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Who is Nexus Publishing? Originally from a small town called Darlaston – about ten miles north of Birmingham – I moved to West Sussex about ten years ago to help develop one of the first online retailers. Having recently moved to Shropshire I am now enjoying the working from home life in a semi rural location. I have been a freelance writer and journalist for about fifteen years. Eight of them were spent doing various other jobs such as bookshop assistant, print finisher and returns clerk for a large library supplier, with the writing taking up evenings and any of my spare time. As you can see, much of my life so far has been spent working with books and publishing of one kind or another. My time as an employee came to a conclusion some six years ago with redundancy, so I took the opportunity – and the money – to see if I could survive as a full-time freelance writer. That was five years ago. There have been some lean times – just ask my wife, Joanne. But after tasting the freelance life, there’s no going back.

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Clean Air Office

Saturday, May 31st, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

I recently got a new colour laser printer. I was looking for an all-in-one device to reduce the amount of hardware I have cluttering my office. I now have two lasers, as I’ve kept the old black and white device for general printing.

It struck me that I’d need to ensure that my office is well ventilated when these printers are operating. These days the ozone and toner that escapes from laser printers is very low, but your breathing air can still become contaminated. Luckily, my printers are positioned away from my desk and near a window I can open. But if you do work in a very confined space, think about the quality of the air you’re breathing.

One solution to improve the air quality in your office is to get some plants. They can in effect act as a filter and not only do their job well, but also bring some greenery into what can be a very sterile environment to work.

This reminded me of a blog post over at Shedworking, where Alex Johnson recommends some plant varieties to try in your home office. There is also a great post on Eco Street including a list of plants that can help purify your office environment. There’s also some interesting products if you’re looking to green up your office on the Breathing Space website.

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