A new season is here and at Office Nomads that means two things: Chris cleans his desk and we throw an open house. A clean desk for Chris is big enough news for those of us that work here already, but it’s the open house on Oct. 16 from 6 pm to 9 pm that really gets our juices flowing (and that gets Chris to clean his desk). It’s just such a great opportunity to invite our friends and family (that’s you!) to come check out and enjoy the space with us.

This open house, we have some extra added special reasons to celebrate. Along with opening up the space and expounding on the joys of coworking, we’re also hosting the launch party for a great new book called “My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire.” This extremely well-written and enjoyable book is written by our friend Michelle Goodman. In it she offers practical and actionable advice to women who know they are meant for more than a standard day job and may or may not know what they actually want to do instead. I;ve seen an advance copy, and I’ll tell you, truth be told, I think it’s a book anyone–woman or man–is going to get something valuable from, in large part because it is so enjoyable to read.

As if celebrating such a book that will help you start a career that will start you on a path to working independently isn’t enough to get you out this week, we’ve got another reason to come down to the open house: It’s our first anniversary! That’s right, just about one year ago Jacob and Susan threw open the doors to Office Nomads and started welcoming their first members. Since then, they’ve added so much to the space and brought so many cool people into the community that you’ll hardly recognize the place if you haven’t been in since we first opened.

So please join us sometime between 6 pm and 9 pm on Oct. 16 to celebrate, eat, drink, and enjoy each other’s company. We’ll see you then!

Susan loves to curl up on the couch with a good book.

One other quick note of excitement we wanted to share with you. Office Nomads has published its first book! Unbeknown to us all, or at least to me, Jacob put together a bunch of shots from the Office Nomads Flickr gallery and had them printed in a really sweet little book to celebrate Office Nomad’s first year of business! Next time you come in, check it out at the front desk, or take a look when you’re here for our next Open House on Oct. 16. More info to come on the blog next week, but you can RSVP at Facebook now and while you’re there, join the Office Nomads Group and be our friend.

Come one! Come All! Office Nomads is celebrating its six-month anniversary tomorrow, May 30 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. with an open house at the space (1617 Boylston Ave. on Capitol Hill). It’s sure to be a rocking good time with food provided by Elemental Catering, free beer, give-aways of passes for free days of working in the space and of course, tons of great coworkers that you know and love. Or will know and love after the party.

It’s hard to believe it’s been six months already. So much has changed, but somehow, it still feels like just yesterday when I met Jacob at a Halloween party and he told me all about coworking. Looking around the space though, it’s easy to see how long it’s been and how much has happened here. You should come down and check it out. For reference, here’s a shot of Office Nomads’ Grand Opening Party so you can see what the place looked like back then.

See you tomorrow!