Filed under: Arts and Culture , Business , Festivals and Events When I lived overseas some friends of mine, who also lived overseas, complained that when they were in the U.S. on vacation, they couldn't relate to what excited people. For example, one friend said that a friend of hers in the U.S. was excited about getting a new deck. My friend didn't think that getting a new deck was exciting news. Planning an adventure vacation was exciting, however--unless you are a person who enjoys staying home enjoying a party on your new deck. I did point out that for people who live overseas, buying items like carpets and unusual furniture can also give one that new things rush and that people like to show off at their parties. She agreed. Once we moved back to the U.S., I discovered that we were fresh meat when it came to people trying to sell us stuff for home improvement. Let's just say we have a whole house water improvement system that we have to feed salt, because we lived in two countries where we couldn't drink the water. I have become more savvy since that purchase. Still, there are always home improvements that loom while we are off traveling. This is the time of year when, now that vacation fun is fading into the past, the need to nest before winter kicks in begins to build. Somehow, each fall, I'm hooked into some "Let's spruce up the place" endeavor. A friend who is a handy fellow is doing some plaster repair work today. Because ...
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Filed under: Arts and Culture , Business , Festivals and Events When I lived overseas some friends of mine, who also lived overseas, complained that when they were in the U.S. on vacation, they couldn't relate to what excited people. For example, one friend said that a friend of hers in the U.S. was excited about getting a new deck. My friend didn't think that getting a new deck was exciting news. Planning an adventure vacation was exciting, however--unless you are a person who enjoys staying home enjoying a party on your new deck. I did point out that for people who live overseas, buying items like carpets and unusual furniture can also give one that new things rush and that people like to show off at their parties. She agreed. Once we moved back to the U.S., I discovered that we were fresh meat when it came to people trying to sell us stuff for home improvement. Let's just say we have a whole house water improvement system that we have to feed salt, because we lived in two countries where we couldn't drink the water. I have become more savvy since that purchase. Still, there are always home improvements that loom while we are off traveling. This is the time of year when, now that vacation fun is fading into the past, the need to nest before winter kicks in begins to build. Somehow, each fall, I'm hooked into some "Let's spruce up the place" endeavor. A friend who is a handy fellow is doing some plaster repair work today. Because ...