plateu for most people - and not bad at all for a 16 year old. PM me a copy of your diet and routine if you get the chance, there are always holes that can be fixed (and diet is usually a huge one) to help achieve your weight lifting / athletic goals. Also, lifting 5 days per week for a long period of time is really taxing on your body. Even if it is a different muscle each day, it takes a toll. You might benefit by taking a week off here and there to let your body recover, as hard as that is, and even drop the lifting down to a condensed 3 or 4 days per week. I continue to see gains lifting just 3 times per week, and training for a sport the other 2.

Paul - Glass shelving is an awesome idea. I have mesh shelving for some in-stock inventory and a bookcase which are both off screen - but glass shelving to the right would certainly rock!

Saajan - the PC is fat. It's a mid sized tower in a custom Kingkwin case. That case cost me a small fortune a couple of years ago but has a great tooless entry system with a removable motherboard tray. I like it alot. The pics probably don't provide a good picture of that case but it's acrylic, steel, has a glass plate in front with a couple different temperature controls mounted.