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Thursday, July 21st, 2011

I still have the SAME stainless steel kitchen sink that was in my house when I bought it (the house – not the sink!). That sink has lasted forever (and a day). When I finally get around to completely remodeling the kitchen, well I will replace it. Not because it’s worn out but because I’d want a new shiny model to match the rest of the kitchen.

Because of the durability of this sink, I’ll probably look long and hard at new stainless steel kitchen sinks. I’ll choose high quality so that it too can last decades!

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Canine Condos in Alexandria VA

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

I’ve got dogs.

And a couple of cats.

HOW, does one EVER take a little vacation when you have multiple dogs?

Did I mention they’re BIG dogs?

Sure, you can send them to a kennel.

Have you PRICED kennels? Have you priced kennels for multiple dogs? Multiple BIG dogs?

OUCH!

It’s more to secure a place for the dogs to sleep than it is for me!

So what do you do?

You look for a place that accepts dogs!

The condos in Alexandria VA are a prime example!

It just so happens that construction has started on the Isabella at Monticello Mews, the newest condos in Alexandria.

They are situated near DC. The community is access controlled and it has it’s own BARK PARK making it a great place for people who love dogs!

I work downtown. I see people walking their dogs at lunch. These are the people that either reside in one of the high-rise condos in downtown or in a nearby residential development, just blocks away.

It’s a very nice environment. Their pups get attention in the middle of the day!

Course, not sure that my country dogs would appreciate the confines of a condo. But there’s only one way to find out!

Visit.

Relax.

Take in the local sites, consider the great financing available, the free storage units, the high end kitchens, heavenly bathrooms, balconies, crown molding, solar tubes, and granite computer workstation (!!)

Did I mention the lap pool? The sun deck?

How about a poolside lounge and cabana? There’s even a fitness path, walking path, ON SITE shuttle, community fitness room, sports court, FRONT DESK ATTENDENT and UNDERGROUND parking!!!!

There’s even a separate freight elevator.

It’s like leaving the country behind.

Sure, big city living isn’t going to be for everyone, and I’m not sure they’d appreciate that I have ‘ahem’ several dogs… but it doesn’t hurt to look!

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Tech Head – Think Geek

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

As part of my green mentality, I like to do a lot of shopping from home. That means I’m online shopping for new gadgets for all the techy and mechanical type people on my gift lists.

New stuff comes out all year! There’s no reason I need to wait until right before the holidays to order. Timing my purchases out throughout the year allows me to take advantage of sales, specials and my favorite, online coupons!

I wouldn’t think of buying at most stores without a coupon code. I love the ThinkGeek coupon and the Apple Store promo code as they really help take a bite out of a bigger purchase.

It makes me feel like I can get a little bit bigger or better gift if I can save money, and time, by shopping online with a coupon.

These days, most shopping cart software has some kind of coupon system the business owner can utilize. It’s easy, you set up your online coupon in many different variations, (dollars off, percentage off, free shipping,keyword etc) then make sure that your favorite online coupon/news source knows about your coupons, you know, like GeekAlerts!

GeekAlerts offers tidbits of information about the latest gadgetry, gizmos and geeky stuff. It’s a tech-heads dream come true.

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