Delighted to have Denise McGaha back with us today, sharing what her life is like "away from the office".  Listen and read over her interview here then explore her Website here   James:                         Join me now as I chat with Denise McGaha and we together discover what her life is like outside of the office. Denise, welcome to the show.   Denise:                        Thank you, thanks for having me.   James:                          It’s so good to have you back and get to continue the conversations about design and all things beautiful. For the listeners who haven’t met you yet and don’t know all about you, tell us a little bit about who Denise is, and what’s her company all about?   Denise:                        Well, I have an interior design firm in Dallas, Texas, and I’ve been practicing for about 16 years, and ‘Denise McGaha Interiors’ is the firm. We’re a small boutique firm, and I absolutely love being in Dallas and working in Dallas. It’s a great center point for the country as well, so I can be about anywhere in two and a half hours.   James:                          I was gonna say, you’re not just in the Dallas area; you’ve got things happening all over the place, don’t you?   Denise:                        We do, but I love being able to fly direct to all of those destinations.   James:                          Smart girl, smart girl. So, how long have you been in business? I think you may have told me.   Denise:                        16 years.   James:                          16 years, yeah?   Denise:                        Yes. In February it will be 17. I can’t believe that; it seems just like yesterday, honestly.   James:                          Congratulations, that’s exciting. Now, how much time do you spend in Dallas versus on the road? Is it something that changes regularly, or is it —?   Denise:                        You know, I travel a lot during the year, starting in September through May or June. I try to stay here during the summer. I have teenagers, so I really try to spend time with them when they’re out of school, and we travel, as a family, on vacation for at least a week or so during the summer months. So, I try to stay here, but I’m on the road half the time.   James:                          Busy, busy lady. Can you tell us where your vacation is taking you this year, your family vacation?   Denise:                        Actually, we just got back from the beach in Florida. We love Seaside and the Watercolor area, so we were there for a week. It was really, really great; it’s so nice to unwind.   James:                          It is, it’s important, isn’t it?   Denise:                        It is very important.   James:                          We’ll pick your brains on that in a few minutes, but right now, I’m curious to learn from you how you believe the people around you perceive you. So, tell us how you think your staff views you.   Denise:                        That’s such an interesting question. You know, I think that they see me as focused, and driven. We deliver designs on a deadline here, so we don’t take a ton of time making decisions. We’re focused about how we pull projects together, so we work at a pretty fast pace here, so I’m always driving the boat and cracking the whip per say, but we do have fun here at work and like to laugh. So, I think they see me as someone who would never ask them to do something I wouldn’t do myself.   James:                          That’s an important quality, very much so. How do you think your clients view you?   Denise:                        Probably in the same way, because when they ask for something, we turn it around pretty quickly for them. They expect us to see ahead of the curve and to know what their question or need is going to be before they know it,