Posts By Robert Green
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A little art really warms the place up
We moved into our place about a year ago and it's been a long process getting everything organized. We've had the basic furniture since we moved in and have had a little painting done but up until recently the walls have been stark. We were wanting some art up to make it feel a little more like home but we're not really in a position to be spending a lot on it at the moment. Fortunately she found some nice prints that didn't end up costing too much. Combine that with some cheap frames from Target and Joann Fabric and we had everything up within a few weeks!
Photos are below:
The only three reasons you should ever work a job
Excerpt from: http://livingthecheaplife.net/2008/06/the-only-three-reasons-you-should-ever-work-a-job/
"""So I’ve posted before about how working for somebody else is not a good idea in the long run, no matter how cool your job may be. Working for yourself is ultimately safer and more fulfilling and it allows you to regain control over your time. So if anxiety over your personal finances is causing you to continue to work a job you don’t like, consider spending that effort on finding a way to never work again.
I said “consider” because I do think there are a few reasons you might want to continue working a job. In my mind, there are only three such reasons:"""
All I need is my bowling ball, ping-pong paddles and my laptop.
I'm currently in a situation that's about as opposite as you can get from traditional american culture. I left my big corporate job at IBM, left the condo life, left Chicago and am now travelling around, staying with friends and family most of the time. Technically I think I might be homeless and really I'm not even sure what state I'm supposed to be a resident of. This is something I never could have done years ago and only recently got comfortable with the idea of. Most of what I have left (which is not much) is in storage in a friend's basement. I loaded up my 1996 Civic with the rest of what I thought was really important, that is, the things I can not do without in life. Besides your basic clothes and toiletries, it turns out that the things most important to me right now are a bowling ball, ping pong paddles, a snowboard, an RC helicopter and my laptop.
Hello from Chicago
My name is Robert Green and I've been living in Chicago for about 8 years. I've lived in Logan Square or Bucktown nearly the whole time. Currently I live with my girlfriend and our dog (Border Collie/Pointer) in a small condo. It's a little tight but we're making it work and I look forward to giving and getting some advice from everyone on how to make things even better.
Big Open Wall Suggestions?
We've got a large open space on one wall of our place. On an adjacent wall we've got a window and some prints framed (see here for photos). We were thinking we could put up a big mirror as it would help open up the room but they seem really expensive. A large canvas print might also be cost prohibitive and would maybe take away from the small prints on the other wall.
Advice?
Early Voting?
I'm going to be out of town on election day. Anyone know how to do early voting in Chicago?
Closets
We have 3 closets in our condo. One in the main entry way which is deep, tall and narrow. One in the main bedroom which is walk-in but still narrow. The last is in our second bedroom and is very wide, tall and shallow. We went to a closet design place and looked at designer/compartmental closets. They gave us a quote of around $1800 for just the second bedroom closet.
Short of building the closet shelving myself, does anyone know a better alternative? Our second bedroom closet is the worst and really is inefficient. We do need better organization but that price is really high.