July 19th, 2007
In my head I can see a small town & a big city both with boxing gloves on duking it out. Decorating can do a lot to change the feel of a home. It however can’t help you if you live in a bad neighborhood. This is why I love living in a small town, lots of wide open space. People wave to each other, in fact they wave to every single car, whether they know them or not. The downside is that usually there aren’t a lot of jobs to be had. In my town the big money making job is construction. Most other people have to commute an hour away to the city to work. Of course the ideal would be a small town with job opportunities, apparently there are some out there.
The big clincher for me is all of the crazy festivals that small towns have. My town has a festival about every month either for a fruit like rhubarb (We do not grow, or consume rhubarb, but we do have a festival devoted to it). It’s like Stars Hallow from “Gilmore Girls”, & isn’t that the dream?
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July 19th, 2007
I’m no Stephen Colbert, but I just wanted to give a tip of the hat to an article called “Second Chance City” which appears in the August Reader’s Digest. It’s about a town called Utica in New York that was basically becoming a ghost town in the 1970′s.
Instead of dwelling on hard times, the town started opening it’s homes to refugees from Asia, Africa, & Europe. They formed organizations, banding together to provide jobs, houses, food & clothing for over 11,000 immigrants. They even offer English lessons. In turn, the immigrants seem to prosper. It was a heart warming thing to read & reminded me that there are good people out there. A tip of the hat just is not enough.
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July 19th, 2007
We’ve all had that one piece of office equipment that acts like it has been possessed. It’s usually whatever piece of office equipment that you need to use the most. It is usually broken in proportion to how much of a time crunch you are in.
Awhile ago, I was trying to fax something. The fax machine just wouldn’t work, & it took a lot of yelling & maybe a little cursing, & two hours to get it to send one simple fax. I was almost in tears. I kept thinking, “I’m a college graduate, & yet I can’t even get the fax machine to work”. In that time I probably could’ve driven to wherever I was sending the fax & delivered it in person. So, I think good office equipment is a wise investment. It actually saves you money & time in the long run.
PMC Telecom 2 is the place to go in the UK for any kind of office equipment, such as fax machines or Panasonic digital phones. A big part of being in business is knowing where to spend your money to save time. My cheap fax machine that is slowly eating away my free time is not helping me. I admit that now.
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July 19th, 2007
I love to look around at different paintings & try to interpret different styles. This really helps me see where I want to go as an artist. I feel like I’m a little kid wearing their father’s suit coat & talking about some day when I grow up.
I have such a long way to go, & sometimes, it’s hard to stay motivated. So I look around for inspiration. Fred Bell is one such painter & blogger. He posts pictures of the painting he is working on every day. I can’t even think of that many different paintings, let alone find the motivation to paint every day. It’s definitely something that I want to emulate when I finally grow up as an artist.
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July 19th, 2007
One of my favorite shows on HGTV that aired in the past year was “Living with Ed”. Before this, I hadn’t really though about going green. However, I really started to see that little things add up. Just being considerate of the environment can really make a difference if a lot of people do them consistently.
This can be as easy as buying Pacific Rim furniture. It is made of solid maple with details like dovetail drawers that are the signs of a quality piece that will last a lifetime. Even the finish is non-toxic. Pacific Rim furniture even has a lifetime manufacturer’s warranty. Not only is it eco-friendly, it’s also beautiful. Dax Stores has lots of other great organic & eco friendly products, such as textiles, clothing & bedding. They even have organic mattresses. I don’t know if I’m fully prepared to go green yet, but I can definitely make smarter choices, because I really do believe that the environment needs help & everyone should do their part.
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Gilmore is a 27 year old who loves decorating and is a self-proclaimed expert on just about everything. At least she likes to think so. Copyright 2011. Consult a design professional before beginning your project.