View from the master bedroom

July 21, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley Comments Off

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I love looking at trees because they are peaceful. When we moved into the house, we had one small Red Bud in the backyard. Our house is on the corner and looks down a long street with a row of houses on each side. I could literally count most of the houses down the street. This did not appeal to me. I like to see trees instead of homogenous and neatly placed homes in suburbia. I also feel more privacy in the bedrooms by having trees strategically growing tall and wide to block a passerby’s view. For that reason, Alan and I went to a local nursery and bought at least 10 trees and 2 shrubs. We bought the trees small and spent only about $200 – $300 dollars overall. Look at them know.

The Chinese Pistache, a Texas Star, is the most prominent tree outside the master bedroom. Also viewable is the Corkscrew Willow and our neighbor’s beautiful and ancient Live Oak. Can you see any houses? Maybe if you squint. I met my goal.

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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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