Historic Waco Foundation!!

I am currently serving on a committee that is helping the Historic Waco Foundation with their efforts in public relations!

I love this foundation, because it is one of the many unique things about Waco that makes me love my college town. The foundation has 4 historic homes in Waco as well as many events through out the year. Their main events are Kids Summer Camp, Sunday Skadoo, and Christmas on the Brazos. Even though they have a Facebook and Twitter account, it is not very effective. Their Facebook page is very clearly more beneficial then their Twitter page, but that is because they only have 21 followers and 5 tweets. One of their new target audiences is college students. Now that more and more college students are migrating towards Twitter, it is crucial that we help them develop a Twitter model.

I am working with an absolutely incredible team that is more then willing to bring their A-game to every task for this campaign. I look forward to seeing how we and the Historic Waco Foundation progress in their PR efforts during this next month!

In the meantime here are links to the Historic Waco Foundation's website, Facebook and Twitter! Enjoy!

Website: http://www.historicwaco.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HistoricWaco?ref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/HistoricWaco  (@HistoricWaco)

Books: They've got character.

A recent trip to Half Price Books inspired me to finally write about this topic. I love books! But probably not in the same way that one might think. I am the first to admit that I am a movie buff first and foremost. But I will say that books without a doubt are much more physically interesting than any DVD case will ever be. Books look warm and inviting, even if it is a book about something dark, it is still more physically appealing than a DVD case (or even a VHS case...old school). Think about it, a stack of books looks so much better than a stack of DVD cases! Thats why, in my future home I will have either a library or a wall of bookshelves (even though I love movies more than books).



I could sit in a bookstore for HOURS and look at old books, wonder who their previous owners were, wonder where that book had been, did it sit out for guests to see or was it tucked under a pillow for a late night read?

At the end of the day movies will come and go, but old books will always have a special place in my heart :)

Mirrors-They're so vain, they probably think this post is about them... ;)

One of my favorite HGTV shows is Divine Design with Candice Olson. I end up loving all of her designs show after show. As an addict I have seen enough shows to notice a certain trend of hers. Mirrors. I feel like I see a mirror feature in almost all of her designs! Of course they always look classy when she designs them in the room (they are usually featured like the picture to the right), but still, it got me thinking. Mirrors are so beautiful and are a GREAT way to reflect light as well as making the room look larger.  So why am I just now realizing this simple design fix?

Think about it. Whether large or small, they are in almost every room in a house. Bedroom, bathroom, dinning room, living room, hall ways, entryways, etc. (and of course TV's can act as mirrors for family rooms too!) They are such a natural part of design, but usually people notice them only when they notice themselves in one... Mirrors are such simple and understated design tools.

So here's a special tribute to my favorite mirror designs and decor!

            

 Broken mirrors are just as beautiful as whole mirrors!

Hope something here has inspired you to actually look at mirrors instead of yourself in them. But no worries, a quick hair and make up check is still ok. ;)










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