tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88549170477393534672024-02-07T19:35:23.871-05:00JPRchitect + DesignThis is a place for me to collect and remember my ideas, major events, feelings, and all of my many interests. The content may be varied, but this is my life... JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.comBlogger458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-8869271698372369532017-01-31T08:00:00.000-05:002017-01-31T14:52:54.445-05:00Wide Shoes... again!<div class="MsoNormal">
Since one of my <a href="http://jprchitect.blogspot.com/2010/11/stars-aligned.html">first blog posts</a> was about wide shoes, I
feel it only appropriate to start my blog back up with a wide shoe post! I
couldn’t let it sit on my last entry which featured me “loving” Ivanka Trump. I
am not sure any of my feelings toward her family are appropriate for public
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Back to the post, I needed some new wide athletic shoes to go with my new gym membership. I feel like such a cliche joining a gym during New Year! The Adidas outlet had
none, the Reebok outlet had none and pointed me towards men's shoes, and the Nike
outlet had two different choices – this one felt the best. </div>
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I bought the shoe
even though I wasn’t super stoked about the black on black design, but I also
bought new shoelaces and that makes me very happy!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here you have it, my new athletic shoes and possibly the one
pair that fits me in Charleston and a new blog post to get my rambling ideas back up and "running." Get it? ;)<o:p></o:p></div>
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JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-44200773983338139912015-03-26T08:00:00.000-04:002015-03-26T11:58:17.837-04:00Ivanka's ChairOMG... that's my office chair! EEEEK! I love her.<br />
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Contractor: "Why would you want a quiet vent fan?"<br />
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Think about it...<br />
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Turns out, ours are too quiet. Not just from the standpoint of masking "noise" but also we forget they are on all the time! I think we are going to put these on cheap little timers very soon.<br />
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I have been living without cable for almost two months now
and guess what?!? I know that you probably want me to say “nothing happened,”
but in reality a LOT happened!</div>
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I am getting SO MUCH MORE done! Because I have to plan and
seek out the shows that I want to watch, it is no longer a mindless ease, it
becomes a chore. And we all know what chores are… difficult. My channels are limited and the choices are too because of apple tv, netflix, or free channels from our antenna.</div>
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Which is EXACTLY what I needed. Limitations.</div>
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Be honest… you get home from work and are procrastinating on
some stuff you don’t want to do but should. You are hungry so you make dinner
and just will sit down for a *minute* to eat, and before you know it – it is
time for bed. This happened to me constantly, and why shouldn’t it? I am tired,
I have worked all day, and this is just what I “needed.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Until my days and nights started to all blend together. I
felt like I was only accomplishing things at work and doing nothing at home…
and this was all a slippery slope of eating and TV watching and then nothing
else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used to have hobbies I thought.
I used to do stuff, whatever it was, and now all I do is come home and watch TV
during the week.</div>
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Well, no more!</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is what has changed in my life since cutting the cord.</div>
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<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>I watch the shows I want to watch because I have
planned to watch them. Whether it is The Walking Dead, The Bachelor, Modern Family,
or even watching Vampire Diaries on my iPad… I seek it out because I <i>want</i> to
watch it. Which is very different from vegging out in front of the TV with a billion channels and a full DVR.</li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>I am getting to bed on time. I don’t know what
it is, but when I plan something, it works out so much better. Before, I was just
getting caught up in watching something, some dumb show, and I would look up at
the clock and be all like, crap.</li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Eating dinner at the table happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because eating dinner at the table happens…</li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Cleaning up after dinner happens because I am
not engrossed in a show. I don’t know when this started because my parents had
a strict rule while I was growing up about not watching TV while dinner was
being eaten.</li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I can
think of about 7 extra shows that I used to watch regularly just because they were
backed up on the DVR per week… that adds up to about 4-5 hours of extra time, and
that night time after work is precious!</li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>And finally, because I am not tied to the TV, it
is easier to say no to it. I don’t know if I was addicted before, but now I am
enjoying the sunsets on my back deck, cooking better meals, planning my next
day which leads to a better morning, etc. </li>
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Things are just better. I didn’t expect them to be, and I
may have even thrown a <strike>tantrum</strike> fit when we didn’t have the DVR any longer, but it is worth it. Oh, and the extra money is great too.</div>
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Sincerely, </div>
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cold-turkey-cable-cutting-survivor</div>
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<br /></div>
JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-83181159892591367102015-03-11T08:00:00.000-04:002015-03-12T11:04:33.783-04:00Female Architect's New Role<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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My mom said something the other day that sparked my husband
to say the following: </div>
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“And THAT is what is holding women back from advancing in
the workplace.”</div>
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I was shocked. He is not really someone that says things
like that in support of women or anything really. He just doesn’t get that
involved generally or whole-heartedly unless it is in regards to fantasy
football or our Frenchie. It sort of makes it seem like he doesn’t truly care
(and thus notice) much around him, when the truth is that he is the most aware
person I have ever met. This response to what my mom said was so fast, it was
like he was thinking about it at that very moment.</div>
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I was shocked in a good way though. He had a point. (He is
so smart.) By my mother saying that she is “not afraid to act stupid around
people to get what she needs,” she was inadvertently holding back women
everywhere because she was just acting like another dumb girl.</div>
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Which begs the point, how many other women are also doing
this? And another one, I have to admit, I do it too.</div>
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I HATE telling guys and girls alike that I am an architect.
For one, it sounds kind of haughty. I usually tell them I am a designer instead. A female being an interior designer makes sense. People are
comfortable with that. They know what I do and they know what to expect. Saying
I am an architect makes things so much harder on me. I feel like I have to
explain myself.</div>
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When you announce to the room (OK, that’s dramatic) that you
are an architect, the expectation is elevated. Who do I think I am, coming in
here and having fun and not knowing about politics? What <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">exactly</i> did I do anyways… and could I be trusted? What kind of
architect can make a lewd joke and throw back a few cocktails? Surely there
must be some mistake. What does this mystical creature, this female architect,
do?</div>
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More often than not, I get this question, “So, like a REAL
architect?” Or even this gem of a statement of, “You’re not an ACTUAL
architect.” Most recently, this gentleman at a marketing event told me when we
started chatting that he couldn’t help me with his services because he didn’t
do residential contracting. He ASSUMED I designed houses and my response to him
was, neither do I but it doesn’t sound like we would be a good fit anyways.
Zing!</div>
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Before my husband was my husband, he would pick up girls in
the bar with the most ridiculous of lines (so he tells me). Girls would
actually believe that he was a matador or even dolphin trainer while he made
these screechy noises (demonstrating to them of course)… and they believed him!
Bless their hearts. He can be a matador, but I can’t be an architect?</div>
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So to your question, yes, I am an effing real architect. Mike
Brady, George Costanza, Ted Mosby. I get it, these are the architects in which
you are most familiar. TV architects are male. The 90s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>movie One Fine Day in which Michelle Pfeiffer
plays a female architect who is a single parent while living in NYC, is about
the closest thing to a female architect role that I have seen, and 99% of men
have not seen that movie.</div>
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I need to stop doing this. Would I tell people that I was a nurse if I was actually a doctor? I
wonder if females deal with this all over the globe regardless of
their title. Right now it just becomes blatantly clear to me that I need to
help set a precedent for women all over. I think this is more a story about being comfortable as yourself than anything else.</div>
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So, hello, my name is Joellen and I am an architect. I
design both large and small commercial buildings with a little bit of
residential design experience as well. Nice to meet you.</div>
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JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-37979899188429494132015-02-23T08:00:00.000-05:002015-02-23T08:00:01.568-05:00Best & Worst?In my news feed this morning, I saw that Margot Robbie is on two red carpet lists from the Oscars last night - a best AND a worst! The articles popped up right in a row... more evidence that supports that there is just no pleasing the masses. In my opinion, lose the dress, but then she would just be even hotter. Life is so unfair sometimes! :)<br />
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<br />JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-14805027649892511622015-01-14T08:00:00.000-05:002015-07-06T10:00:11.526-04:00Easy & Delicious Now, Easy & Delicious Later<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In keeping with my resolution, I have gone to bed much earlier than before! I think it has been lights out before 10:30pm every night since and although I would like that time to be 10pm, it is a start.<br />
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I have also fiddled around with the idea of freezer meals. One of the best things about our new house design is we are going to have a full size freezer right next to a full size refrigerator. This will mean SO MUCH MORE space to plan and prepare fresh meals! Here is one below that I love! I just tried it out last week and will definitely be doing it again.<br />
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Southwestern Crockpot Chicken Burritos (Fresh & Freezer) </h4>
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What you need:<br />
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<li>Boneless skinless chicken of preference. I bought a bag of frozen breasts that were on sale. Simple as that.</li>
<li>Cans of whatever you like, I used 1 jar of salsa (medium heat), 2 cans tomatoes with chilies, 1 can mexicorn, and 2 cans black beans. You can add or subtract from this depending on how much chicken you are using and your preferences.</li>
<li>Spices, you can use spice packets, but I just added garlic, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, powdered onion, and lots of cumin. Spice to your taste and you can add more at the end of the cooking time if you want/need.</li>
<li>Burrito shells (about 15-20)</li>
<li>Shredded cheese</li>
<li>Sour cream if you like it, which I do. </li>
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<li>Add the chicken to the crockpot (I added mine straight from the bag while frozen) and everything else on top and stir all together, coating chicken. Cook on low and if possible, stir every few hours for about 8 hours total. When done, chicken should shred easily, which is the next step.</li>
<li>Shred chicken. See? I wasn't kidding. </li>
<li>Now, fill all burrito shells with the mixture, add cheese, and fold. You can eat some now, but I wrapped most of mine up individually in foil for later.</li>
<li>Then place all foil wrapped burritos in large ziplock bags and put them in the freezer. </li>
<li>Grab one in the morning and it should be thawed by lunch ***SEE <b><span style="color: red;">UPDATE</span></b> BELOW***. I take the foil off (duh), cut mine up on a plate, pop it in the microwave for a minute, add some sour cream, and voila! You have about 15 lunches ready to go at a moments' notice.</li>
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<b><span style="color: red;">UPDATE:</span></b> After cooking one from frozen, it tasted MUCH better than thawing it first. I defrosted it in the microwave on the "casserole setting" for about 3 minutes and then heated it on high to my liking, about another minute... the tortillas tasted much better and less soggy than it had before when I let it thaw out in the fridge first. I will be cooking these straight from the freezer from now on!<br />
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<br />JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-63622973344441564292014-12-31T08:00:00.000-05:002014-12-31T13:17:18.670-05:002015 Resolution<!--[if !mso]>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have a problem... I don't think I have been thinking for myself for a while now. It all started when I realized that I didn't like the music I was listening to as I was going from station to station in my car a little while back. I felt like I hadn't "discovered" a song in over a decade that wasn't already playing over the radio and through everyone's heads and that started to bother me. I used to love music. I used to buy albums and my favorite song was not always the A track... or even B track.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This lead to other realizations. My wedding, my house, my car, my clothes. How influenced was I becoming by others? By the media? I don't think I was always this type of person, one that was not able to be herself! When did this all start?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">It might have something to do with social media. We are let into so many peoples' lives and sometimes that is a good thing, like for helpful hints or tips, but sometimes we can start comparing ourselves to others and that is a slippery slope. We become a nation of copycats and sheep and keeping up with the Joneses as your neighbor gets inflated to everyone you have ever known in your whole life. In the past, a simple call to your mom about why your baby is crying is now suddenly turned into hours of online research because there is just TOO MUCH DAMN INFORMATION AVAILABLE!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Taking on too much is also an issue. We think we can have it all because so and so has it all. They work and workout and have a clean house and even put elf on the shelf in the cutest little positions for their darling children says their pictures! So, that slippery slope comes in and knocks us on our asses. In my reality I am tired, pennyless, childless, anxious, and could lose a few pounds. But as my coworker says, nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems, and it isn't.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back to not only just having it all, but it is all at our fingertips! Recipes, directions, phone numbers, to do lists... we have conditioned ourselves to be able to turn on a crockpot and do three times the errands of our parents, and we just try to take on more and more like an insatiable creature. My sister and I laugh that my mom will tell us her morning is just "too full" to do anything. She says she has to pay bills and go to the post office. That woman goes to the post office more than anyone I know, and I don't think I have been to one since I had to drop off a return to Amazon.com a year ago, but she has a point. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">My mother sets aside all morning to pay bills and go to the post office while these are things that I do during my lunch hour at work and from the comfort of my own desk. Automatic bill pay, online shopping, emails... all things that are keeping me from getting fresh air, sunshine, steps in, and speaking to people. Oh, and keeping me from a truly "unplugged" vacation. What is this going to do to our generation?!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">All of this brings me to the point of this whole post, which is to take some time to define my New Year's Resolution - <i>to decrease stress</i>. This is a complicated thing to try to accomplish (which sort of diminishes the whole "less stress" thing, don't ya think?!?) but I am going to try my best. I think implementing the following would be a great start to the new year.</span></span></div>
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Stop being so plugged into social media and frivolous news.</span></b></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yes. This. I run into complete strangers that know more about my life than my father does, simply because he does not have facebook. I have pared down my friends list and removed all picture albums over a year old. I will continue to do this over the coming years and be more discerning of what I share and what I don't. I heard once that for an entire year, on someone's birthday, that is when you can decide if you want to keep them as friends or not since it will go through each person day by day for the next year... not a bad idea!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I want to look at each situation as to what I want... will this make me happy? Do I actually WANT to go to that party? So and so does not give a crap if I am happy... am I? Not only do I want to let go of what others think of me, but I want to create some ME time. I want to do things that interest me, even if I have to do them alone.</span></span><br />
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Stop saying “yes” all the time & get more sleep.</span></b></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the hardest one for me. I am a perfectionist and sometimes it holds me back. I am afraid to fail... and I shouldn't be. It takes me longer to begin things sometimes because I don't want to do them wrong. Most of it is in my head and within my own fears. Seize the day!</span></span><br />
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JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-91511213350328183092014-12-23T08:00:00.000-05:002014-12-23T09:09:05.939-05:00End of Year - Date Mess Up!It is that time of year when all of the files that you have
been storing by date are going to get messed up if you start with the month. I
would like this to be a nationwide movement, but maybe I am the only one who
cares! YEAR FIRST PEOPLE!<br />
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For example, if you start with the date, month first, the newest one is no longer in
order…</div>
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<span style="color: red;">01-01-15 – January Expense Report 2015</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">02-01-15 – February Expense Report 2015</span></div>
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10-01-14 – October Expense Report 2014</div>
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11-01-14 – November Expense Report 2014</div>
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12-01-14 – December Expense Report 2014</div>
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Now, if we put the year first…</div>
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14-10-01 – October Expense Report 2014</div>
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14-11-01 – November Expense Report 2014</div>
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14-12-01 – December Expense Report 2014</div>
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<span style="color: red;">15-01-01 – January Expense Report 2015</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">15-02-01 – February Expense Report 2015</span></div>
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See? Everything stays in order and your new files don’t move
to the top (or bottom, depending on order) and you can easily see the newest
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Also, I had a studio leader as me to add the "20" in front of the year so that she new for sure that was the year... and I have no problem with that at all, so that is what I do now! Just a little tip for ya. :)</div>
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Having one of those double caffeinated kind of days!</div>
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<u>Paint Colors</u><br />
Body - siding - Dorian Gray - SW 7017<br />
Body - board and batten - Gauntlet Gray - SW 7019<br />
Body - base - Tricorn Black - SW 6258 <br />
Trim - White Sherwin Williams Superpaint JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-12545848267581586302014-11-21T08:00:00.000-05:002014-12-22T07:28:19.179-05:00House Update - November<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;">So, I said that I would like to have ash flooring, based on my inspiration image of these ash floors with an ebony stain below: </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">That was price prohibitive so what is a girl with dreams of a non-browny floor to do?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">We went with 4.25" (if we went any wider, they would also have to be glued down instead of just nailed) solid white oak and have decided on Jacobean as the stain color. I told my flooring finisher that I would like for them to show a lot of grain so we went with the "common" grade which has more grain but not many knots.</span></div>
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We are finishing up other things (like interior paint!) before the flooring can be done so I will post a picture once they are ready.JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-32923216478359075042014-10-21T08:00:00.000-04:002014-12-22T07:26:55.751-05:00House Update - October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-76625592564274858212014-08-21T08:00:00.000-04:002014-08-21T11:32:01.734-04:00Insulation...Let me start this disclaimer out by saying that insulation is a TOUGH topic to wrap your mind around... and I don't want you to take any of this as architectural advice, but more of a general conversation about insulation as a whole, and the many challenges and questions that you should ask yourself and your professional when you are thinking about insulating (or re-insulating) your home.<br />
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<li>What is my climate? Do I use air conditioning or heat more? Is it humid or dry where I live? </li>
<li>What direction does my home face in regards to the sun exposure? Is it mostly shady or does my home receive direct sun most of the day?</li>
<li>How much can I afford when it comes to insulation?</li>
<li>Are there any pre-existing conditions which would determine the type of insulation I should use?</li>
<li>How is the condition or presence of a vapor barrier on my home?</li>
<li>Will the insulation be exposed to any of the elements? Air, rain, animals, etc.</li>
<li>Do I want to decrease my energy bill as much as possible, or is my home already quite efficient?</li>
<li>Where are my HVAC units located?</li>
<li>Do I have a hot damp crawl space or a hot damp attic?</li>
<li>Is this an older home or new construction? </li>
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Basically, the main idea is to figure out your problem areas and the best way to fix them within your budget. I think insulation is has good, better, and best categories, and personally we went for the "better" for our home build.<br />
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Spray Foam:<br />
The single most important number one place that needs to be insulated well is at your roof deck, and the best insulation out there is spray foam. We chose closed cell spray foam because it also adds some vapor protection and we are housing our HVAC units in the attic... this will put them underneath the insulation and within our thermal barrier, thus making them more efficient. We did pay about twice as much for it as we would have if we had gone with regular insulation, but a few thousand dollars now will save much more in the future.<br />
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Exterior Walls | R-19 batt insulation:<br />
There are studies out there that have been conducted and there is also conflicting information about sealing a house too "tight" and that it "needs to breathe." This is one of the reasons that we went with batt insulation at the exterior walls. We want to keep out MOST of the water and humidity and heat down here in the south, but if some water happens to get in our walls via a window, etc. it will be able to get back out.<br />
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Crawl Space | R-30 batt insulation<br />
This would have been the area in which I would have chosen to add spray foam if we could have afforded it. Even upgrading to R-30 in lieu of R-19 only cost about a quarter of the price of spraying foam underneath our house. We saved several thousand dollars and if we decide to add it in the future, it is much easier to add here than at the roof deck or within the envelope of the house.<br />
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Sound Batt Insulation<br />
Any area that you can add sound insulation, especially between floors and including bathrooms, media rooms, and bedrooms at least, do it! I would say to just insulate at every interior wall for simplicity, but this may not be feasible. It cost us about $1,000 to have a much quieter house, but I have a feeling that after they install, we will be buying additional rolls from a hardware store and sticking it where we can!<br />
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I hope this helps! Any areas that I can share our home building experience with you, I will try to do it! <br />
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Note: Compressing batt insulation decreases the value of it... never force extra into a large space - leave it soft and lofty for maximum insulation-ability.<br />
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<br />JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-46392394285088802342014-08-20T08:00:00.000-04:002014-08-20T14:16:38.774-04:00Tile, tile, and more tile...Tile selection, by far, has been one of the most difficult parts of the interior design process that I am working through for our personal house. Not only are there a bajillion choices in color, size, and thickness, but there are also varying degrees of price ranges and that makes it incredibly hard.<br />
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I really had to start narrowing down.<br />
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For me, that process meant finding an inspiration room and I have looked at probably 1,000 or more bathroom pics online and came up with this one as the inspiration for our master bath.<br />
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Because I have been searching for tile and perusing types online, I feel like I am now surrounded by it. Every ad, article, and targeting marketing strategy is now aimed at getting me to buy their tile... nice try. I cannot be coerced, it has to be perfect!<br />
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The trick with tile is to have a few pattens and colors for visual interest, varying degrees of sizes for the type of application (floor, wall, shower, etc.), and just a little bit of the really expensive stuff for that wow factor. And don't forget that it all needs to coordinate!<br />
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I have an appointment with my favorite tile person in a few days... we shall see what I come up with! <br />
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<br />JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-33450643986269210222014-08-18T08:00:00.000-04:002014-08-20T08:03:34.311-04:00ALS Ice Bucket<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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attention that is being brought to ALS lately due to the viral fad of the ice
bucket challenge. It is a horribly debilitating disease, and bringing awareness
to the world about it along with raising money and having a little fun are all good
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Let me explain… the idea is to give money to the charity, or
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</xml><![endif]-->I just got back from a 40<sup>th</sup> birthday trip with my
older sister to Miami, FL. We had a great time! But there was something I had
rarely experienced before, and it seemed to be the norm in Miami.<br />
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Normally, I get it. People suck and they don’t know how to
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service industry is that they work extra hard and give you better service and thus
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We had HORRIBLE service one day during lunch and 18%
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All in all, I typically tip more than 18%, but in the case
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JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-61589484654573861862014-08-06T08:00:00.000-04:002014-08-21T11:28:41.773-04:0040th Birthday Cups!My sister and her friend are turning 40 this month, so we are headed to Miami for some girl fun this weekend! I am trying to be budget friendly as of late because of our house build, but I still really wanted to do some special things to make the trip as memorable as possible.<br />
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While perusing the fun cup section at a local craft store, I was drawn to these cheetah print and pink insulated tumblers and thought they would be fun to have on the beach! But they were $10.00 a piece! and kind of plain if I'm being honest, so I would want to decorate them which equals more money.<br />
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Putting them back and feeling defeated I went next door to the Dollar Tree just to see what they had and low and behold, the perfect drink cup for the beach! For a dollar. That means I bought up the four pink ones that I needed and headed BACK to the craft store to pick up some ribbon, jewels, and initials.<br />
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Here they are! A little hot glue to affix the ribbon and $4 a piece later and now we have blinged out birthday cups perfect for the beach. Tip: Have a light hand and use the hot glue sparingly... I accidentally cracked one where I puddled the glue up, good thing it was mine!<br />
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<br />JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-54065134245451381972014-07-30T08:00:00.000-04:002014-07-30T09:33:39.413-04:00House UpdateHere we are! Windows, doors, and roof that you can see, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing that you can't... It is moving along quite well! :)<br />
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<br />JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-72634374396694605632014-07-24T12:00:00.000-04:002014-07-24T12:00:01.787-04:00StereotypesI can't tell if this makes me laugh out of anger or comedy. Sometimes I wish stereotypes wouldn't be proven right! That is so like a North Charleston police officer to be caught doing something wrong while the damn Mt. Pleasant officer rescues a deer. Disgusted.<br />
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<br />JPRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595296920386955390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854917047739353467.post-5280189004077240902014-07-23T08:00:00.000-04:002014-07-23T12:07:18.989-04:00#Reckless in CharlestonBeing that Charleston is on the opposite side of the country from Los Angeles, it is kind of a big deal when we get to see or hear of a movie or show being filmed here. There is a new show called <i>Reckless</i> that has been on for a few weeks and I thought I would share my view on their take of Charleston below!<br />
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<li>The accent that they portray Charlestonians to have is a bit
too southern. The people that I have met who were actually born and raised in
the Charleston area (including my husband) don’t really have a southern accent
at all! …except for a few phrases and using “y’all.”</li>
<li>In one of the first scenes of one of the first episodes, a
girl is using a handheld fan on herself while in the courthouse as if the AC
was broke. Let me tell you, if there is one thing that places in Charleston
know how to do, it is to blast you with air conditioning! She would not need that fan, but she may need a sweater!</li>
<li>The police station is actually on the other side of the
peninsula from where they are filming. The building that they are using as the
station is actually for shops and bars and boat tours leave from there… still
looks great in the show though!</li>
<li>One of the lines from the most recent episodes was to “go drink
some beer and count the fireflies”…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
wonder what number they would get to if they actually counted? My bet is on 0. </li>
<li>The route that Cam Gigandet (Roy Rader) takes to get to
downtown from his home on John’s Island by boat is kind of funny. I borrowed
this map from Charleston City Paper (below) and it shows the route that he would take
based on the scenery that you get from his boat ride. Seems like he got a little lost!</li>
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I often have the thought… maybe I should have been a
teacher? It usually comes about when summer kicks in and I see all my teacher friends on vacation for the next couple of months... but it quickly passes as I really do love what I do. Every once in a while though, I think about how I would be as a teacher, and today I had an idea about pop quizzes. I don’t ever remember taking a single
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Pop quizzes could be used as an incentive to take notes,
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There would have to be rules, though. Nothing could be pasted into the
notebook (photocopies of the book), they would all have to be handwritten (and in your handwriting!), nothing verbatim from the book, and maybe some of it is done on your own as homework. It's just a random thought I had!</div>
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Our home is about 30% done! What I am finding out now is
that it really is all in the details and never truly gets “easier.” I’ve found
it takes me SO much longer to figure this stuff out for my own house than it does for my
clients' houses! Yes, outlets in the medicine cabinets are important to me, as well as
having power in the right spot for Christmas lights, and making sure my appliances
fit in their proper place, etc. It all takes time, but thankfully I
have three day weekends and weeknights to accomplish all of these unexpected
extras!</div>
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Truth is, it's all important to me. </div>
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In response to those wondering how one even begins to organize
a design, I will share my process here. Beginning with Houzz was the best way
for me, it is mobile on your phone and iPad and also on a computer. Seeing an idea (or similar) that I have that is already built is a
start. If I can’t find my idea online, that is when I start sketching. I also
set up a secret Pinterest board for EACH room. I am constantly adding and
subtracting from these boards. I think I will make them all public one day, but
I am one of those types that likes to have a finished product before I spill
the beans.</div>
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And here are the reasoning and tips I can give you following
the madness of designing your own home, in my opinion, and at 30% into the process.</div>
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<li>Value is absolutely #1 in my book. It has to be built well
enough, look cool enough, and cost the right amount for it to work for me. There
are a few splurges here and there, but mostly I have compromised myself right out of
the super fancy items and opted for things that make sense in our space and for
our budget.</li>
<li>Detailing the crap out of the drawings ensures that you will
be able to get what you want, and it will actually fit. I have a brother in law
with an extra freezer in his garage because it wouldn’t fit with his cabinet
layout. I am happy to say that this would be impossible for me and the meticulous way I have combed
through each piece of our project. Because I can’t afford everything super
high end (or to buy it twice), I want every piece to function as if it were custom made for us, even
though it may be from IKEA.</li>
<li>Design continuity is also on my mind. I know what I like,
and sometimes that is easier said than done. I can get fixated on wanting
something exactly how I’ve pictured it, and the hunt will continue until I’ve
conquered my own request. Pinterest really has helped me organize my jumbled
brain and has also been the place I’ve found ideas to make things that I could
not buy off the shelf.</li>
<li>Keep calm… that is what I keep telling myself. When I’ve
searched over and over and thought about it and slept on it and combined all
the parts from above, and when I bring said idea to husband and he disagrees, I
cannot, I repeat, cannot explode. It takes hours for me to come to a decision,
and one second for him to disagree. I do have to admit, that sometimes he has
been right and/or I have agreed with him, but when that doesn’t happen, I get my way.
There has to be some benefit to all this extra work, right? haha Just don't tell him that.</li>
<li>Sometimes you have to trust people, and move on. Other times it is worth the extra dollar to make it right. A light switch is 6" too far to the right? Breathe in, breathe out, it will be fine. The sight of your stairs brings you to tears? Rip it out. I figure we are paying about $1,000 per day in labor. That adds up (thank you for 4 day work weeks!), but it was worth it to have them rip out the start of what I considered to be a very flawed staircase. A couple sketches here, a quick mockup there, and voila, my front foyer stairs work soooo much better now... considering you can see them from EVERY angle of the main floor, it was money well spent.</li>
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And here we are...<br />
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