The Front Living Room Entertainment Center

August 1, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley Comments Off

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Hiding wires and cords that power the TV, receiver, cable box, speakers and PlayStation 3/DVD player is tricky. I know I did not chose the proper pieces of furniture for an entertainment center. However, I still like the overall look of The Front Living Room Entertainment Center. Throughout the years, I have filled the bookcases with books, Party Lite candles, framed photographs and/or decorative items based on what I have wanted to see at the time. The bookcases have provided some versatility and interest to the The Front Living Room Entertainment Center.

The bookcases reflect my overall feeling that an uncluttered space is calming. I buy and sell stuff. I discard things regularly. I am not attached to many physical things because I have memories that do not take up space in the physical world. I have beautiful memories of so many things, but I do not have to hang onto them and clutter my current space or vision.

When I look back at how I grew up and the houses of friends that I visited, most people I knew seemed to take on that same philosophy. I just did not see clutter. Perhaps I have a selective memory, but I really do not remember people having a lot of stuff peaking out or staring at me from every corner. New England frugality? I have no good explanation yet.

Our new house is going to have a built in bookcase over the fireplace that will hold all the electronics and most of, if not all, the wires and cords will be hidden. Thus, I am selling the entire Front Entertainment Center because we will not need it or have space for it. Starting over, starting fresh, I am content and remarkably free today.

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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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