View from Alan’s office window

July 24, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley Comments Off

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Our house has 4 bedrooms and Alan uses one of the bedrooms as an office. Years ago, His office was in the downstairs bedroom, but in the Winter he said that it was cold in that bedroom. Thus, he moved his office upstairs.

The view from Alan’s office window is filled with trees which we had planted within the first year of moving into the house. The most prominent tree, when looking out of Alan’s office window, is the Cherry Laurel. It is a Texas native tree and is a fast grower. The back patio is shaded primarily due to the Cherry Laurel and Alan benefits by having privacy from the street and anybody walking by.

The Crepe Myrtle is the other tree that has grown past the height of Alan’s window. It is a Texas Star, meaning that it grows well in Texas. The Crepe Myrtle flowers in the Summer and the flowers on this particular one are a beautiful fuchsia.

I am proud of the trees that we planted. I had planned for a lot of shade and privacy and we have it. The new owner is, perhaps, also thrilled by the forest in the backyard.

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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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