Life In The Village:

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969206567542541262Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:35:02 +0000Life In The Village:It's Not-So Ritziehttp://notsoritzievillage.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (J.Downie)Blogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969206567542541262.post-332150684229942413Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:02:00 +00002012-03-15T12:02:47.082-04:00I LOVE MY JOB BUT...My butt doesn't.  LOL  I'm not sure who ever came up with the idea to work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week but it stinks. For those of us who have a sedentary work life, it's taking a toll on our health and making our butts big. Literally. Less than 20% of jobs today require physical activity.  Now don't go throwing in the towel just yet.  Being homeless and not eating are far http://notsoritzievillage.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-love-my-job-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J.Downie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969206567542541262.post-3597460470702207189Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:56:00 +00002012-03-13T15:56:21.189-04:00An Interest in Pinterest After seeing some friends pin a bunch of cool stuff and share it on facebook, I figured why not join another growing social sharing site. We can never have to many resources for cool things in our lives and ways to connect with millions of people across the world, right?  So now that I am "the newest member" of Pinterest, what do I do?  I came across this great article by The Social http://notsoritzievillage.blogspot.com/2012/03/interest-in-pinterest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J.Downie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969206567542541262.post-1566732259592495209Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:42:00 +00002012-03-08T10:42:22.735-05:00Designer InfographicI have a BA in Art and I live on the East Coast.  However, I feel that I fall somewhere in between the 2 but maybe more like the west coast designers described in this infographic.  This graphic has great design and interesting tidbits.  Just wanted to share.  For those other designers out there, where do you fall? More like East Coast or West Coast? For daily deals for web http://notsoritzievillage.blogspot.com/2012/03/designer-infographic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J.Downie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969206567542541262.post-5809457979708775480Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:00 +00002012-02-08T16:24:14.741-05:00iHeartEtsy Actually, I heart the creativity of the artists on Etsy.  I never really "shopped" around on it before but one day I was surfing the net and came across an article on PA's Etsy artists. Keystone Edge created a gift guide of PA Etsy shops.  It highlighted creators of clothing, arts, kids toys and much more. However, it totally missed one of my favorite Etsy artists, LauraThreadz.  http://notsoritzievillage.blogspot.com/2012/02/iheartetsy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J.Downie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969206567542541262.post-2571828461915015319Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:39:00 +00002012-01-24T22:42:58.763-05:00WOW ... 2012 is off to a fast start.  But what a way to start off a new year than to win a book from Tiny Buddha!!!   Tiny Buddha, Simple Wisdom for Life's Hard Questions YES!  I was contacted by Lori stating that I won a copy of her incredible new book for entering into the "Life's Hardest Questions" contest!  This book might inspire me, or kick me in the butt when needed. Ihttp://notsoritzievillage.blogspot.com/2012/01/wow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J.Downie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969206567542541262.post-4426237903805153985Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:27:00 +00002011-12-14T15:27:20.678-05:00Make the World a Brighter Place <!--[if gte mso 9]>http://notsoritzievillage.blogspot.com/2011/10/camping-adventures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J.Downie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969206567542541262.post-4052001210032929341Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:01:00 +00002011-10-17T13:42:46.033-04:00What’s that Goldilocks… You saw a Bear?We’ve been known to have various kinds of wildlife in our area:  squirrels, chipmunks, dogs, frogs, etc. etc.   The one play date that I attempted to have was invaded by a swarm of honey bees looking for a new place to call home.  It made for some small talk but not a good play time atmosphere.  Then there was the time I chased after a large groundhog or maybe it was a http://notsoritzievillage.blogspot.com/2011/10/whats-that-goldilocks-you-saw-bear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J.Downie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969206567542541262.post-2905206696569337800Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:03:00 +00002011-10-26T15:42:45.205-04:00Welcome!Yes, technically I live in a village.  It’s a great little neighborhood surrounded by nature, mountains (well, what PA calls mountains), and plenty of wild life.  It’s a place where kids play, and parents hang.  It’s a place where we breathe in the morning air, and rest our souls at night.  Your village could be your apartment and the nearby park, your camping RV, your house http://notsoritzievillage.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J.Downie)0