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I made a video this week for my Youtube channel about the 3 biggest mistakes I see in kitchens. These mistakes drive me bonkers because they are easy fixes, amateurish mistakes. Â
Isnât that so snobby, designer a-hole ish of me to say?Â
Yes. But, Iâm not a snob. I know real people make real choices in real kitchens based on size, location, budget an...
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DAY 1 Renovation Log
I just gave a couple of guys in flip-flops I met for 15 minutes several thousand dollars, the keys to my brand new house and itâs not the first time.
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I left town, heading 1800 miles away.  All of my hopes and dreams for a new house fell into these contractors' hands. One of them, I canât even remember his name.
 
What do you...
Itâs 90 degrees. The humidity is so thick itâs hard to breathe and the air conditioning has just crapped out. Summer in the city.Â
I sit in my big powerful truck, powerless and sweaty, I watch the mechanic leaning over a running engine with a lit cigarette butt hanging precariously from his lips.Â
 
âAbout an hourâ, he says and Iâm grateful.Â
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How the heck do you entertain 18 yr old's at a high school graduation party? The DJ was a start. But what else? Even briefly?
I thought I had the answer!
It was this awesome, go anywhere sâmores tray on Etsy for my daughterâs party. It was perfect. Not too young for the crowd. Who doesnât love sâmores?
But it was not to be.  COVID strikes ...
âMary, Where are you, Mary?âÂ
 Jimmy Stewart is running down the streets, grabbing at those giant gnarly looking tree trunks, searching for Mary. Who can forget that fabulous street, those big old trees and the canopy it made over the streets of Bedford Falls.
Did you know Capra, the director, brought in 40 mature trees for the shot to mimic the streets o...
DREAM, DOCUMENT AND DELIVER!
There is an endless amount of documented research on the power of visualization and manifestation. From Maxwell Maltz's famous "Psycho Cybernetics" to every modern thought influencer, envisioning how you want to end up gets your brain working on how to get you there. That's a fact, Jack!
Michael Jordan made it real when I was ...
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