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Home STUDIO Inside the glass studio A new home for my computer and office!!

Sandra Miller November 21, 2008 8 Comments

A new home for my computer and office!!

I am sooooooooooo excited you guys!! Our Mac computer is on it’s last legs and this week I went out and got a new  Mac Mini for my business.  I already have a fairly new huge flat screen monitor and  new keyboard so I am good to go!! I have been itching to upgrade my Photoshop program but the old computer just couldn’t handle it.  OMG how much fun this is going to be……..with a VIEW to boot!!

Clearing a space for the big computer move to the studio!

The best part is I am making the BIG move from having my computer in the separate office at the far end of the house, to having it right in the middle of my studio workspace!!!

I have wanted to do this for years but there just wasn’t enough room for the giant computer tower and all the other stuff that went with it.   When I moved all my glass working paraphenalia out to the workshop, it opened a massive space for me to put my new office

The fun part will be when I hook up a live studio cam on the computer and you can watch me do tutorials etc…and LIllian and Meg (the dogs) can say hi too!!

DID I WAKE YOU UP LILY?

Did I wake you up Lillian?

I love this huge window.  I can watch my hummingbirds all winter from here and the dogs love to sit on the mats in the pouring rain outside.  They stay dry as a bone because the Douglas Fir trees protect them.

Will update with pix of the finished office space this weekend.

BELOW IS MY NEW HAND CARVED BUSINESS CARD HOLDER FROM BANGKOK!

Liz and I both bought one.  It’s HEAVY and made of stone.  Every single place we have traveled in Asia, this is the position the hands are in when someone presents you with a business card….and usually a slight bow of the head  to go with it.  Very respectful and a wonderful custom to adapt here I think

My new business card holder from the JJ Market in Bangkok

Filed Under: Inside the glass studio, STUDIO

Comments

  1. Jan Bruton says

    November 21, 2008 at 6:27 pm

    Hi Sandy,Look’in good – I can’t believe all the stuff you have managed to cram into that kitchen!  Just having the light while at the computer during our dark winters will be worth it.  Such a sharp photo of Lillian too.   J.

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  2. Sarah says

    November 21, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    Looks great Sandy! I can’t wait to see the finished product and a STUDIO CAM!!!! Yipeee!Lil’ Lily looks gorgeous (and sleepy) as always! Hope life in the great Northwest is loving you and that you’re loving life! <3

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  3. KATHLEEN says

    November 21, 2008 at 9:30 pm

    ok girl…..sell me.  i have a pc and keep leaning toward getting a mac.  seeing all the wonderful things you do with your old one was incredible…i cannot imagine what we shall see now!!!  Im thrilled for you.  you are just such an inspiration!!!!  if i decide to go the Mac way….can you advise me??? Lilian is adorable.  hahaha….she really does look crabby there tho.  i love it.  what chow doesnt look crabby????  i adore that eames era chair!!!!  wow….is it comfy?

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  4. KATHLEEN says

    November 21, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    Oh….and by the way…..just what is a Mac Mini?????

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  5. KATHLEEN says

    November 21, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    i really should keep everything in one post here…..but i am not that “collected” most days.  i meant to tell you how wonderful that business card holder is…….so cool!!!  and i adore your new cards!!!!!!

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  6. Lois says

    November 22, 2008 at 8:06 am

    Hi Sandra, What a wonderful view! I am so excited for you to play with your new Mac and can’t wait to see what you will be sharing with us. Lillian is soooo fluffy!…how often do you have to brush her & Meg? That is a fabulous card holder…years ago I got Richard a wooden open hand (carved in Thailand) for his desk at work. I love that yours is a representation of how cards are presented…very cool! Lois 🙂

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  7. sandra says

    November 22, 2008 at 8:52 am

    Hi my friends!!  Jan you are one of a very few who had actually seen the inside of this studio in person!  It has changed so much since the last time you were here.
    Hey Mz. Sarah!!!  It’s been forever since we have talked!!!  Hope you are doing well too.  We need to catch up bigtime.
    Kathe…I’ll call ya about the Mac we got.  It’s easier than writing all of it and then Steve can help me answer questions too.  I adore my Mac but it’s all I’ve ever used.  I am not really familiar with PC’s . My current Mac is 5 years old and can’t handle my old photoshop anymore…so I got the upgrades with the new computer!! Woo Hoo
     
    Lois, I am really excited to be able to look out this window from the computer.  All my bird feeders are there…the humming birds come all winter long.  I did my beading here before but now I have  all my drawers on teh other wall so that is where my bead station is.
    I spend a lot of time at the computer and need to get out of that back office bigtime!

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  8. marius says

    December 6, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    WOW, lookin’ great.
    You showin the power of a Mac and lookin’ like you might have some converts, they are soo good to use !
    Looking @ the new goods on the web, real cool, Anne-Marie is writing her list !
    xx

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