Housing Crisis!

Our economy keeps getting worse and worse by, it seems, the minute! Companies are worried about how they are going to manage because they are loosing business. People are loosing jobs left and right and are being forced to re-evaluate how they spend their money. Therefore, the likelihood of that newly wed couple looking for a new house to live in is becoming more and more unlikely. It's a known fact that people buy things for their houses around the Holidays; so it will look nice for their visitors. However, the fact that people are having to be tight about their money and how they spend it, families are staying home more than usual. People are not going to spend as much money as they used to on their homes and making them look good. Simply because other things are more important. If someone has the choice of spending $300 dollars on a purse vs. some new curtains and matching pillows what will be the pick? Ofcourse they are going to pick the purse. Afterall, everyone will see the purse. But everyone doesn't go back home with you. If it comes to that dicision for most people they would pick the other luxury item over trying to make their houses look nice. That's the bottom line.

The Guest Speaker

So, today we had a guest speaker who really made me think about things I never have before. I completely changed my perspective on the way i felt and the thoughts that I had about "quilts". It wasn't that I thought they were old fashioned or anything. I simply never imagined them being cute or stylish. It was always looked at as something that represented a family as the years progressed, or having some other meaning that would cause them to be..shall we say "fashionably late." She also put me into perspective about starting early when it comes to having connections and knowing people. Considering that I am a freshman, it hasn't yet hit me that EVERYTHING I do now should prepare me for my future. It was a rude awakening that made me realize that I am an adult and I have to make things happen for myself. It's not up to my Mom and/or Dad to find me a job or internship; it's me. So, I guess in a way it was an inspiration to get my mind right and to be focused about what I want to do with the rest of my life.