sansi07's Profile

Wow. this is such an incredibly powerful topic. I think friendship in our increasingly mobile and digital world is harder and harder to come by. As someone who had to reinvent her friend circle after almost all of her close friends moved away (sigh the end of graduate school) my husband and I made a project out of meeting cool people through other people we knew and trying to form a new 'group' luckily it worked out really well for us and we found a group of 10 like minded people that are truly our 'soul friends.'

Here are some tips,
1. It's true you can't judge a book by it's cover, but sometimes a cover can be a good lure...I always go up to people at parties and chat them up if they are dressed in an interesting way...plus it's a good conversation starter (I love your scarf, necklace, etc)
2. Make friends with that person you see everywhere, even if you don't have a lot in common, chances are she will know a ton of people, one of whom you might click with.
3. Give the shy ones a chance, it might be painful trying to draw out conversation from a new shy acquintance but it might be worth it.
4. Talk to the person next to you at church, mosque, weight watchers whatever you do.
5. reach out to your facebook circle, as in 'hey remember me? i moved let's get coffee'
6. and the absolutely most important thing....always always accept a first invitation...I try to be person who always invites new people over or to dinner so that they can meet some of my friends, people who say no two times in a row rarely get asked a third time.

I rep houston non stop to the utter disgust of my friends and family but what can I say...it's the best!

As a Rice grad I'm always amazed that people overlook the campus as a truly incredible place for a stroll and a cup of coffee at their absolutely gorgeous campus cafe

Also for shopping the Rice Village as an incredible assortment of independent boutiques and chain stores in an eclectic (if expensive) mix.

One of my favorite stores for home decor and design is the imposing and stunning High Fashion Home, it's an absolute must see (and shop) it's also located next door to some fabulous vietnamese cafes in midtown.

Close to houston is the strand in galveston, where you can see beautiful homes, go the new pleasure pier, swim in some of the warmest waters in the US and have generally an all-around great time.

and last but not least are two of houston's greatest gems...it's incredible Hermaan park with the fabulous botanical gardens and reflecting ponds, and discovery green the new park/communit space that has something going on at all hours of the day

I hate to play the doctor card but as a physician and pet owner and mother I would strongly strongly advise the people posting here who say that 'cats in the kitchen on the counters are cool, no biggie' to be very careful. Cat feces, and even more so kitten feces can carry dangerous diseases that are particularly harmful to immunodeficient people and to pregnant women. As one can't know always who is immunodeficient or pregnant I would strongly recommend keeping your beloved felines out of the kitchen as much as possible. Our cat knows she is in big time trouble if she gets on the counter (safer for her, and much much safer for us).

I very rarely comment on the home tours but I LOVE this apartment, most especially the thoughtful layout of the kitchen, dining and living room. The coffee tables in the living room are brilliant and I love the tile in the bathroom. That front door!! I agree that I don't adore the sculpture over the bed but it might just be because I've seen so many corruptions of that style over time. Otherwise I love almost every detail! Great job!

THIS IS EPIC!!!!!

probably one of the best ideas I've seen on this site! Now I almost hope my friend decides against taking our old crib :)

EPIC!!!

I used to get the blues too until my children were old enough to what to do stuff all weekend :) Now with toddlers and full work weeks sunday mornings are brunches with friends or family, sunday afternoons are play time at the park or zoo (with a delicious nap squeezed in) and then early dinner and a movie (special weekend treat at our house), by the time the kiddos are tucken in, the house is cleaned up there's just enough time to catch up on a grown up tv show or two before falling into an exhausted slumber

These are an ideal use for the millions of baby food jars I have lying around, transporting cupcakes is NOT easy and this way they can stay cute without me having to buy one of those overpriced 30 cupcake holders (p.s. buttercream is disgusting to me so I would just use a cream cheese frosting) perfect for the picnic!

I LOVE those shelves! Where are they from?
Cute bathroom!

i'm a doctor and i'm disgusted (trust me it takes a lot)

I've been trying to figure out this same thing for our guest room (already have awesome shades just don't want to pay for professional install or ugly visible cords so I looked around and found these. A caveat I haven't tried them yet but for 5 bucks if they work they sound like a great solution especially if you're doing a bunch of lanterns

http://www.partybrights.com/product/LED10/Battery-powered-led-light-make-any-paper-lantern-battery-operated.html