This sink will add a lot more style to my powder room, and I’m almost ready to pull the trigger on a faucet. It’s full of new, surplus building materials and reusable goodies for your home.I never knew a place like this existed! Now the secret’s out for you, too. A brand new $300+ sink for $45? Yep, we found it at Second Use in south Seattle. Now I just need to upgrade that vinyl flooring!Īnd you don’t have to spend a fortune to get a best seller either! Case in point, this gorgeous Kohler portrait sink. Heck, it might even outlast the building altogether, ha ha. I know this dishwasher will be in my kitchen long after I’m gone. I’m in LOVE with the light indicator that shines on the floor, which shows how much time is left on the cycle it’s running. So don’t open the dishwasher while it’s drying. Rather, the load dries when the heat from the wash cycle radiates off the stainless steel interior after it’s finished. And using a fraction of the water and energy. Did you know you just need a teaspoon of (powdered) detergent too? Hard to believe, but it’s true! There’s also no heating element. When you wash your dishes in a Bosch, the clean is on a whole other level. Most recently it would only get dishes clean when running on the heaviest wash cycle and heated drying. The end! Oh boy, my old dishwasher was the one already here in the townhouse when I moved in…in 2002. E always says the dishwasher is THE most important appliance in the kitchen, and I totally get that now! When your dishes, silverware and glasses are ultra clean and sanitized you have no worries about any harm or possible germs or disease. Here’s some Best Seller gear I’ve woven into my life!Īhh, a Bosch dishwasher. A total different perspective, right? I like it! And with my work life on a more stable front, it’s far easier to invest in great lifestyle upgrades! Rather, as he puts it, when you have the right (best-selling) outdoor gear, the weather is irrelevant. For example, I used to think oh, the weather’s too crappy for going outside for a walk or hike. This is one of the many cool things I’ve learned from E. So with that long, ramble-y windup (I always do that, hmmm)…here’s the point of this post – embracing BEST SELLERS. Seems like a whole other world…and a whole other fivenineteen. Know how you can just get used to a setting or situation over time and it somehow morphs into “normal” – ? Maybe a “new normal” – ? And you think “oh, I guess this is how it’s going to be now.” That’s not very conscious or mindful…rather, why not actively CHOOSE and DESIGN the way you want your life to be, right? And damn, I’ve poked around into a few older posts in here from 2009 when I first launched fivenineteen, and into 2010 when I was still out of work and the economy was in the toilet. I didn’t realize I’d been feeling so unstable in my career the past 8-10 years until I joyously leaped out of my old work ways and into what I’m doing now. I like it!Īnd with that comes a huge whoosh of stability and, dare I say…calm. I don’t have to “prove” myself right out of the box to everyone. Now, I continue to work hard and grow relationships of course, but now it’s in a much more deliberate and mindful way. When I was contracting I was in such a huge rush to get to know everything and everyone quickly and to make an impact quickly, for I knew I didn’t have much time there. I think that’s the biggest change for me – the biggest adjustment I’ve made. There are relationships to cultivate for the long haul. I’m not “new” at this company any longer (I started late last September), but there’s still so much to learn and it’s awesome. Now I’m a permanent employee in an industry I’ve always wanted to work in, doing the kind of work I love and am pretty good at doing after more than 20 years doing it. So is the shift away from years of contracting work (meaning, work gigs that last a year or so and then you move on by design). The journey of adjusting to a more urban lifestyle is a glorious one (well, urban at least when I’m commuting and working downtown). How does time go fast and yet slow at the same time? Wow, it’s been nearly a month since my last post! Doesn’t seem like that long, but then again so much is happening and whirling along in wonderful ways.
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