Coffee?  What’s this have to do with finances or architecture?  I’m glad you asked!  Let me tell you!  Coffee Addiction in the Making I started drinking coffee in college.  It became a symbol of being in architecture school.  That coupled with the infamous all-nighters and you had the formula for “Architorture” as many students not-so-lovingly referred …

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With this year being the year of foundation, I wanted to share some specific goals I am trying to tackle in 2019. A few of these goals are multi-year goals, which relates back to the theme of FOUNDATION really well. As long as I am creating a system, routine, or process that addresses the “problem” …

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What are “MakerSpaces”? This last week I was tasked with researching a “makers lab” for an elementary school project my firm is working on. Unless you have kids in the school system, work with a school district in some way, or are in the education field, you probably haven’t heard of these “MakerSpaces” before. I …

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I had the opportunity to visit Lake Nacimiento this past weekend. It is an 18-mile long lake near Paso Robles that is large enough for waterskiing, wakeboarding, jetskiing, and other water activities. I’ve heard it called “Dragon Lake” before because from an aerial view it looks similar to a dragon. This year we didn’t get …

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For those who don’t know me, I must confess: I am a cat lady. I love cats and I love my cat Stanley. He is a typical American Shorthair with Tuxedo markings. He is the perfect cat for me at this time in my life. I won’t bore you with too many details because I …

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