The gray guest room

July 13, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley Comments Off

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I am open to learning from others and for that reason I feel that I have a rich and full life that consistently gets better. Years ago, when Alan and were still dating, we went to Las Vegas to visit a mutual friend and stayed in her guest room. I remember it being so luxurious. She had a down comforter and pillows and 100% cotton bedding that felt cool and comforting against the skin. I learned quickly that all natural fabrics feel best. I felt so pampered in her guest room. I knew that someday I wanted guests at my house to have a similar experience staying in my guest room.

When putting together the guest room, I also recalled some things I learned from Martha Stewart years earlier. Have space in the closet. Provide a bedside table and a table lamp. Buy a quality and firm mattress and replace it as needed. Stay in your guest room to experience it as your guests do.

I will miss our guest room. I get the feeling of being in a luxurious hotel or peaceful bed and breakfast when I stay in our guest room. I love to experience our house as a guest on occasion because it renews my energy. I bring Alan along and I am not sure he gets as much out of it as I do. When he goes out of town, I stay in the guest room and play pretend.

The new house we are considering will have a sun room that can be converted into a guestroom when we have guests over. We are going to try to make it as pampering. And, of course, I will test it out.

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About Heather Lucier Stanley

Heather Lucier Stanley grew up in Central Massachusetts and lived in New England until she started studying at the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature. In her early 20s, she moved to San Antonio, Texas and started studying business and accounting. In her late 20s, she became a Certified Public Accountant. She has held many varied and interesting business and volunteer positions: public accountant, internal auditor, systems implementer, project manager, business analyst, tax preparer and Austin Skiers board member. While traveling 35% for a position she held, she earned her Master of Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Phoenix. She is enthusiastic about learning and trying new things. A few of her passions are personal development, fitness, snow skiing, and travel. She is outgoing and real. She feels that success is easy to attain if the individual defines what success means to her and then has a plan to achieve her individual success. No two definitions of success are the same because each of us is unique and has something original to share with the world.
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