Exhausted But Elated in July

Well, technically this is still part of my July catch up post, but seeing as this is the reason we made this little move to the south I figured it was worthy of its own post.  It's that special.

Back in February, we were on a mission to find an office space that fit our needs but also fit our monthly budget.  It was a pretty frustrating experience.  Everything that we found was either too small, needed construction work, or was simply out of our price range.  Then one day out of pure curiosity, we stopped at a little vacant building and took a peak in the windows and immediately fell in love and knew that we had found the place.  It was a middle suite that had a newly built Little Caesar's on one side and a new restaurant nearing its completion on the other.  So in mid March, we contacted the leasing agent and signed on the dotted line.

It was a slow going process.  The office needed work.  Mostly just paint and displays, but everything cost money so we just continued to work hard and do everything on our own.  We were at the office a lot for long hours each day.  It was just great to have a place to go to work instead of running it out of our house.  So even though the doors weren't officially open we were still able to set up Chris' office and work out of it while painting or assembling in our free time.  Let me tell you...... The painting took forever!  Ugh.  You never realize how big 2,000 square feet is until you have to paint it.  We listened to a lot of Mumford and Sons during this time.  With the days ticking by we slowly completed the paint, ordered and assembled the furniture, set up the displays, and cleaned every inch of the place.  It was exhausting.  But so worth it!

And then, on July 6, 2011, we opened the doors to the very first AXIS office.  It is set up so customers can come in and play with the equipment, cameras, and home automation features to get an idea on what they would like to purchase and have installed in their homes.

The office space was a Citi Financial before.

Welcome to AXIS.  Please allow me to take you on a little tour.

The view walking in through the front doors.

The reception area is on your left.

Loving our color scheme.  Light gray walls with a bright sky blue accent wall on the left with big bold white letters.

And a darker gray accent wall on the right that allows the displays to pop.

This is our display wall.  Every piece is fully functioning allowing you to see what each piece is capable of doing.  Kind of weird when you are sitting at the receptionist desk and all of a sudden you see the camera moving on the wall.  Sales Reps are able to control it when they are out in the field, to show customers its features.

Office one is behind those windows.

Chris' office is the back one.  I love, love, love, the world map. 

This is the training room that also doubles as the conference room.

The tech area is in the back.  Gotta love the motivational posters on the wall.  Somebody found them and just slapped them up.  Not my favorite choice, but now I just don't have the heart to take them down.

And also the little kitchenette.  We since have added a fridge and microwave so Chris never really needs to leave the office.  I make him though.  Somebody is a work-a-holic (I won't name names ;)).  I'm really kidding.  Chris' work ethic is like none I've ever seen before.  He is so determined and he makes me proud each and everyday.

Well, that's it.  Our little pride and joy.  It's exciting to see our growth and progress in the short amount of time since we have been here.  It will be interesting to see what else we will be able to complete in the next year and a half.