The SALE and Purging My Collections Continues...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2ZaS4UfkzZfgxiqM2VtXEVOVW1IFBHhPzsfCvF0IXBFTO23dc23kDrUZy2-_3-51PA0uZtSqZ8u-TK7a56Kf5KjuTenZAaePEJr6zplyh0gHaQK2iTH_S_IZDyptrnNSSbZI3v4vSdEE/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2ZaS4UfkzZfgxiqM2VtXEVOVW1IFBHhPzsfCvF0IXBFTO23dc23kDrUZy2-_3-51PA0uZtSqZ8u-TK7a56Kf5KjuTenZAaePEJr6zplyh0gHaQK2iTH_S_IZDyptrnNSSbZI3v4vSdEE/s640/045.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The first day of the SALE has gone really well, exceeding my Expectations for Sales and so that has continued to Motivate me to delve into Purging my Collections even further!  As Promised I squeezed in a few shots of some of the Milkglass Exodus and other New Inventory making their way from my Personal Collections to the Showroom shelves and Vignettes just in time for the present Sale Event in progress.  I've really had Fun Designing and making some Sales Tags and several Customers are asking if I will carry some in Inventory... so that will be on the Horizon as a Future Project that I'm really looking forward to delving into and Developing also! </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4Xh2FX-6quxnu68EQQI6y9QgxnMSzQRWNjoHPnF5coJfzfLIE9V80iIshuoFoV1wrR-TCO7pD6Ii54Ludlb3an3XXPHDJA38tPaa57dXm9GsctE4s3zC2LA-4bj81HXBZDPKMXTQ_B6R/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4Xh2FX-6quxnu68EQQI6y9QgxnMSzQRWNjoHPnF5coJfzfLIE9V80iIshuoFoV1wrR-TCO7pD6Ii54Ludlb3an3XXPHDJA38tPaa57dXm9GsctE4s3zC2LA-4bj81HXBZDPKMXTQ_B6R/s640/001.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> I'd Love some Creative Projects being added to the Vintage, Antiques and Collectibles I want to offer to my Customers.  The Potpourri in the Showroom is now Scented with a Divine Fragrance Oil called 'Cashmere' that I stumbled upon in a recent 'Pick' and Hope to discover the Maker and Distributor of?!?   It ranks right up there with my abiding Mainstay Favs of 'Nag Champa' and 'Forgotten Sage' now.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR3xvxIOa9yU2r6RIpsOAAoJeWP1aHIwzI-v1-93dOSaSf3eH3X0zi1pYg_wvEPatZGnC5h0PPsN3KhZEmjJtFpnFD91i0faNSVatgu3R7JmLI2CfYdwb3R9ejXFx-SprMM-lR2yKmndM/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR3xvxIOa9yU2r6RIpsOAAoJeWP1aHIwzI-v1-93dOSaSf3eH3X0zi1pYg_wvEPatZGnC5h0PPsN3KhZEmjJtFpnFD91i0faNSVatgu3R7JmLI2CfYdwb3R9ejXFx-SprMM-lR2yKmndM/s640/001.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>So if the Packaging on the Right looks Familiar to anyone please let me know the Source of this Wonderful Fragrance Oil!?!  Since I only paid about Five Cents for the whole bottle on a 'Pick' I only Hope that it isn't an Expensive Fragrance Oil to purchase Retail because I want to stock up on it?!?  The Packaging looks really Simple and there's no Maker on the Labels, but Believe me, it's Wonderful and Customers are already asking what it is so I'd like to offer it if possible... a little bit goes a long way and lasts long as a Room Fragrance {Cautionary Warning not to use on skin... but it would be nice if they also carry a line of Perfume Essential Oils in this Fragrance or Candles?!?}.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KppWmVXp29KqFh03XrMFoosGF8j4JOR0s7HLoTR1kSbB09wRwUOS2Koa8jO9x_AXEZRYleBQw8qDXGfNiuVAteSZg9X77BoHWymNyqNyfoQIGeMDlOA9Map1kl33O_wO-ZgXmGMt8mlk/s1600/049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KppWmVXp29KqFh03XrMFoosGF8j4JOR0s7HLoTR1kSbB09wRwUOS2Koa8jO9x_AXEZRYleBQw8qDXGfNiuVAteSZg9X77BoHWymNyqNyfoQIGeMDlOA9Map1kl33O_wO-ZgXmGMt8mlk/s640/049.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Whimsey and Kitsch is a big thing for me too... I've always Enjoyed both alongside my Serious and more Valuable Collections to add Interest and a Smile to my own Decor and Style.  I've always Loved the look of Kewpie Dolls and it was a bit difficult to part with both Kewpies, but the Evolving Dawn is now able to detach more easily and not be so Emotional about the decision to Let Go.  And they look so Cute in the Showroom that they're better off there and adding something to it, than remaining here at Home where only I Smile when looking at them and they didn't always have a place to 'Be'.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUwhRZvCoPkEVhsXRILVTr2j779CD62VkCTYMu8hQ7cVzhNJAuOjJl1Wb3D_eNRtdDiqyqQ2KF79cnXl0DRYLnI0t6shZoHHA7n280bClMit3NkbpHMzDPR5kxG_Vfyu93vm56raW0SRT/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUwhRZvCoPkEVhsXRILVTr2j779CD62VkCTYMu8hQ7cVzhNJAuOjJl1Wb3D_eNRtdDiqyqQ2KF79cnXl0DRYLnI0t6shZoHHA7n280bClMit3NkbpHMzDPR5kxG_Vfyu93vm56raW0SRT/s640/048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>After all, having a place to 'Be' is Important, especially if you're not a Seasonal Item.  I'm tired of Storage of Non-Seasonal Lovelies that don't see the Light of Day as often as they should and Deserve to have.  At this Season of Life I also have a tendancy to Forget where I Store things that aren't Seasonal Decor, if they're out of Sight they're usually completely out of Mind and I don't even Remember that I have them anymore or where to find them?!  And that just doesn't do the Collections Justice if they're hidden away too often or too long and never Displayed, Enjoyed or Used.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2PxczQUacZTG_f8PJ519uumzLH49EtJL0l7HCF_WcaNVX_GX2eVyfLN5mUJPhXL01F5S4fI7o2H9lB3-Oqe_FBG3AuZTSCJxMm55JtG2iEiiFzY4pG0NB-VVANUhsMkzPABKY3KbywNi/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2PxczQUacZTG_f8PJ519uumzLH49EtJL0l7HCF_WcaNVX_GX2eVyfLN5mUJPhXL01F5S4fI7o2H9lB3-Oqe_FBG3AuZTSCJxMm55JtG2iEiiFzY4pG0NB-VVANUhsMkzPABKY3KbywNi/s640/047.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The Milkglass Collection was such a Case... I used to Use, Enjoy and Display it a lot when I Entertained more frequently and had sufficient Space for it to 'Be'.  But since it is an Affordable Collectible, over Time and many Years I Acquired so much and it began to Compete for Coveted Space with other Found Treasures.  And though much of it was Displayed on Exposed Kitchen Shelves and in Primitive Shabby Cupboards that Showcased much of it Beautifully, it wasn't being Used or Enjoyed as it once was and that seemed a Shame. </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dvDL9vu20TEzEgBlyFcB2uqcWOpdKEEECL3HndV65Vjh-AesP9AvEDk_-dtNxqkYkxxdi8I1x17tE4wyTthyphenhyphenCeu-Q_F_1LyK7O0J_3BmZym07XzquqNFMzC4Q_rIGRPek1at-OdK8sm_/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dvDL9vu20TEzEgBlyFcB2uqcWOpdKEEECL3HndV65Vjh-AesP9AvEDk_-dtNxqkYkxxdi8I1x17tE4wyTthyphenhyphenCeu-Q_F_1LyK7O0J_3BmZym07XzquqNFMzC4Q_rIGRPek1at-OdK8sm_/s640/046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I guess I just didn't Love it enough, it wasn't Adored like my Jadeite Collection or my Carnival Glass Competitors for limited Space and occassional Use.  I wasn't having an Abiding Love Affair with it, they weren't the items that if a Catastrophic Event struck, Heaven Forbid, I'd try to Save and make a Heroic Effort to Preserve because I wouldn't want to part with or Live without it if I could Help it!  *Winks*  Honestly, I could always get more if I changed my Mind sometime in the Future, it's nothing I'd have to wait Years to run across again or couldn't Afford now.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnln1QIMTZ9shyphenhyphenADxbXrhXJIjTzXkH5mo4UfZ78AOpBz_CAXqLEcQ0Lcfe3_cpTXImVRPKNDAP9TfvQiJPUpSPSjVnESwSOyLqD8UFCCYVboVPYfk4C3hDIY_AD8rTr3RVLNtalszFTKEp/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnln1QIMTZ9shyphenhyphenADxbXrhXJIjTzXkH5mo4UfZ78AOpBz_CAXqLEcQ0Lcfe3_cpTXImVRPKNDAP9TfvQiJPUpSPSjVnESwSOyLqD8UFCCYVboVPYfk4C3hDIY_AD8rTr3RVLNtalszFTKEp/s640/053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And I suppose in many ways I was Done with it as something I needed or wanted to have in my Home now, so Letting Go was easy because it was Time to.  I probably won't banish every single piece of Milkglass, but the majority of it is already Gone now and ready to find it's new Owners and Homes.  An Affordable Utilitarian and yet Visually Pleasing Collectible that has Maintained it's Popularity probably because of it's Diversity, Durability, Variety and Price Point.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2W1RNj70ow2R5x60PAJD4zKwEmwwj_-tGpHwo8LULhy-bPV78u_fDBk20x8H4kQMC2oadxQRa_jxL_IwAPoSgv-KSVgI70M01LO35kDq3P66vMPXtmGPJpm-OOF-Sg_a55x0-1GiId8LT/s1600/055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2W1RNj70ow2R5x60PAJD4zKwEmwwj_-tGpHwo8LULhy-bPV78u_fDBk20x8H4kQMC2oadxQRa_jxL_IwAPoSgv-KSVgI70M01LO35kDq3P66vMPXtmGPJpm-OOF-Sg_a55x0-1GiId8LT/s640/055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I Remember the Pearlized Iridescent heavier pieces were always my Favorite 'Scores' and were a little more difficult to come by or Cost a little more, but not unreasonably so.  They were also always something the Kids, G-Kids or my Mom could Afford to buy for me even when they had Limited Resources for a nice Gift they knew I'd Enjoy Receiving and would Add to my existing Collection.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKxgHdRsyf1II8GR5tzW-ui8KwslVlkfKWmvZ0PnXqKTytHU_rpy66Pg79CZxCRrq-wpVGCb2DqGckCMikjJVqtL4gef-S3wsQJyrikXghSJ8QFVLIh3zC8enF8zIDeVFhlY1qlQ4qxpa/s1600/054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKxgHdRsyf1II8GR5tzW-ui8KwslVlkfKWmvZ0PnXqKTytHU_rpy66Pg79CZxCRrq-wpVGCb2DqGckCMikjJVqtL4gef-S3wsQJyrikXghSJ8QFVLIh3zC8enF8zIDeVFhlY1qlQ4qxpa/s640/054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Oh my, what about the Sentimental Value then, you might be Wondering? *Gasp!*   Yes, there is usually a Memory or a Sentiment about many of the Things we end up having in our Collections for one reason or another and thus the Attachment Factor can be Amplified.  But like I said before, an Evolution is happening and I know that I already made Available to extended Family and Friends those Items they might want to have as their own or Keep in the Family.  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8cMwBNbXzhXNrcYYLF4dx_AlLjqIBu7przv4dvdPXOB9qJx42InsbpOaozkgRaRcgrSZOvVnHROZpC26NtferDd8kikns5Cynks31-rkkizzdD4uTGdXr-KDkIwjI6JXEzQPikjQgbPf/s1600/058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8cMwBNbXzhXNrcYYLF4dx_AlLjqIBu7przv4dvdPXOB9qJx42InsbpOaozkgRaRcgrSZOvVnHROZpC26NtferDd8kikns5Cynks31-rkkizzdD4uTGdXr-KDkIwjI6JXEzQPikjQgbPf/s640/058.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>So whatever was Left is Fair Game for me to do with as I choose without Guilt or a sense of Obligation to Keep beyond it's Time if I no longer felt any Attachment or Sentiment towards it personally.  And right now I choose to Let Go of most of it... as much of it as possible in fact, for a variety of valid reasons... practicality, necessity, economics and maintenance just being a few of them.  Sometimes you just need to Move On and Let Go as Seasons of Life and Changes come.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I've only got a select few things that might meet that criteria within my Hoard of Found Treasures... most will pass through my hands and on to others eventually, when it's Time.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOvm6s3qF3ipbD09vFurZAJIezPu_leyBMkZ8zaxySAXyEanm6S3Ze0xE2GyY_UafTt7T99WbtuuscTRPmpWAIMSYb9DI4dyBCAAw1kkiblprqDO9xHwQB2SR9me7W9OZMGobyM_49PIX/s1600/061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOvm6s3qF3ipbD09vFurZAJIezPu_leyBMkZ8zaxySAXyEanm6S3Ze0xE2GyY_UafTt7T99WbtuuscTRPmpWAIMSYb9DI4dyBCAAw1kkiblprqDO9xHwQB2SR9me7W9OZMGobyM_49PIX/s640/061.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And now that I have the benefit of Retail Spaces and pursuing that Dream of Sourcing for others, many other Found Treasures will have an even briefer stay at Bohemian Valhalla and were probably more a means to an end in spite of my Attraction to them and Thrill of Hunting, Discovering and 'Scoring' them!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi02wKTaDCoc_-TqXIxob8xekQCAu-eAjxnqXwU1JtZTdXGI1Q3tWaEeM3jUOb1lWn40q00lwTNdFG9HC1T1voXH01wgfswDz4iC8OaOItWVQLVjuFdeKTfluIOY7FvLoWS9Z4oXwvsede/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi02wKTaDCoc_-TqXIxob8xekQCAu-eAjxnqXwU1JtZTdXGI1Q3tWaEeM3jUOb1lWn40q00lwTNdFG9HC1T1voXH01wgfswDz4iC8OaOItWVQLVjuFdeKTfluIOY7FvLoWS9Z4oXwvsede/s640/060.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I suppose for me it's always been more about The Thrill Of The Hunt and Saving that which could be Lost Forever, than the actual Objects being Acquired for Personal Gain or Hoarding them all for myself anyway... whether I Kept or Parted with most of it didn't really matter all that much.  Nor was the Perceived 'Value' of it that Important to me, I didn't really Care one way or the other. </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oxjz0T2hZUCtAbyxRMoRxagNIq2WxKyZXf-1awY2UnK744Vjzs6rJbmo_94cYD6koBWIr2LPNKTY44cVEuJ4c72LZIrAaidxnK_6JMAwhcWRAriZfFOocvgUUU2K3aCMRcfUn256ogd0/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oxjz0T2hZUCtAbyxRMoRxagNIq2WxKyZXf-1awY2UnK744Vjzs6rJbmo_94cYD6koBWIr2LPNKTY44cVEuJ4c72LZIrAaidxnK_6JMAwhcWRAriZfFOocvgUUU2K3aCMRcfUn256ogd0/s640/069.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> Nor was I ever that hung up about the Investment aspect as a Portfolio per se, since the Antiques and Collectibles Market fluctuates wildly from year to year, decade to decade and generation to generation.  So it's not such a Wise Investment in my Opinion purely from that standpoint alone and probably shouldn't be the catalyst for why you Collect what you do.  What will be Trending next cannot always be accurately Predicted and the Paradigm Shift always comes eventually no matter how Hot something is or once was.  The Market is fickle.  I like what Heidi Klum so Famously says, "One day you're In... and the next day you're Out..."!  So True when it comes to Fashion, Style and Decor because it's so deeply Personal to each Individual and the Masses do Dictate what will Thrive and what will Perish in the Retail Market!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The SALE and Purging My Collections Continues...

    The first day of the SALE has gone really well, exceeding my Expectations for Sales and so that has continued to Motivate me to delve in...

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The Evolution Of Dawn...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsMyS-tEkfD8ZVvW817EIb3IW9V5Mh4HsyiywJQqhY1TEKEObIENvQzjI3EBOBStandEtI9RkgGvcRe_RkuNCgBAheVe91Rei2ibfyJmQt9qvvd9P1diP6uKCOeaYGKmN7MDUxrUZ1LxE/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsMyS-tEkfD8ZVvW817EIb3IW9V5Mh4HsyiywJQqhY1TEKEObIENvQzjI3EBOBStandEtI9RkgGvcRe_RkuNCgBAheVe91Rei2ibfyJmQt9qvvd9P1diP6uKCOeaYGKmN7MDUxrUZ1LxE/s640/002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div align="center"><em>A remarkable Evolutionary Process is happening to me as I spend more Time Sourcing to Sell than to Keep.   I'm now able to Let Go of massive quantities of my Personal Collections out of our Home as well without having any Emotional Attachment about the Process whatsoever!!!  It's becoming a Pure Business Decision perfectly Coordinated with the Desire to be at a place in our Lives to be Ready to Downsize considerably.  So a mass Exodus of Treasures Collected over the Years is now taking place as the Evolution of Dawn now goes into Hyperdrive and Amps up!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvM5fDdQrXDYH0w_hBnjgw54UhgtFLGMXi7IdiU5wRjNJ4wRofs8HhHbTaw3I4EzHNYNnBlztXegR-XG_Ipn8OenaC7aSO98orwekb1_7EHfgC6N9y_CnOU0nWqYrXVTVmKtTPuywjHYpX/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvM5fDdQrXDYH0w_hBnjgw54UhgtFLGMXi7IdiU5wRjNJ4wRofs8HhHbTaw3I4EzHNYNnBlztXegR-XG_Ipn8OenaC7aSO98orwekb1_7EHfgC6N9y_CnOU0nWqYrXVTVmKtTPuywjHYpX/s640/001.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Last Night it was the mass Exodus of an extensive Milkglass Collection... I still really Like it and just got to the point we weren't Using or Displaying it as much anymore, so it was Time to Purge it.  So Showroom #133 in particular now has some Wonderful White Collectibles to go with the Black and Red Hues that predominate the Showroom.  One thing I always liked about Milkglass was that it goes with anything and everything and is Sturdy enough for everyday use and has always been reasonably Priced to be able to Collect and Use.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVjYJvSkGjKjznL4BxWQwYEHBcismBKi5kzSNCkRu6fnGKFnQmkbiMjs7i_rCtBmmEM4spipAfiH6u30P882aOuBzqmGTbv3aWVJekj1wisrw-bWHU6XYMc3_PcaIjhWkpN5L062fcZAj/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVjYJvSkGjKjznL4BxWQwYEHBcismBKi5kzSNCkRu6fnGKFnQmkbiMjs7i_rCtBmmEM4spipAfiH6u30P882aOuBzqmGTbv3aWVJekj1wisrw-bWHU6XYMc3_PcaIjhWkpN5L062fcZAj/s640/003.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I'll Attempt to get at least a few Images of it once I get it all in the Showroom and Styled... but doing all this in the midst of a Big Sale has it's particular Challenges.  Prepping Inventory takes so much Time even though the Decision Making Process of what to Let Go of has not been Agonizing or Time Consuming at all, which is a Huge Change for Yours Truly.  As I continue to Evolve I'm able to not let Emotions get in the way of Editing and Purging efficiently now and it's so Empowering.  It also makes the Process not stagnate or stall anymore, so I feel as though a LOT is being Accomplished now in Record Time and more is going out rather than ending up in the "I Don't Know Yet" piles!!!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfP9meLAd3LHszmXMO1d-BrXv0LuuqsrKWENuB_n2U2TZaWLaoNB3OLSurodkN2wdhdmMYbRdTGvjvly41nG9ZsU13JKu_QJT_xCi6ze_c0P8VKZUwfOEBbCsaxcc41wxuBn1PHriVwyoq/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfP9meLAd3LHszmXMO1d-BrXv0LuuqsrKWENuB_n2U2TZaWLaoNB3OLSurodkN2wdhdmMYbRdTGvjvly41nG9ZsU13JKu_QJT_xCi6ze_c0P8VKZUwfOEBbCsaxcc41wxuBn1PHriVwyoq/s640/004.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And as the Showrooms Evolve and constantly Change as Inventory is Sold Off it's been more Fun than Collecting for my Personal Pleasure and Home Displays anyway.  There's not that constant anxiety ridden dilemma of "Where Can I Put It" and there's not the Saturation Point a Home can end up with as Collections expand over the Years and adequate Display Space runs out.  In a Retail Environment the Found Treasures Turn rather quickly so there's always a Space to Fill and so the Thrill Of The Hunt doesn't have the same Down Side as when purely Collecting for yourself.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBEmFJXvtsS_xIu_U1bsEWzfh_DdP-ziPZs-9y2QgCaVKMlqVcOFjRsXyh5dlqTP6GBhAZ0Klo_pVkvJTUP9hgN-ZFAhwhS2lOVhjW-rnGpf8gKW0ppTI3-mEA_uwFVXJjwffB622HeWC/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBEmFJXvtsS_xIu_U1bsEWzfh_DdP-ziPZs-9y2QgCaVKMlqVcOFjRsXyh5dlqTP6GBhAZ0Klo_pVkvJTUP9hgN-ZFAhwhS2lOVhjW-rnGpf8gKW0ppTI3-mEA_uwFVXJjwffB622HeWC/s640/021.JPG" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I can Source more of an Eclectic Mix of things than I might for my own Collections... knowing that would look Cool in the Showroom and might Appeal to my Customers.  I'm Learning what my Customers Desire and Hunting for it has Expanded the Thrill Of The Hunt for me actually as I seek out Specific Inventory that has been Requested.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_YuInUXgNu5qCv56iMo5Ch7PO0BUatg9kq2nUf-x8HkfuRWiwzqmnlw9KxypX5lbyNsPGIj72qs3_yZHD5E0U4Rg429VntKEAA5M1T2fOlO8OapLtmIZkCOHgzsaZHCLuuv1fBdLDg-f/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_YuInUXgNu5qCv56iMo5Ch7PO0BUatg9kq2nUf-x8HkfuRWiwzqmnlw9KxypX5lbyNsPGIj72qs3_yZHD5E0U4Rg429VntKEAA5M1T2fOlO8OapLtmIZkCOHgzsaZHCLuuv1fBdLDg-f/s640/034.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Finding New Homes for every single Old Globe and Map... and Displaying them En Masse has been a Joy for me because I Love Styling with them and Sourcing them, but had no Room of this Old House left to be able to do that particular Theme that I'd been dying to Create!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocom5iXmw7rXqhRH-AHgDisIMYaXpQp_8GNxCM92tJDU37GcbdDF3bHfrFoqkx5EYDTRfXG3M69uKUKxskvqIRisYc92l7eIFTW5pkOOBcKt2wJgmZ7jtOxmoGfiR-26D8EMovItgd9v5/s1600/036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocom5iXmw7rXqhRH-AHgDisIMYaXpQp_8GNxCM92tJDU37GcbdDF3bHfrFoqkx5EYDTRfXG3M69uKUKxskvqIRisYc92l7eIFTW5pkOOBcKt2wJgmZ7jtOxmoGfiR-26D8EMovItgd9v5/s640/036.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And yes, I do Enjoy that extra stream of Income coming in again... I Missed having my own stream of Income coming in... and though this isn't quite at Career Earning Potential yet, it could be... and that is the Ultimate Goal... to make as much or more at this eventually as I ever did in my Corporate Lives... but totally Enjoy the Journey and Time spent dedicated to it, because it's a Passion and not just a Career move.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06tFLTfMaq_P6EYAHCDcoJ2yO5_K-t6to2GxqeGqFPd-wCxrC5UDBz7zg6-OgCsQTLqFC8U4de2baoM4Mu6NJmmWuZ_f-X2OE6tMI5JXgrHdk0_2o9U6foDvo9HZeI5BEXhZP4VdSwDWh/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06tFLTfMaq_P6EYAHCDcoJ2yO5_K-t6to2GxqeGqFPd-wCxrC5UDBz7zg6-OgCsQTLqFC8U4de2baoM4Mu6NJmmWuZ_f-X2OE6tMI5JXgrHdk0_2o9U6foDvo9HZeI5BEXhZP4VdSwDWh/s640/035.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Because being on a Fixed Income for so many Years after Forced Retirements due to Health and Personal Reasons had really put a cramp on our Style and what we had been Accustomed to.  Increased Medical Expenses and Raising a second Family had also caused me to re-assess the ability to actually enter into Full Retirement, it wasn't going to meet us at our Point of Need for The Man to be Medically Retired and me to fully Retire from Working outside the Home to be a full time unpaid Caregiver to them all.  And if something doesn't work then I have to re-work it so that it does.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyHATUA9Akh4quJgs3PQuS7lj9QEbtf-EKte9raYNesO2Ri7J3P0_CA5r8Q0OeLihL4bQjfRyIf49TcFwvY7V7AvUI1Uk8Le2TXZZeabHrTq_quD6Ubu6JazpABJTF1oyUHo0dxiEfUK4/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyHATUA9Akh4quJgs3PQuS7lj9QEbtf-EKte9raYNesO2Ri7J3P0_CA5r8Q0OeLihL4bQjfRyIf49TcFwvY7V7AvUI1Uk8Le2TXZZeabHrTq_quD6Ubu6JazpABJTF1oyUHo0dxiEfUK4/s640/012.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And who knew that it would turn out to be a Blessing In Disguise to be almost Forced into Stepping Out In Faith due to Circumstances beyond my Control, FINALLY to Pursue a Passion and Dream I'd Nurtured on the Canvas of my Imagination for Years but had previously been too Timid or too Busy with Careers to actually Incubate and Give Birth to?!?  </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcsS4WppcKwARKPZdTW0WyqFdv2-yh3I54efA5B6VYP8RW2MN72pdiHJWcSGNB_fX9e_X7hHzdhP8ETmUGubZWy-GTz4tQ6e2ukd8GLE_Ip6jwbzf0eae0FXQ7uXhXsriZynI7ZWzbnZ5/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcsS4WppcKwARKPZdTW0WyqFdv2-yh3I54efA5B6VYP8RW2MN72pdiHJWcSGNB_fX9e_X7hHzdhP8ETmUGubZWy-GTz4tQ6e2ukd8GLE_Ip6jwbzf0eae0FXQ7uXhXsriZynI7ZWzbnZ5/s640/013.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>It's almost as if The Lord had Intentionally Closed all those other Doors and made it so that I couldn't Open them any kind of way or Turn Back, in order to FINALLY HAVE TO step through the Door I'd been Longing to see what lay beyond and would Feed my Soul, my stifled Dreams and my Secret Longings and Desires!!!   He knows me well after all, I'm Fearless about many things... but then there are those other things and those Changes that I'm Timid about until Pushed in that Direction and made to 'Make It Work'... which I always manage to do... but it's not always Comfortable because it is not always Familiar so the Unknowns can flash 'Risk' and the potential for possible Failures.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1yw7-6kAAGqRPViLP-eAIHCOcQBOeC8i0USfy4-t9ElxZeKZ0LKGK5l5-qBTim9zqkti-ukWqpaFHrVnX_aj9EZ6Jb6kTNWepIP_Pe8EyKcnV7OU1j1YBPu9GBTjy1g0wNxo7wstfo7P/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1yw7-6kAAGqRPViLP-eAIHCOcQBOeC8i0USfy4-t9ElxZeKZ0LKGK5l5-qBTim9zqkti-ukWqpaFHrVnX_aj9EZ6Jb6kTNWepIP_Pe8EyKcnV7OU1j1YBPu9GBTjy1g0wNxo7wstfo7P/s640/016.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm slowly, ever so slowly, Learning to become more of a Risk Taker and not just be Settling for a Sure Thing because it has that sometimes False sense of Security.  In this day and age you see I'm also Learning there's no such thing as a Sure Thing anymore... Times are Changing.   Working for one's Self is actually more Stable than working for somebody else who probably has no Loyalty to you no matter how Amazing your Work Ethic and what you bring to the Table... and can turn your World upside down on a dime, especially the Older Worker!  I don't want anybody to have that much Control over our Future or our Destiny. </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGDC1xIyV5ejxoHmD_T-RYiyq8YU2fPmqlGykkAz0kvQLLDQVA9tcelBIDpHF6On2sYG4VQq4QBHxYy1MMqmAFbl0fxlUKQzilqkRGnhURDzY2ju8sAFlXhu0uMNwX1V2dfzFr7XI8Or8/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGDC1xIyV5ejxoHmD_T-RYiyq8YU2fPmqlGykkAz0kvQLLDQVA9tcelBIDpHF6On2sYG4VQq4QBHxYy1MMqmAFbl0fxlUKQzilqkRGnhURDzY2ju8sAFlXhu0uMNwX1V2dfzFr7XI8Or8/s640/022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I can't even have a Peace about working for a Company anymore when I see how many of my Friends and Contemporaries are being Replaced, Let Down, Let Go and Screwed Over in the Workforce, even if they've been there for Decades and were Loyal to a Fault to their Employers!  Some may never work again unless they make the decision to work for themselves, because they're at that Season of Life where they're too Young to Retire and too Old to be considered an Asset by most Companies and Corporations.  Some now have Age Related Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and find themselves Uninsurable... which is scary indeed!!!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iYiRBLQub1FKW5YCcCwCqalDk12njBL96sZo_i_AbHHtQxILbfwEmPmVWIK57EHuFujQg9ARP0GEBnvWxq7llBhHMeTHW-nR0ex4KqqR_cRD24Kv390ljWf7pX_KYN4fdrIKT7vLzC7X/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iYiRBLQub1FKW5YCcCwCqalDk12njBL96sZo_i_AbHHtQxILbfwEmPmVWIK57EHuFujQg9ARP0GEBnvWxq7llBhHMeTHW-nR0ex4KqqR_cRD24Kv390ljWf7pX_KYN4fdrIKT7vLzC7X/s640/010.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> To me it is very Sad, because they're Good People and have Worked hard and smart all their Lives... but they never saw it coming and thought they had Job Security and Promised Benefits or Contractual Agreements that no longer Exist or were drastically Changed and not in their favor!!!  Some are losing everything and their Lives may never be the same, nor their Confidence or Countenance as the Struggle Changes them and wears them down over Time.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRljBKMnYUc_q9yxAjJN8DqVMEDABXugWSwpVaePBrdzxvApTrE-cHsiJTUkCcjbiUJLKBes5tFOKx5RTfd6P7AtGjJXNDeyYat01xiZOzKNY_ruh-_A-IYXnlEen9sw1dcglkjL94L0Q/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRljBKMnYUc_q9yxAjJN8DqVMEDABXugWSwpVaePBrdzxvApTrE-cHsiJTUkCcjbiUJLKBes5tFOKx5RTfd6P7AtGjJXNDeyYat01xiZOzKNY_ruh-_A-IYXnlEen9sw1dcglkjL94L0Q/s640/008.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>So it is Important to Learn to Adapt and Improvise because if you just keep on Living... Life quite often will hand you something you weren't exactly Prepared for as well as you thought you might have been... if at all?!?  I know we weren't Prepared for what came our way and for how long it would last... and I was a Diligent Planner and always had backup Plans in place and my usual Excess so that we always had something to fall back on during Hard Times.  Putting my Dependancy upon the Lord was perhaps my Wisest Life Decision ever though... because whatever or whoever you place your Dependancy upon ultimately Controls you... and I'd rather that be my Lord and not anything or anybody in this World!!!  I Trust Him completely... everything and everyone else, not so much... because sh** happens, lets face it!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmDcGqDDjrBQ1WElAl2yxpSFwN13kXxj2rImk-lIByVmhk-pf1zI-9Q0_IaTkdpVGlfleT7tVupB0pEN3lRFIoVQFDuSX2Pz1n0BKBlYlyJt_NXfboOiXPuVh1lgXY_3Cf3dA5J-Rt1QW/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmDcGqDDjrBQ1WElAl2yxpSFwN13kXxj2rImk-lIByVmhk-pf1zI-9Q0_IaTkdpVGlfleT7tVupB0pEN3lRFIoVQFDuSX2Pz1n0BKBlYlyJt_NXfboOiXPuVh1lgXY_3Cf3dA5J-Rt1QW/s640/015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Sometimes a sh**load of sh** happens in fact and that sorts folks out FAST!  My Dear Ole Dad always said nothing sorts folks out quite like Trouble, especially extended Trouble, he was a very Wise Man!  You'll often be Surprised at what and who is conspicuous by it and their absence during a Crisis... but the Good News is that whatever or whoever is LEFT, is all you ever needed anyway... and the chaff has been sifted out of your Life and given more Clarity to what and who matters.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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  A remarkable Evolutionary Process is happening to me as I spend more Time Sourcing to Sell than to Keep.   I'm now able to Let Go of m...

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SALE! Brass Armadillo West

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      THE BRASS ARMADILLO WEST is having an End Of Summer SALE running Today through Sunday with 15% off EVERYTHING in the Mall!!!   So To...

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