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Oct 30,2008

Home Office » Seven Tips to Increase Productivity

by pearlgirl

Everyone loves the idea of working from home. Although the thought of setting your own hours, working in your PJ's, having the world's best boss and eliminating that pesky commute is incredibly alluring—the reality is that working at home is incredibly difficult. Get in the Zone First things first: It's important to do a little checking and make sure that your home office meets local zoning requirements. There are reasons for residential and commercial zoning—it's not always possible to run your business out of your home. Your business can impact the traffic, parking and livability of your neighborhood. An upset neighbor, Homeowners Association or Neighborhood Association will definitely dampen your productivity. In Portland, the City recognizes two types of businesses that are suitable for residential zones: • Type A . A Type A home occupation is one where residents use their home as a place of work; however, no employees or customers/clients come to the
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categories: home+garden

neighborhoods: alameda arbor lodge Ardenwald-Johnson Creek argay arlington heights arnold creek ashcreek beaumont-wilshire boise Brentwood-Darlington Bridgeton bridlemile brooklyn buckman Cathedral Park Centennial collins view concordia Creston-Kenilworth crestwood cully downtown east columbia eastmoreland eliot far southwest forest park foster-powell glenfair* glenfair* goose hollow grant park Hayden Island hayhurst hazelwood* hazelwood* Healy Heights hillsdale hillside hollywood homestead Hosford-Abernethy Humboldt Irvington kenton kerns* kerns* king laurelhurst* laurelhurst* lents linnton Lloyd district madison south Maplewood Markham Marshall Park Mill Park montavilla* montavilla* Mt Scott-Arleta mt tabor multnomah North Tabor (formerly Center)* North Tabor (formerly Center)* northwest district northwest heights northwest industrial old town chinatown Overlook parkrose parkrose heights pearl district Piedmont pleasant valley Portsmouth Powellhurst-Gilbert reed richmond Rose City Park Roseway Russell sabin sellwood-moreland South Burlingame South Portland south tabor Southwest Hills st johns sullivan's gulch sumner Sunderland sunnyside sylvan-highlands university park vernon West Portland Park Wilkes Woodland Park Woodlawn woodstock

Jul 2,2008

Crafty Kids in Central Portland

by nancy

We’re having a crafty summer. There’s really no other way to describe it. We’ve been sewing, painting, raiding the recycling bins to make marble tracks. Making strawberry tarts and home made pasta. Lots of working with our hands. Lots of messes in the house. Which prompted me to look online to see what options there were to mess up other people’s spaces. DIY Alert! may just save our bacon by, well, alerting us to day camps, week-long camps and afternoon sessions for kids. This website bills itself as a 'one-stop calendar for craft events, craft classes, and craft groups in Portland, Oregon and surrounding areas. Just reading through the calendar will inspire you, and they also offer a weekly email. Their calendar highlights some fun kid events over the summer, including woodworking, mixed media camps, book making, youth fashion design camp, and fiber art camp. The calendar is easy to use, with clear identificat
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categories: home+garden

tags: crafts kids

neighborhoods: buckman downtown goose hollow Irvington king northwest district old town chinatown pearl district sabin sullivan's gulch

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