September 6th, 2007
I think that it was Oprah who said a few years ago that everyone should have 400+ thread-count sheets. I thought, “Yes we should & we should also all live in palaces”. It’s true, I really should live in a palace, I’m a princess. I also remember an episode of “Newlyweds” where Jessica Simpson & Nick got in a fight because she spent way too much money on sheets while she claimed that they would make her sleep better.
Then the trend of high thread count sheets just soared, & suddenly we were seeing ridiculous sheets that were 1000 thread-count. I don’t even know how they fit that many threads in one space. I thought that this was simply a luxury that I couldn’t afford. For a long time I didn’t give in & just had my sheets that were about a whopping 14 thread-count. Finally this year I hit a good white sale where I got a pair of 400 thread-count sheets for $20. I was amazed at how much better I sleep. Oprah was right. Even Jessica Simpson was right & how many times do I get to say that?
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September 6th, 2007
I’m still in the stage of life where I always live in tiny apartments. I organize them as best as I can, but at times they just feel claustrophobic. It’s even worse when I live in the city & have to deal with the traffic. I come from a small mountain town where it was a rare event to even see another car on the road. I was going crazy my first few months in the city until a friend suggested that I start spending some time outside. It made all the difference.
However, sometimes it’s difficult to make myself leave my house. I don’t know what I’m going to do when I actually get outside. The sierra trading post has a little of everything that I will need to get in touch with mother nature. They have a Sierra Blogging Post on everything from living green, & video posts of mountain biking. My favorite thing about this site are the amazing photographs that accompany their well written articles. It definitely makes me want to spend some time outdoors. I would love to see more posts in their active professionals category that elaborates on how to balance the business world & being an outdoors-man. Overall, this blog reminded me what is missing in my life & that I need to make time to find mother nature again.
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