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August 20th, 2007

HGTV Withdrawl

Last night, I missed “Design Star”. Darn my lack of TIVO. I had a delightful evening spending time with my family. However, I’m going through “Design Star” withdrawals. Pathetic, but it’s not my fault that it’s such a good show. Don’t blame me.

I can’t help wondering if anyone has kicked Rob yet. Just how tacky did the Vegas weddings turn out? Wait, don’t tell me. I don’t want to know, well I do. Waiting until tonight when the episode air again seems like such a long time. I won’t even mention how I feel about missing the season premiere of “American Princess”. Hi, my name is Sarakastic, & I’m a “Design Star” junkie.

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August 20th, 2007

Loved by all

I’m still trying to find my inner artist. Things have hit a bit of a slump, mostly because I’ve been worried that I’m just not good enough. When I get this way, I find it helpful to try a different art medium. This way, I don’t even know that I’m not good at it. It makes me feel creative. Then I focus on the process instead of the end result, & I can paint again without any major phobias.

Finding that inspiration can be quite difficult at times. How am I supposed to do something when I don’t know how to do it, or what it is? I just know that I need to try something different. I went to a personalized news called Thoof today. Thoof is much more than news, the site learns what you like & what you don’t, & then shows you articles that you would be interested in. I found several inspiring articles about art that make me want to paint again. When I do write an article about art, I can submit it to Thoof, & get the ThoofRank button. Then my story will be ranked with a percentage of how much interest it is to Thoof readers. This means that my story will get more traffic, I’ll win the adoration of all, & get over my art phobia.

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August 18th, 2007

My biggest decorating secret

My biggest decorating secret is probably cleaning. Shocking I know. Whenever I watch a show on how to sell your house, most of the time at least half of the work is cleaning. Even washing your windows makes a room feel brighter & bigger. I detest walking into a beautifully decorated home that is a mess, it leaves me thinking “What’s the point?”

However, I don’t always heed my own advice. I would say that my housekeeping style is clean-ish. Things are usually in their place. It’s just that I detest vacuuming because the vacuum is over ten years old & seems to weigh as much as I do. Plus, the vacuum has to be carried up two flights of stairs. However, when I do finally attempt this, it makes such a big difference. Even if I don’t think that the floor is dirty to begin with, everything in the room just looks a lot brighter & more put together.

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August 17th, 2007

Lamp apathy

iconicon I’ve often heard the analogy that if you put a live frog in hot water, it will jump out. However, if you put a frog in cool water & slowly heat it up, you’ll have a cooked frog. No, this is not a recipe. However, I’m not even sure why such an analogy exists. However, it does say something very poignant about how apathy can creep up on us.

For instance, I used to hate lamps with barrel shades, or porcelain bases. They reminded me of a motel, & that’s not what I wanted my home to be. However, I just kept seeing them & seeing them. The designers would rave about them. Now, I love this kind of lamp, I even own one. I’ve even defended them. Cooked frog, thy name is Sarakastic.

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August 17th, 2007

There will always be winter

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That title sounds like a song lyric, it isn’t. Let me explain. I love everything about my house. I’ve spent a lot of time & money making it just the way I want it. My entire family helped to build the house, so it’s not like I can just go out & buy another one. A new house wouldn’t have the memories of the time when we were putting the roof on & all simultaneously broke out singing “If I had a hammer”. It felt like I was in a musical.

However, there is one huge problem with this house, it’s in Utah. This would be alright except for the fact that last year it snowed in September, & May, & a lot of time in between. I tend to get quite sick in the winter because of this. I’ve toyed around with the idea of moving somewhere else for the winter.

At first I thought of moving somewhere close. However, I can work anywhere with an internet connection, & there aren’t going to be a lot of times in my life when I can just pick up & leave. I could get a Crete winter let & live in Greece for the winter. I would have access to a lot of history & beaches, something that living in Arizona wouldn’t offer. It’s actually quite affordable, even less than what I would pay for an apartment here. Plus, I’d be able to pick up a lot of decorating inspiration, & get some great photos to hang on the walls. So yes, there will always be winter, I can’t change that. However, I can change how I spend my winter.

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