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CRAVE CRUSH the urban girl's blog to all that you CRAVE
Hello, Summer!
How many times a year do we utter the words, “If only there were more hours in the day…”? Well, on the summer solstice, you will get your wish since today, the sun shines longer than any other day of the year. Today of course also marks the official start of summer, and with it, we celebrate all the best things about this much-anticipated season! To welcome the return of flip-flops, barbecue’s, vacations and more, we’ve compiled a list of activities to do in order to take advantage of those extra minutes of sunlight. Grab your friends and family and head out – you won’t want to miss a second of your summer solstice celebration!
A picnic is a simple no-brainer for a summer occasion, but you might decide to get a little creative for the special occasion by coordinating a late-night sunset picnic in your city’s most scenic setting. Bring a playlist of songs with the word “sun” in them to set the right mood.
If you’re an avid outdoors-woman, you’ll want to really maximize your extra minutes of rays! Head out for an evening hike, run, or bike ride and extend it a little longer than usual. You’ll get an extra boost knowing that this is the only night you’ll be able to savor the sunlight during your routine workout.
Spending your solstice doing water activities is an excellent idea if you live near a body of water. Boating, surfing, kayaking, or even just lounging beachside will give you that summer glow you’ve been missing all winter. Plus, watching the sun lower over sparkling waves is a sight that can hardly be beat, and one you’ll want to store in your memory for the next winter.
Say Mother Nature decides to throw you a curveball and sends rain instead of shine, well don’t let that stop you from enjoying the spirit of the day. Curling up with a book and hot tea can be relaxing during a summer rainfall or storm especially if enjoyed from a patio or porch. If the day is more gray gloom than thrilling boom, head to your local arboretum or greenhouse to get your tropical nature fix.
Kacy Paide – The Inspired Office – The Office Dream Weaver
The Inspired Office; doesn’t the name alone just conjure up images of the perfect, neat and organized office like the ones featured in the pages of Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel or the Container Store? You’ll likely have the notion that The Inspired Office will deliver the ideal workspace, where one can be inspired by their work and also successfully run their business. Well… Kacy Paide, the founder of The Inspired Office, is what we’d like to call “The Office Dream Weaver.” She’s thrives on tackling the messiest, most-paper-filled office spaces and transforming them into a dream office. Paide is so passionate about helping business owners to create an organized, functional and aesthetically-pleasing work environment that she specializes in organizing offices.
Paide can help prospective clients in three ways depending on their needs and budget:  First, a free weekly email newsletter filled with useful tips, ideas and articles sure to inspire any business owner;  second, a unique quiz, “How Inspired Is Your Office” to help potential clients understand how much organization assistance they need – this also serves as a precursor to a 20-minute free consultation with Paide, and lastly, 3 consultation packages:
- The Art of Filing  (8 hours)
- The Inspired Office Makeover (12 hours)
- Inspired Office University (18 hours)
Each package is customized based on what filing and organizational systems and layout work best for you and your business. Paide takes great care to understand what makes her clients tick and how to help them work through their clutter & organization issues to make their dream office a reality. She’s helped more than 200 business owners get organized and create their very own inspired office. Paide is quickly becoming one of Washington’s most sought after professional office organizers and has been featured in The Washington Post and Daily Candy.
If you’re up to your ears in paper or frightened by the sight of your filing cabinet and don’t know where to turn to get your office organized, suffer no more, Kacy Paide of The Inspired Office is the one to call. She’s a genius at helping business owners have a clearer path to success, by literally moving mountains of paper out of the way and creating organizational systems that are effective and easy to maintain.
We’re thrilled that Kacy Paide of The Inspired Office will be one of the featured woman business owners featured in the upcoming CRAVE DC guide launching in the Spring 2010.