Living in a Style Vacuum
I’ve been working from home as a Virtual Assistant for more than 13 years now.
Early on, I attended a lot of in-person networking events and met often with clients. Now I rarely meet anyone I work or collaborate with in person, so the thought of heading to my industry’s annual event (BTW, I am talking about the International Virtual Assistants Association hallmark event, the **Annual Live Summit—see the link at right) the last time I attended was 9 years ago!) has me quaking in my Danskos.
Working from home has numerous benefits, and I’m a lucky woman to be able to have made it work. There’s one serious downside.
Between working invisibly and having racked more mileage on my grandma odometer than on the trail or treadmill over those years of self-employment, a peek in the mirror reveals an unacceptable weight gain and an atrophied sense of personal style.
I’m going to start watching “What Not To Wear” to prepare to go out in public again. Meanwhile, if you, too, are feeling a tad devolved in the fashion department, let’s talk!
*There are just a few more days (through January 31, 2010) to take advantage of the great member discount rates for the IVAA Summit. Hope to see you there!
Speaking of this, here is another relevant post from the Loosely Speaking Archives:
VA Fashionista Part 3: Use Your Retooled Wardrobe to Best Advantage When Traveling
VA Fashionista Part 2: Scrutinizing and Updating Your Wardrobe
Comment // January 31st, 2010 // 8:25 pm
Thanks for the post. I’m still in the pre-launch process, but I will consider attending the summit next year.
Since you have been doing this for well over a decade now, it’s nice to see how you can still be humorous and candid about the personal drawbacks of this business.