Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
Is this Heaven? No, it's Woodbury.
Okay, the last thing I need right now is a new place to spend money, but I must give free advertising space to Trader Joe's.
The grocery store part is cool - organic and creative foods, decent produce, and foods made with minimal processing. But the wine store has made me a very happy person. Yes, I am talking about the famous Three Buck Chuck.
Charles Shaw's winery in California produces a fine Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Shiraz (I havn't tried the Sauvignon Blanc yet). These are wines I could see serving to company (if I have any left... wine that is, not people to invite over). Each fine Charles Shaw wine sold at Trader Joe's retails for $2.99 (+ tax). That may be less than the price of Boone's Farm (and Chuck's wine is so much, much better!).
This reminds me of what my Uncle Myron said to me once, "Get into the alcohol business, because when times are good, people drink. When times are bad, people drink." Smart man (he made a few bucks in his career too... selling booze!).
Times are not great nor bad for me right now... just odd. I could add to Myron by saying, "When times are strange, people drink." Me thinks I will crack open a bottle tonight (or at least after I walk the Pep this afternoon). Cheers!
The grocery store part is cool - organic and creative foods, decent produce, and foods made with minimal processing. But the wine store has made me a very happy person. Yes, I am talking about the famous Three Buck Chuck.
Charles Shaw's winery in California produces a fine Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Shiraz (I havn't tried the Sauvignon Blanc yet). These are wines I could see serving to company (if I have any left... wine that is, not people to invite over). Each fine Charles Shaw wine sold at Trader Joe's retails for $2.99 (+ tax). That may be less than the price of Boone's Farm (and Chuck's wine is so much, much better!).
This reminds me of what my Uncle Myron said to me once, "Get into the alcohol business, because when times are good, people drink. When times are bad, people drink." Smart man (he made a few bucks in his career too... selling booze!).
Times are not great nor bad for me right now... just odd. I could add to Myron by saying, "When times are strange, people drink." Me thinks I will crack open a bottle tonight (or at least after I walk the Pep this afternoon). Cheers!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Want to get organized?
I am looking into becoming a Professional Organizer. Not a cleaning lady, not a decorator, but someone who goes into messy houses and puts stuff in its place (whatever place that may be... including the garbage or the Goodwill).
Now my own house is not exactly spotless, but I do manage to have things where I can find them. When we lived in our first house, I took a couple of classes on Feng Shui that opened my eyes to the perils of clutter and keeping things just "because I may need it someday." I went through and got rid of a bunch of stuff that was taking up space (and energy) and I will never forget how liberating it was!
Anyway, I am going to a seminar in a few weeks to learn more about the PO industry. I will keep this blog posted on my progress, should I decide to actually take the dive (perhaps this blog will evolve into an organizational tips blog?).
Now my own house is not exactly spotless, but I do manage to have things where I can find them. When we lived in our first house, I took a couple of classes on Feng Shui that opened my eyes to the perils of clutter and keeping things just "because I may need it someday." I went through and got rid of a bunch of stuff that was taking up space (and energy) and I will never forget how liberating it was!
Anyway, I am going to a seminar in a few weeks to learn more about the PO industry. I will keep this blog posted on my progress, should I decide to actually take the dive (perhaps this blog will evolve into an organizational tips blog?).
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