A front porch can invite people to visit or turn people away. The concept of a front porch evokes neighbors and friends gathering to say hello for a bit. A …
Workplace: Entrances
Entrances include architectural spaces and human entries into a room. The entrances of architectural spaces are today’s focus. Over the last months of summer, I began noticing how many public …
Nesting: Finishing Touch
Put on the finishing touch. Add a finishing touch to that package. Complete the project with just the right finishing touch. All these sayings mean that something extra is needed …
Nesting: Vacuum
Vacuum (noun): a space devoid of matter – empty. Vacuum (noun): a term for a machine that picks things up from surfaces on which they are not to be – …
Workplace: Hygiene
Hygiene is a workplace issue. People who smell – good or bad – can distract others, cause allergies, and create both lack of productivity and potential danger. People with unkempt …
Nesting: Eggs
Making breakfast this morning for the running-late-to-school teen, eggs and all the phrases tied to eggs came to mind. Nest egg. Saving money for yourself, your “nest” and your family. An …
Workplace: Gig
Have you heard the term “gig”? It is increasingly in daily use when describing work and work-related objects. The ways in which the word gig gets used in today include …
Nesting: Comfort
Comfort is a part of home and a part of nesting. According to dictionary definitions, comfort means: a state of physical ease, or freedom from pain; the easing of a …