People looking to buy homes in the Highlands area often get stuck on the closet issue, or to be specific, the serious shortage of such. None of the century old homes here were built anticipating the space required for a washer and dryer, which is why you can drive down our alleys and see lots of houses with a bump out in back, almost always made of material inferior to the original structure.

I love to pop into the ARC thrift store on Colfax when I’m in the neighborhood. I did so yesterday but the smell of urine almost made my eyes water even though I was by the used housewares and not used underwear. Everything with a blue tag was half off so I shopped through the pain. It’s called discipline, people. I found a few awesome shirts by good makers and scarfed them up half off at $2.50 each. I also found three vintage/classic ties, all orange tagged so they wanted the full $3.99 each.

We’ve been talking a lot about wanting at least half of all the folks who call Highlands their church home to be involved with one of the DEEPEN groups that will start in Feb. Naturally, this freaks some folks out wondering what it is and whether they will fit. The three most common questions people ask but think they are the only one asking are: 1. “Would DEEPEN be right for me if at my core I’m a shallow person? 2. “Will I have to tell a dinner group stuff I haven’t told my therapist yet?”  And the most frequently asked question, 3.“What if I’m the only left-handed, bed-wetting belly dancer?” Surpise – you’re not alone!