Attribute it to the introvert in me, but chitchat over tea and coffee is exhausting. With online clients, I can work without interruption. Most of my online design clients find me through my website, and we never meet in person.Tonight, I’m focusing my efforts on a layout for one of my favorite clients. Beth and I have never met face to face, but I am responsible for the design of her living room, dining room and bedroom. She lives on the west coast, and we only communicate through email, phone and video chatting. I enjoy working with Beth, because she wants the relationships to be just as low maintenance as I do.I’m rifling through some websites I’ve bookmarked with options for her den, when I hear the door to the apartment swing open and close with a clatter. It’s Thursday, so I’ve lived with Claire for less than a week, but I am now familiar with the door opening and closing with gusto. The Grant siblings don’t go anywhere quietly. Loud, surprising sounds don’t bode well with my clumsiness, but this time I am able to refrain from jumping at the sound.I’m caught up in the middle of analyzing the dimensions of a green sofa, so I don’t notice that the person who just entered the apartment hasn’t chirped a friendly greeting to me.
