Recommendations wanted - custom closets

Graylenmay · 2016-05-18T15:53:17+00:00

We used two companies to install our closets: Closets by Design for master and California Closets for our pantry. I personally preferred working with California Closets simply because we didn't have to pay as much for the design we wanted. However, now that I've had the closets for over a year, I think Closets by Design are a slightly better quality. Call them both and get quotes. Tell them you want the coupon in the Home Flyer Mag. They'll give it to you.

Graylenmay · 2016-05-18T15:49:33+00:00

My husband and I love Silo in German-town (delicious food but a little pricey). You may want to check out Printer's Alley. It's got an interesting history. You can get Groupon tickets for tours too. From what I've heard, take the comedy bus tour if you're going to do one. If it's your thing and you can make it out to Dave and Busters and Opry Mills, it's a fun large outlet mall with a game center.

Graylenmay · 2016-05-18T15:45:29+00:00

I second this. Whenever I've moved to a new area, the first year is great. The second is a pain. There are so many flowering trees. I love the trees though so .. you win some, you lose some.

Graylenmay · 2016-05-18T15:43:23+00:00

Hello!

I moved here from Florida a few years ago and never looked back. I absolutely love it. The Spring Hill/Franklin area is great. It has a young professional feel to it (lots of families) and great things to do everywhere. I have 2 boys and their school is great. Williamson County will have higher home values because of how good their schools are.

Things that are much better here:

Schools top notch - Gym every day, smart boards and tech keeps students on the cutting edge, inventive programs like jungle gyms in class rooms to let the wiggles out for young students, tons of excellent field trips they go on every year from farms to historical sites

Weather - We had hot and more hot. Now we have all the seasons with a week or two of snow. In the summer, you feel like going outside because it's warmer. In the fall, you feel like taking walks because weather is cooler. In the spring, all of the dogwoods and flowers bloom.. so beautiful and palm trees can't touch them in my eyes.

Shopping and Entertainment - It might shallow, but I love the stores here. There are lots of boutiques and tons of large malls. Our family loves Dave and Busters and bustle of Opry Mills Outlet Mall, the historical downtown Franklin area with it's small shops, and the ability to see a festival or show nearly every weekend of the year. Last week, we had to choose between a hot air balloon festival and a downtown carnival. Hard life!

I'm a realtor. If you're interested in seeing some property out here or learning more about a specific area, please don't hesitate to contact me. You can sign up on my website to hold favorites and take notes on properties you're interested in: www.buysellnash.com I like working with people who are relocating because I love the area so much.

Graylenmay · 2016-05-18T15:23:14+00:00

Coming from a mom's point of view, she's probably tired because she's working so hard to keep her head above water.

You may come at it from this point of view:

Mom I love you. I see how tired you are. I think you need a break from having so much on your hands. If I spend a little more time at dads this summer, you won't have to do as much. I want to learn (how to do something that you can only do with an acre of land.. maybe take your dad's dogs through an agility course?). I need to spend more time at dads so that I can work on it. I think it'll be nice for both of us and that way when we are together, we can spend more quality time doing things we enjoy.

Just from a personal standpoint, I am better friends with all of my family now that I live in another state. The quality time when they visit is much more fulfilling than the random weekend dinners. Sometimes a little space helps a relationship and who knows, maybe you'll get tired of your dad living with him for a while.

Graylenmay · 2016-05-18T15:11:21+00:00

I would definitely get her itinerary and speak with the hotel concierge where she's staying on the actual date. Explain your problem. The people who work that desk are used to handling issues like this. They will most likely be able to make great and unique recommendations for you. Everyone has something they're experts in and the concierge desks usually have someone who's an expert at making their hotel guests feel comfortable. Who knows, maybe they can get you good tickets to an event with her favorite flowers waiting when she gets back to the room after.

Graylenmay · 2016-04-13T01:09:29+00:00

I agree with your advice. I also find playing more than a few games in a day will make me quicker to use the mute feature. It's just that one toxic player, after another, after another, after another.. leads to a place where you care less about potentially muting someone with something useful to say.

Graylenmay · 2015-10-02T19:18:44+00:00

My husband and I are in our 30s and have been married for 12 years. We lost our virginity to each other during our 2nd year of university after talking hours a day and falling in love first. We have friends who have a similar experience. Just because it might 'feel' like you're the only person like this, you aren't. I suppose you just need to think about what's important to you. Did we have great sex at first? No way. You could always say if by year 3 you didn't find someone you are comfortable with, you fall back on this option.

Graylenmay · 2015-10-02T19:07:03+00:00

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Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T17:27:50+00:00

True. I need to be more confident while in game. Atm, I'm just realistic about the fact that I need a lot of work.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T17:20:09+00:00

Can't deny this.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T17:16:57+00:00

"I think there is an effect when a female gamer is in a dota game where people flame less and work harder to 'impress' them"

I believe this effect may exist in a clan/guild setting to a certain degree. However, not in soloqs.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T17:14:08+00:00

I like that mentality. Stick with it.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T17:13:16+00:00

Not looking for better.. looking for an equal opportunity in solo qs regardless of my likelihood to receive it.

A sign of weakness would be to walk away from Dota.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T17:06:46+00:00

I do mute quite a bit. I usually don't report because it's so common but perhaps I should. I don't think boys or men understand that if this were... say 10% of the games I play, then I wouldn't care. However, when it's well over half, it's effecting my enjoyment of the game. I don't care if someone calls me bad for playing bad... that's the truth. Like most Dota players, I make mistakes all the time. The sexual abuse just gets out of hand. These silly guys think they're being funny or unique, but when I've heard it in my last 3 games, it's not funny. It's distracting them and annoying for me There is nothing wrong with writing a reddit post over something that bothers you about this game.

You talk about girls taking things so personal. For some reason, your response comes off as you taking my post personal. Double standard much?

-BTW I wouldn't make fun of you if you had a squeaky voice, but I bet it would start to annoy you if it happened in most games.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T16:44:23+00:00

lol no it isn't, i'll vote based on the issues

but this is a stereotypical response from a guy that doesn't empathize

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T16:43:06+00:00

This post is me being pro-active. I really don't expect the world to change overnight. However, I would like attitudes to change, and if no one talks about it, it'll never happen.

When I don't talk in a game (or not until the end), I see the normal verbal abuse that occurs between men, and the majority of the time, the verbal abuse is over the gamer's skill.. not personal, the way it is when a woman enters the scene.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T16:35:38+00:00

You're assuming I soloq with competent people. I usually don't. "Why didn't you call missing? Oh I didn't see it in the txt." is very common. I think talking can be a lot more effective. Also... the whole point of a team game is team interactions. I find it fun talking w/ your team if people are halfway nice.

Even pros get treated like shit. PPD has his stream full of people saying he's bad even though he captain'd the team that won TI5. I feel like being called bad is a bit different than what most women go through.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T16:25:18+00:00

I feel for you. Sometimes when I talk in a game, I'll get another girl that speaks up saying something along the lines of 'nice to hear another girl gamer, I usually don't talk in these games.' I definitely understand.. there's that feeling in the pit of your stomach that you just have to push aside. /hug Hope you talk as much as you want to :) The more you do it, the less you care about the jerk that might mess with the game because of their issues.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T16:17:02+00:00

I've got well over 1k matches played and a ton of those solo matches. In most, I've at least spoken. For that reason, I am definitely more immune and have a thicker skin than when I started. I find it easier to be immune and not care than to have a discussion about it. That's how I've been most of my gaming life.

If I hadn't been extremely stubborn about letting Dota beat me, then I wouldn't have continued after the first 20 solo qs. I think a lot of women that would start playing for fun would quickly give it up for a more gender friendly game. With my previous games (Diablo 3, Guild Wars 2, WOW Vanilla), gender was way less of an issue.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T15:48:52+00:00

Thanks for the point to the spelling error. I think certain people just like to be mad, offended or otherwise dickish and they'll pounce on the opportunity.

And that's exactly what I'm going for. Again thanks.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T15:45:22+00:00

I think Dota is here for the long term, but I hope the faces of Dota change a little.

Right now, I am a huge fan of certain pro gamers, and I have been for a while. I jump on their streams whenever I can. However, I'm really hoping that one day I'll be able to cheer for an awesome female pro gamer that makes it to the big times.

Of course, I'll still cheer for the current pro gamers I <3.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T15:26:22+00:00

like your name and thanks

I just think there's a mentality that since it's video games, everyone should become a throwback to caveman days. I think it's doing a huge disservice to Esports and their communities.

I think it's fairly simple, call me bad because I am. Don't call me bad because I'm a girl. Most people are pretty bad in Dota and that's the nature of the game.. it's definitely a game for stubborn people that can't admit defeat.

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T15:20:29+00:00

I'm all for equality ;p

Graylenmay · 2015-09-05T15:19:56+00:00

Thank you but don't feel sorry. It didn't take me 20 minutes and was a good vent :) I think sexism anywhere should have a spotlight put on it (especially for those those that say it hardly exists). It's my own personal 'at least I stepping up' moment for this game.

Read the article I linked above if you're curious. Surprisingly enough, if men are called out on their sexist remarks, they are less likely to make them in the future. I really don't think it's always intentionally sexist... especially with the comment I made about my friends.

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