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ps...any decorating advice...advice on places to get wonderful prints, etc...would be MOST welcome!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Holy Pink!!!!! (aka the Co-Sleeping Connundrum)
ps...any decorating advice...advice on places to get wonderful prints, etc...would be MOST welcome!
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Oh mama! I feel you! Our rooms were never hot pink {first three kiddos are boys:-)} But we had a time getting each of them out of the family bed. It was easiest with the middle two though. We waited until the oldest (of the middle children) was 4.5 and the youngest was 2 years. Then we let them help decorate their bedroom, and got them bunk beds. They played on the top bunk and slept on the bottom one together, piled on top of each other in a tangle of little limbs like puppies! They still sleep together at 10 and 7! It was easier for them to make the move from our bed when they still had someone to cuddle with at night! Now I'm still co-sleeping with our 15 month old and am expecting our 5th babe in Sept... looks like it's getting crowded in here again!ReplyDelete
I've got two boys in bed with me now. But they're still littles. They're not staying forever, LOL. Can't wait to see the new room!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Ella would love that bedroom. She loves anything that reminds her of "Fancy Nancy" books. The way I figure it with children's rooms is -you're not the one sleeping there, let them have their colour. We haven't redone Ella's room yet, but then we didn't use 'baby' paper either. I wish our plaster wasn't in such a mess and could paint. Ella's very excited to decorate her own room.ReplyDelete
Co-sleeping would have made Ella's baby years easier on me but it didn't suit us. Also, we'd never get Ella out of our bed. As it is I have a hard time getting back to my own bed if I sleep with Ella (in her bed) for a night or two.
Rachel's idea sounds good. Let them sleep together in the new room. That way it's not so different.
Good luck.
I love the pink--and I am not a pink person. It is vibrant without looking neon. I would love to get our girls out of our room, but we have no where else to put them! At least Larkspur sleeps in her own twin next to our bed, but Beatrix just won't sleep on her own! I have no idea how things will work when the new baby comes in May.ReplyDelete
Oh, you are SO gonna be the "Fun Mom" that has all the other kids running to their Moms asking for pink bedrooms!!! Your little girlies are going to be happy in their new room, I'm sure :)ReplyDelete
Our daughter lasts in her crib until around midnight, and then it's to bed with us. Keeps us all sane so far, but down the road we'll also be decorating her room and encouraging her to use her own bed!!ReplyDelete
I am laughing WITH you! When we moved into our new home, I craved a space to sleep with just my partner. So, we let Leaf choose the color of her room- RED! We compromised on some of the decor, she "allowed" me to choose a complimentary blue for some of the walls because she really wanted me to lay in bed with her. I found some Inuit prints of penguins, a batik wall hanging with "peace" in multiple languages, a colorful new rug, a red lamp... she loves her space and prefers to sleep there! Sure, there are still discussions about why Mama is too big to sleep comfortably in her little bed and she knows she is always welcome in our bed. Each morning she joins us just before dawn, but our room is not as cozy to her. Giving her a special place with her things has been a gift to our whole family. I cannot believe she moved into her own bed before she turned 3!ReplyDelete
I recommend making prayer or blessing flags with the girls to hang in their room. It's a great way to set intentions and create positive energy in a space, and for the girls to feel ownership in creating their special place. (http://www.karunaarts.com/ is a good source)
Good luck and have fun with this new chapter in life!
I LOVE IT!! IT'S PERFECT!! It's a great colour, really...and I can't believe that you did this between when I left your house at 5 last night and this morning! Amazing, as always. I don't know how you get any rest at all. When R and I crawl into bed at night, we sleep well and have time to cuddle in the morning before everyone is up. Our kids all sleep together, which is co-sleeping in a way...no one is lonely! Do what works, change it when it stops working...Violet has been clamouring for a pink room...maybe in a few years!!ReplyDelete
We are a co-sleeping family, too. Fortunately, our two boys transitioned easily to their (now shared) room. Both moves meant redecorating to ramp up the excitement of the transition! Good luck :)ReplyDelete
Libraries, Book stores, Museums and Parks and Rec can be a source of prints ...sometimes totally freeReplyDelete
Dust Jacket covers from books can make nice prints as can covers/pages from favourite paperback picture books.
We made simple pillowcases and cushion covers from cheap white sheets (75 cents each) and decorated them with sharpies (what we had at the time.... fabric paints would be better but the sharpie designs have survived washings)
There is a nice Milly Molly Mandy Story about moving out of her parents room into a room of her own that is rather nice ..also A naughty little sister story by Dorothy Edwards about moving into your own bed that's a goodie too.
To cuddle.. Cheryl at time to craft designed really nice Heat bag covers
You could always frame the kids artwork for the walls ..Walmart has some nice inexpensive simple plastic/acrylic type poster frames ??? (it has pricey ones too just burrow in their stick for the reasonable ones)
I would not worry about Artistic effect or the pink...if it keeps them happily in their OWN room it has a wonderful artistic merit that is priceless !!!!
I laughed out loud at "grab a paper bag and hyperventilate with me." Got my bag ready!ReplyDelete
do you know what i love about it .... that it celebrates who SHE is ... that says a lot ... being in Early childhood education -- i can tell you that you have allowed the room to say " i love being me !!" and for children that is soooo valuable at this age ! Good for you sweet loving mama.... you should be proud of yourself..... maybe some lovely rice paper lanterns from the ceiling .... you never know .... xoxox light and peaceReplyDelete
I have 7 children. 2 of them still co-sleeping. The thing that worked best for us was setting up a special space that they decorated (like you're doing now!) and having a buddy to now co-sleep with away from mommy and daddy. So there are 3 bedrooms being used for children, 2 to a bedroom (er... technically there's one bedroom with only one kid as the toddler still climbs in bed with us). They like having another person in the room with them, and I have to say, so do I!ReplyDelete
Hilarious, we are doing the exact same thing this weekend but not in pink. I actually really miss having Zach (almost age 7) in our bed, but aboard a boat it's just not possible. The bed is too small and there is no way for it to get bigger. So we've been a split family with Daddy and Zach in one room and me with the baby in another. This weekend is the big room makeover Phase 1. Fresh paint, rainbow bedspread, a lit up ceiling, whatever it takes.ReplyDelete
Oh I'd be freaking out at the pink too! At least the girls love it... For art you could check out the 'feed your soul' free art project: http://indiefixx.com/Feed_your_soul/downloads.htmlReplyDelete
We're co-sleepers too, but at the beginning of our journey as our first is only two and our second is yet to arrive. I'll look forward to an update as I have hopes for a similar plan when we reach the, uh, 'done' stage :)
I have to second the 'you can cuddle with each other' idea. Our girls share a room and we call it the Sister Room. We really worked hard to make it a fun, sister-y place with lots of pairs of stuffed animals ('look! yellow mice with dresses! they're sisters!) etc. They have special music they can listen to in there, and special reading lights. It's not pink...but they did choose the color (a very mature taupe!)ReplyDelete
Good luck-
we have purple if it makes you feel any better....ReplyDelete
Yay! Once the room is all decorated, the pink will be less overwhelming. I have a panic attack every time that we paint, even when it's me that has selected the colour. It just never seems to turn out as I envisioned. But once things are hung on the walls, area rugs are scattered on the floor, and cushions are tossed on couches or beds, it all comes together. And really? Pink is a wonderful stepping stone on the path of growing up. Good on you, mama - honouring Ruby's voice! (But I may not be so enthusiastic when Middling starts badgering for a pink room, thank you very much! ;-)ReplyDelete
Oh thank you mammas...for your loving support, (and ability to laugh along with me)! I have to say that I think I'll be able to work with this...I'm thinking lots of white and yellow accents, some bright pictures...yes, I think this will work. As we're painting the trim, (crisp clean white), it actually looks better. I thank you for the great suggestions and links...I'll be sure to incorporate some of those ideas! I mean, the best part of this all is that we're going to get our bedroom back...that's worth pink with purple polkadots on the wall as far as I'm concerned!!ReplyDelete
xox maureen
LOVE the pink! Wall stickers work great because you can peel them off when you are done and it is a quick change :). We also recycle a lot of magazine pictures with decoupage and collage. I'm putting up a writing wall for our son very soon, So he has a place to add his own artistic expressions on a HUGE canvas ;). Good luck with the transition. Our son is still very much a co-sleeper. He has two rooms he can call his own, but he still ends up crawling in with us quite a bit :).ReplyDelete
I spent a few years in a living room that was painted in "English Rose"- it should have been called Ye Olde English Pink. I hated it. I hated it from day one, and the only thing that kept me from painting it over straight away was my then- husbands puppyface when he surprised me with it... it took him ages to admit that he hated it, too. ("I thought that when it dries, it'd turn darker!")ReplyDelete
BUT... if your kiddos love their self- chosen colour, I suppose the paper bag really is all you can do! My first self- chosen interior makes my eyes water in retrospect, but mini- me adored it top to bottom. Bottom being a greyish- blue carpet with multicoloured "sprinkles". Yuck.
I swear the only pink I can stand to this day is pink kitty paws!
oh man, this post couldnt have come at a better time..ReplyDelete
my mom and I got into a fight over the phone today....she doesn't agree with co-sleeping and a slew of other parenting choices we have made (out of nothing but love and comfort for everyone!)
she doesn't understand why "kids these days aren't expected to fall asleep on their own". My son is 19 months old, and I think it is perfectly well and healthy for a babe to need his mommy for any reason at all. It's not like he's 13 hopping in bed with us!
I can imagine after 8 years...a change is an order. We also see no lovin' action in bed (erm, we would like to have another baby...I guess a couch conception is our best bet! haha!!) and sometimes I just want to roll over and sprawl out. But all I need to do is look at my little boy, eyes closed, chest rising and falling...and I remember over and over again why we are a co-sleeping family.
My mom is hurt that I dont ask her more often for parenting advice. It would be like asking a podiatrist for a root canal...we use a very different approach then she did 25 years ago. ::sigh:: I love her, but sometimes, it is just so ...tough.
xoxoxo to you both, lovely ladies.
I think the pink looks great, though I admit it is one of my favorite colors. Anything else pink in the room would probably be too much though!ReplyDelete
We always co-slept, oldest was in our bed for five years, and then a few beyond that with youngest, I guess it was about 8 years for us too. I do miss it though, sometimes wish we still all fit. Our girls now share a room, got to pick the color, a nice pale blue, and although there are two twin beds in the room they always sleep together in just one bed...
I got all my inspirations from ohdeedoh and all my prints from etsy. Oh how I love etsy.ReplyDelete
I love your discreet references to "action" in the bed. So important (and difficult) to balance "married" life with "mama" life!ReplyDelete
For art work, checkout "Alphabet Wallcards" made by eeBoo. The "Fairies in the Garden Alphabet Wall Cards" are especially sweet!
These picture frames are awesome for a rotating gallery of prints or kids' artwork. The frame also stores 50 pages of past work. We have 3 in a row along a wall. They can be horiz or vertical. Aaron Bros also sells one that is for that bigger kids' paper, like 11x17. ... other companies sell similar.ReplyDelete
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The state is preparing to take over 45 miles of the rail lines between Worcester and Boston next month to allow a major increase in commuter rail service and is nearing completion of a related bridge elevation project to allow double-stacked freight through Central and Western Massachusetts for the first time.
Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray said the state will finalize the second part of a major compact with CSX Corp. next month that will allow expanded freight and commuter rail service after years of planning, negotiations and construction.
He said he expects transportation officials to announce a definitive plan and an expanded schedule for commuter rail service between Worcester and Boston when those agreements are signed. He said that will increase service from the current 13.5 trips per day to 20 trips a day over the next year.
The lieutenant governor said he hopes the first of those additional train runs will be added immediately and others will be added in the months that follow. He said that could also provide for the addition of some express trains.
Combined with the completion later this year of the raising of 14 rail bridges and relocation of a major freight yard from Boston to Worcester, the commuter and freight rail improvements should deliver significant new opportunities for economic growth, he said.
Mr. Murray, who had been working on those complicated Worcester rail projects first as mayor of Worcester and over the last five years as lieutenant governor, said he plans to now focus on maximizing new opportunities for new jobs and business expansion created by the rail improvements.
The challenge going forward, he said, is, "How do you leverage it and maximize it in terms of what it means in terms of economic development, quality of life and environmental benefits," in Central Massachusetts, Boston and southeastern Massachusetts.
"There are opportunities created in linking up New England's largest city and its second-largest city and the synergies that are created not only between life sciences and biotech, but other innovation sectors, financial services and colleges and universities," Mr. Murray said.
"It's really, I think, a huge opportunity for businesses that are growing and expanding that may be priced out of the Boston area and being able to market them and keep them in Massachusetts," he said. For Central Massachusetts, he said, the freight expansion will further diversify the region's economy by encouraging more warehouse, packaging and light manufacturing operations.
The agreements will include transfer of the 45 miles of freight lines Between Worcester and Boston, as well as 37 miles of rail lines between Taunton, Fall River and New Bedford, and eight miles known as the Grand Junction that runs over the Charles River through Cambridge, Charleston and Chelsea. The state will also benefit by freeing up the Boston freight yard for 80 acres of new development parcels along the Charles River across from Cambridge.
The state will pay CSX $100 million to acquire the freight lines and will assume the cost of operating and maintaining them. For its part, CSX is investing $129 million for rail yard construction in Worcester, Westboro and West Springfield, while the state and CSX are sharing the cost of bridge work at 31 locations between New York state and Worcester to raise clearances for double-stacked freight.
Secretary of Transportation Richard A. Davey said the addition of commuter rail trains will be incremental, relying on existing equipment, while the cost of maintaining the rail lines will not be new, as the state already pays CSX to maintain the lines used for commuter rail. Moreover, he said state maintenance of the lines should also allow the state to eliminate delays caused when freight was using the lines, during very warm weather in the summer when speeds are cut down to 45 mph.
Mr. Davey said the purchase will also create "clear lines of accountability as to how we provide better service," which has not always been the case with dual private and public operation of those lines.
He said the project breaks new ground for expansion of commuter rail using existing freight lines that are being studied by many other states around the country.
"It's huge for a few reasons. It's a model agreement for other states that are trying to work with CSX and other freight railroads to expand high speed and commuter rail service," Mr. Davey said, noting the state found a way to do that without reducing freight services.
The administration released a report today, titled, "Transforming the rail network for economic and community development," that details progress on the project.

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The Census Bureau will launch a massive operation on March 30 to verify and update more than 145 million addresses as it prepares to conduct the 2010 Census.
Nationwide, more than 140,000 census workers will participate in the address canvassing operation, a critically important first step in assuring that every housing unit receives a census questionnaire in March 2010. All information is kept confidential. The countdown to the 2010 Census is officially one year out on April 1.
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The first publicly visible activity of the 2010 Census is ahead of schedule. Address canvassing kicks off a week earlier than originally planned and should conclude by mid-July. The operation will use new hand-held computers equipped with GPS to increase geographic accuracy. The ability to capture GPS coordinates for most of the nation's housing units will greatly reduce the number of geographic coding errors caused by using paper maps in previous counts.
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Rams Dominate Early in Victory Over Ravens
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Sam Bradford threw three touchdown passes in 11/2 quarters giving the St. Louis Rams a 31-17 win over the Baltimore Ravens to end the preseason on Thursday night.
Rams coach Jeff Fisher, taking over a franchise that has totaled 15 wins in the past five seasons, used virtually all of his starters until the score was 21-0 on a 9-yard catch by Mike Hoomanawanui with 6:59 to go in the half. Bradford threw five touchdown passes in the preseason, all of them at home for the Rams (2-2).
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After years of advice that healthy eating requires a reduction in high-fat-food consumption, with food like butter cream and chocolate deemed the worst offenders, a leading heart scientist has warned that the UK's National Health Service guidelines must be urgently revised. Dr. James DiNicolantonio insists that diets which restrict saturated fat intake do not lower cholesterol, prevent heart disease or aid in lengthening life spans. Dr. DiNicolantonio is so worried about what he brands a misinterpretation of "flawed data" that he as called for a new public health campaign to admit "we got it wrong."
Sugar and carbohydrates are what Dr. DiNicolantonio identifies as the real offenders when it comes to raising cholesterol and fuelling the country's obesity epidemic. He said, "A public health campaign is drastically needed to educate on the harms of a diet high in carbohydrates and sugar. There is no conclusive proof that a low-fat diet has a positive effect on health. Indeed the literature indicates a general lack of any effect, good or bad, from a reduction in fat intake.
A change in recommendation is drastically needed as public health could be at risk. We need a public health campaign as strong as the one we had in the '70s and '80s demonizing saturated fats, to say that we got it wrong." The heart expert points out that the warnings against saturated fats date back to the 1950s when research suggested a like between a high intake of fatty food and deaths from heart disease. But the study's author draw conclusions from six countries but chose to ignore a further 16 which did not bolster his hypothesis.
DiNicolantonio adds, "It seemingly led us down the wrong 'dietary road' for decades to follow. This stemmed from the belief that since saturated fat increase total cholesterol (a flawed theory to begin with) they must increase the risk of heart disease." Robert Gordon University nutrition professor Brian Ratcliffe says, "For the last three decades, accumulating evidence has not provided strong support for the dietary recommendation regarding reducing fat and saturated fat intake. DiNicolantonio does not even touch on the evidence which suggests that low-fat diets (admittedly lower than the current recommendations) have been associated with poor mood and even depression. Many who adhere to dietary dogma have chosen to ignore the uncomfortable facts that do not fit the hypothesis."
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Ruhpolding Leisure Park is an enchanting fantasy world for children, set at the heart of an idyllic mountain forest amid the beautiful unspoilt scenery of the Chiemgau Alps.
The attractions at Ruhpolding Leisure Park include fast-paced dragon rides, the gentle-paced Bavarian Stag Train, Dinosaur Mountain, bumper cars, the Kraxel Max climbing area, the Siegfried dragon ride and Babyland for the little ones. The slide paradise has a steep slide with four lanes, each of which is 50 metres long and at a 60-degree angle – perfect for family races and setting new speed records! After you have walked through the labyrinth of tunnels with various moving mining scenes, you can go in search of crystals at the crystal mine. Riding the crazy bikes with distorted wheels requires a high degree of skill: only those who can display exceptional body control will be able to get pedalling! Little ones are able to let off steam at Babyland, where there is a wide range of play equipment that is perfectly suited to their needs. The slide that passes through a hollow tree and the trampoline are also very popular. Older children will really enjoy the bumper cars and can hurtle around to their hearts' content! The maypole mountain climber game is great fun for all generations. All the main attractions here are under cover, making a visit worthwhile even in bad weather.
The fairytale world at Ruhpolding Leisure Park is a real highlight for children. At various stations, the most popular stories are played out using moving figures, some of which are driven by hydropower generated by a mountain stream. Kids can share in the escapades of 'Augustus Who Would Not Have Any Soup', root for the seven young goats or wait for the prince to wake Snow White from her enchanted sleep. You've hardly left the world of witches and princesses when you come across Siegfried's Dragon Ride – a huge dragon that soars over mountains and valleys with 35 people on his back. A ride on the Gipfelstürmer mountain rollercoaster guarantees fun, thrills and plenty of smiling faces. Visitors who want to stop for a short rest or something to eat will find plenty of opportunities to do so. In addition to picnic huts and cafés, there is the Tischlein deck Dich 'Wishing Table' restaurant, which, in addition to serving delicious food, has a fantastic indoor play area where can see your children from all sides.
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Arirang restaurant up for auction
Arirang Restaurant, the Korean place that replaced Ludwig's Schnitzelhouse on Fontaine Avenue in September 2008 has closed, and the owners are auctioning off all their restaurant stuff on January 23 at 10am. A viewing will be held on January 22 from 1pm to 3pm. Click here for a list of what's available. Oh, it also looks like the building is for sale. $825,000 and it's yours!
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I am not surprised about this place. I also agree that Bamboo house is a great alternative, it has excellent Korean food and they are very friendly.
I wonder what is going to take its place.
Stick to what you think you know gasbag. If you don't like restaurants, fine. Enjoy the DiGornio's.
You have an utter misunderstanding of the commercial real estate market and the restaurant business. I really loved the misogynistic comment on the waitresses, though. Classy.
yeah, what Gasbag said....heh heh...
We like Korean food, so we ate there. It was obvious they would be soon out of business. Uncreative, boring menu pleasing neither visiting Koreans or adventurous Americans. Casual and sometimes sloppy preparation. Very ordinary veggies (like canned.) And not one member of the staff capable of a word of English!
Ask what a dish comprised, and after several minutes trying to be understood, they could only respond in Korean.
Asians aren't the only ones who think that anyone who ever worked in a kitchen can run a restaurant. Many, maybe most, "chefs" in Charlottesville were hired from a help wanted ad for a cook that said "No experience necessary." Well-known places like Guadalahara run that ad. I've seen it over their name.
The shnitz building was built in the 1970s by Hans Gerstl with the aid of German artisans. The family lived on the second floor and Hans and Maria ran the German restaurant below. No couple ever worked harder or deserved their resounding success more. All that work takes a toll and they died relatively young.
looks like it may be available for lease at $12 a foot, that's not awful where I live, don't know about values in the hook.
Anybody think this could work as a brewpub with $7.99 burgers etc? Or is C-ville brew-pubbed out? Or is the beer-bar market for that neighborhood adequately served by Durty Nelly's?
$825K, eh. Maybe the guys who bought Fry's Spring garage will buy it, put $500K in renovations, and rent it out for $15-20K/month...
Then those tenants can join the "race to the bottom" with the no parking "historic" pizza joint down the street.
For an overview of high rent restaurant biz, take a look at what's happened to the old Sloan's venue on Millmont St. since it went to the rental market. What I'm about to say has no bearing on the above mentioned business, but is a general point.. Of course one thing about the local restaurant business is: you can rent a space while "buying" the contained therein "business" with "owner financing". Then you can spend the next 2-3 years "slipping and sliding, peeping&hiding" while the landlord and former business owner hopes you'll perform so he doesn't have to get a new tenant. While doing all this you have access to lots of waitresses and a generous cash flow to put up your nose while your creditors lose.. The you bust out the joint and go on down the road..Gotta love Charlottesville with its army of wannabe restaurantier poseurs..
Not surprised by this... Arirang restaurant could not hold a candle to the Korean House in terms of friendliness. Bamboo House north of Cville is a neat (albeit unusual looking) alternative.


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Mountain Cabins Alta Badia
Two private chalets at 2000m altitude are available for our guests.
We can reserve one for those who want to spend a day in the mountains and have a private place to stay at.
The second one is a two storey chalet to spend the night in (limited electricity, only cold water) where we bring up the food, let the clients on their own, deliver breakfast next morning and mountain bikes for the guests to descend.
Please note that an overnight stay in our mountain cabin Trugnei is bookable only with a minimum stay of 2 nights at our hotel.


text: Hello everyone great site here and watching it for a while. I'm an old school fan from way back . My first experiences with the Pittsburgh Steelers was when my grandfather would tell me stories of him going to Forbes Field to watch the black and gold back in the day. The first moment that really stuck out for me as a fan growing up, I was playing basketball in my church parking lot listening to the Immaculate reception game, Steelers against the Raiders.And I can remember being and feeling disappointed that we were going to lose .Then all the sudden you hear the stadium roaring you hear the announcers yelling and you hear Franco Harris scoring a touchdown I've never looked back.Black and Gold is in my blood forever.Thanks for having the site. Looking forward to adding my 2 sense.


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Spanish economy shrinks, along with its borrowing costsAugust 28, 2012: 10:47 AM ET
In the bizarre logic of financial markets, bad economic news continues to be viewed positively by many investors.
Spain is the latest example. The Spanish government released data Tuesday that showed the nation's economic recession deepening, yet borrowing costs continued to ease.
Spanish GDP shrank 0.4% in the second quarter, following a decline of 0.3% in the first quarter. The data confirmed a report released earlier this month from Eurostat that showed the overall eurozone economy shrank 0.2% in the second quarter.
Despite the disappointing economic performance, the Spanish government was able to sell €3.6 billion worth of three and six month Treasury bills Tuesday.
Related: Everything you need to know about where things stand in Europe
Investors have been eagerly anticipating a major intervention in the bond market by the European Central Bank ever since its president, Mario Draghi, said last month that the ECB would do "whatever it takes to preserve the euro."
Draghi made it clear at his most recent press conference that the ECB is willing to buy shorter-term government bonds as long as the government in question requests support from one of the eurozone bailout funds.
Spain is widely seen as the most likely to benefit from an ECB intervention. Given its sluggish economy, high unemployment and troubled banking sector, many investors believe the Spanish government is on the path to needing a full-blown bailout similar to those given to Greece, Portugal and Ireland.
But the Spanish government has yet to tap the European Financial Stability Facility, the only functioning bailout fund pending the approval of the European Stability Mechanism. Until it does, the ECB cannot buy Spanish bonds, according to Draghi's ground rules.
Nevertheless, Spain's borrowing costs have come down significantly since Draghi's comments sparked hope that the ECB might buy more government bonds.
The yield on Spain's 2-year notes fell to about 3.7% Tuesday, down from a high of 6.6% in July. Investors appear to be taking Draghi at his word when he says the ECB will buy short-term debt.
Spain's longer-term bond yields have also declined from their July highs. The yield on Spain's 10-year bond steadied around 6.4% Tuesday, down from 7.6% last month.
Related: Europe's unstable hammock
All of this suggests investors are willing to look on the brighter side of Spain's economic pain if it means the ECB is more likely to intervene.
This counter-intuitive approach to investing has been popular in the United States, where investors see weak economic data as a strengthening the case for more action from the Federal Reserve.
I guess we're not that different after all.


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In an effort to inspire students even further, the annual Solo and Ensemble Festival was held so students who have a passion for music could explore performing solo and with an ensemble. The festival, which has been held every year since the 1980s, was open to every school within HUSD. Four adjudicators selected the top four students for Brass, Winds, Percussion, and Strings. These students were then invited to perform at the HUSD Solo and Ensemble Recital on March 20th.
On the night of the recital, families gathered at West Valley High School. Students performed pieces from Mozart, Brahms, Bach, Nowlin, and many others. The night was full of excitement and enthusiasm as students stepped onto the stage to perform.
Thanks to all who participated in this year's Solo and Ensemble Program. Also, a big thank you to Dwight Holmes, also known as Buzz, for continuing to create a love of music in our students.
Music Teachers:
Angela Andersen, Hemet High School
Julie Bailey, Tahquitz High School
Lovina Botts, Hamilton K-8 and High School
Daniel Boulton, Hemet High School
Alison Buckler, Rancho Viejo Middle School
Janet Cariss, Cottonwood
Christopher Downard, West Valley High School
Paul Fults, Cawston Elementary School and Winchester Elementary School
Chris Hansen, Little Lake Elementary School and McSweeny Elementary School
Thomas Hepburn, West Valley High School
Rick Hoglund, Valle Vista Elementary School and Bautista Creek Elementary School
Dwight Holmes, Idyllwild School
Cecelia Madede, Diamond Valley Middle School and Rancho Viejo Middle School
Elona Mollon, Cawston Elementary School, Winchester Elementary School, Fruitvale Elementary School, and Jacob Wiens Elementary School
Rick Olsen, Cottonwood K-8 School and Ramona Elementary School
Jeremy Pietsch, Tahquitz High School
Gilbert Reyes, Acacia Middle School
Rosanne Rotsolk, Harmony Elementary School and Whittier Elementary School
Amanda Rulvacaba Fruitvale Elementary School and Jacob Wiens Elementary School
Ruthie Savon, Ramona Elementary School and Whittier Elementary School
Christie Simpson, Acacia Middle School and Dartmouth Middle School
Melissa Torres, Diamond Valley Middle School
Linda Wallace, Hamilton K-8 School
Derrick Williams, Dartmouth Middle School


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The more standardized each process, the easier it is to customize to the client wishes
The first part of our post focused on the difference between process inputs and outcomes, using Starbucks as an example. We'll now turn to customization versus standardization in financial planning.
In the financial planning world, there's long been a great deal of pushback on standardization, built upon the belief that since every client is unique like a snowflake, it's impossible to accomplish. Yet as I've written in the past, it's really about standardizing the deliverables and the process, not the plan recommendations and outcomes; in fact, a recent white paper by Fox Financial Planning Network makes the point that developing a "Starbucks" client experience is the key to sustainability, profitability and growth, built around the advisor CRM as a hub for not just client information and data but workflows and automation.
Perhaps even more important is that if the process that goes into planning with every client is different, there's simply no way to ensure a consistent financial planning experience, which also means there's no way to ensure it's consistently good or to reliably improve it over time.
In other words, just like Starbucks, the more standardized each part of the process is, the easier it is to customize and adapt the particular solution to the client's exact wishes, wants, desires, and needs, delivered in a profitable and efficient manner for the business. Not to mention that the improved consistency can also help clients better trust in the planner, knowing that the solutions will be consistently good for both themselves and whoever they may consider referring.
So where are the opportunities for standardization in a financial planning firm? The opportunities are everywhere once you start to look, and might include:
- How exactly do you respond and what do you send when a prospective new client contacts you?
- How do you follow up with a referral source when a referral is made?
- At what point in the new client process do you sign the planning engagement, the insurance or investment paperwork, an investment policy statement, etc.?
- Exactly what information is required for a financial planning client, which analyses are run, and what software is used for each part?
The list goes on and on. Until each step of the process is fully standardized, it's almost impossible to improve the process. The same applies for things like the financial planning deliverable, too; if you use the same software to do the same analyses in the same way and report the same results in the same format, you can figure out how to make the steps of creating the plan faster and more efficient, even if the reality is that the particular details of the plan will still be entirely customized for every client.
The bottom line is simply this: if standardization can allow for a premium-value experience for the delivery of a cup of coffee, or the creation of a teddy bear, turning an entirely commoditized product into an entirely personalized solution, why can't we figure out to do the same for financial planning, too?