The Garage

August 6, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley Comments Off

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I am happy that we can fit two cars in our garage because it is an accomplishment for anybody.

At our new house, we will not have a garage and we both accept this because being closer to downtown is a higher priority for us than having a garage; and we are not willing to spend more on a house that has a garage. Many houses downtown, south of Lady Bird Lake, do not have garages so it is the norm.

For most homeowners in Texas, because basements are rare or nonexistent, their garages collect a lot of items that they do not have the time to organize, and instead of throwing away the items, they put them in the garage.

The garage is Alan’s space and he keeps a clean and organized garage overall; however, because we do not have a garage at our new house, we must sell most of the items in the garage. The items we will be keeping are: two mountain bikes, a small soft-sided cooler, the big fan, the Power Washer, a toolbox or two and a ladder. The mountain bikes will stay on the back porch near the master bedroom, locked up. The small soft-sided cooler will go in the pull-out pantry. The big fan, Power Washer and a toolbox or two will fit in Alan’s office closet. I have not figured out where the ladder is going yet, but we do have an attic, and it is a rarely used item.

Storing garden tools will be a challenge at the new house and Alan has suggested putting a storage unit under the deck. This may work out, but before we do anything permanent – like cut a door into the siding under the deck – we are going to ponder all of our options first.

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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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