Thank Grog, I haven't completely given up yet. I just needed to take a break so that I could figure out what was important. You know how sometimes you get so caught up in the details of life that you forget what it is that keeps you going? Anyway, your vote of confidence is deeply appreciated and helpful to hear.

Yup, I gotta say that I have been a plastic-hater from way back. I don't even keep anything IN plastic - glass all the way baby. I've always been into metal, stone, wood, enameled iron and glass. Easy to make the above abode in these materials, really.

The weird thing about this place is that probably about 4 years ago now I dreamed of a rounded white cube house on a hillside with all the front of glass! So this little design really resonated...

I'm always designing teeny and not-so-teeny cottages and houses - I think I'll incorporate some of these ideas into mine!

love T

Hey there Lapis, how's it going? I know this is an old thread, but I figured it would be a good way to get ahold of you. This might sound kind of weird, but I feel like there is something I need to learn from you, like you have some sort of message for me. I just have this intuitive feeling about it, and I've learned from the past to trust my instincts. So here goes...

Recently, I have been doing some soul searching as to my career path. I graduated from college two years ago with a degree in architecture. I haven't done anything in the field however, due to:

1. Feeling extremely tired and burnt-out. I've been trying to get my health back on track (which is what brought me here).
and

2. A discontent with my experience of the industry. I went into it very idealistic, wanting to focus on recycleable materials, green building, etc. This was not addressed at all in my schooling and I left feeling very discouraged. In all fairness, I could have pursued this more on my own and didn't.

So the point of all of this is that I have finally "remembered" that I want to go into Environmental Health Consulting...I think. I know what I want to do, but I don't know exactly what it is called or, for that matter, anything about it. My vision of what I would like to do is to help people to organize their homes and lives in a way that is conducive to healthy living or to work on a more corporate level consulting for companies. If you have any information you could share with me, I would greatly appreciate it. Of course I will check out the link you gave in the above post.

Another issue that I thought you may have some insight into is EMF. I'm extremely interested in learning more about this subject, but having a hard time finding beginner-level resources. I think that I am quite sensitive to the effects of EMF. I installed a wireless connection for the internet in my apartment a month ago. I can literally feel my head throbbing while I am at my computer. I tried completely disconnecting it today, left my house for a while, came home, and noticed a drastic difference. So my interest in EMF is both for personal and professional purposes. But unfortunately, I can't even spend much time on the computer doing research on it. I seem to remember that you have some experience with that sort of thing. I am also interested in how this affects our brain waves, alpha, delta, ect. I have absolutely no knowledge or experience with anything electric like zappers, Rife, and others. I've always been a little intimidated by them, choosing to focus more on detoxing, cleansing, and rebuiding.


So there you have it. If any of this resonates with you, please let me know.

Thanks, Jen

p.s. I am also interested in the political side of things. It doesn't seem like we are headed in the right direction and I would like to do my part to help, but not sure where to get started.