Written by melanie.marconiFebruary 1, 2019 Big news, everybody! VIDA has finally found a home. Earlier this week, we signed a lease on an amazing space in Northeast Portland and we couldn’t be more excited. There’s still tons of work to be done to transform the space into the cheerful, welcoming, light-filled workspace we envision, but
Written by melanie.marconiFebruary 1, 2019 Big news, everybody! VIDA has finally found a home. Earlier this week, we signed a lease on an amazing space in Northeast Portland and we couldn’t be more excited. There’s still tons of work to be done to transform the space into the cheerful, welcoming, light-filled workspace we envision, but
Written by melanie.marconiJanuary 22, 2019 Every working parent knows that the right childcare arrangements are the bedrock of a functioning routine. Yet the realities of modern life (and the modern workplace) have made nailing down a solution more challenging than ever before. At VIDA, we’re hoping to give members a new option with flexible onsite
Written by melanie.marconiJanuary 4, 2019 Earlier this week, I rearranged my office furniture. The changes weren’t major – no tools, paint, or shopping required. I just rotated my desk 90 degrees, moved my file cabinet from the right hand side to the left, and reshuffled the short deck of my three potted plant companions. The
Written by melanie.marconiDecember 26, 2018 We’ve always felt like the end of the year inspires a special mix of nostalgia and anticipation, but this year, we’re definitely skewing towards the anticipation end of that spectrum. Over the last several months, we’ve been busy turning our vision for the perfect work and life community into reality.
Written by melanie.marconiDecember 19, 2018 We all know the old proverb that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. If you’re reading this, you’ve avoided the first one for now, but, the second one is imminent. Think of the end of the year like the starting bell at the Kentucky Derby, only instead
Written by melanie.marconiDecember 14, 2018 Between shopping for gifts, making appearances at a dozen different social gatherings, and carving out the time to not just find those Christmas lights but remember how the heck you hung them last year, it’s a miracle any work gets done during the holiday season at all. It doesn’t have
Written by melanie.marconiNovember 29, 2018 The start of the workday is so often a muddle. There are lunches to pack, kids to drop off, emails to read, coffee to brew, lists to check, voicemails to return, and—best case scenario—sweaty workout clothes to struggle out of in your office bathroom before rolling into your first meeting
Written by melanie.marconiNovember 14, 2018 It feels great to be good at something. Combine the one-two punch of personal satisfaction and the external validation of others, and it’s easy to see why we tend to stick to the things we do best, especially if that’s also how the mortgage gets paid. So what’s the point
Written by melanie.marconiNovember 7, 2018 Money and financial coach Emily Gowen’s mission is a personal one. After overcoming significant student and credit card debt in her late 20s, she started looking for professional advice on optimizing her new savings, only to find that she didn’t yet have enough wealth to invest in a financial advisor.