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Less is More in Your Babe Cave Sanctuary

Sanctuary of Minimalism

The Babe Cave is your Sanctuary

The Babe Cave is not your family room, game room, or dining room. It is your sanctuary. Therefore, it is essential that you keep your BabeCave neat, tidy, and decluttered. When you walk in the door, you want to feel relaxed, at peace, not like you just walked into a war zone or into another room in the house you have to organize or clean.

Minimalism Means Meaningful

You have probably heard the term “minimalism” before, especially in our society where people are buying more and more things. People often assume minimalism means just having less stuff, but the focus is actually more on keeping the things that are meaningful and add value to your life. If you find that you have hoarding tendencies, ask yourself: Does this _________ improve my life in any way? Could I live without this object? If this disappeared from my life, would I even notice? You’d be surprised at all the unnecessary things you don’t really need.

Limit Physical Objects

Try to limit the physical objects in your Babe Cave to only the things that will enhance your experience as you unwind and de-stress. If you’re not sure what to keep in your Babe Cave, look at the ‘Cave Contents’ section of the Babe Cave website to see what essentials you need: a good chair, good light, a scented candle, just the basics. The “Cave Contents” items are useful and serve a purpose to help you relax. The rest – especially stacks of papers – should be removed.

Remove Distractions and Relax

Remove anything you have in your Babe Cave that could be a distraction from relaxation and inspiration. Move the trade journals and lingering work assignments to your office or briefcase. Definitely remove food. But, take heart, you can enjoy that glass of Cab in your Cave. In your Babe Cave, you want only the things you find enjoyable, the things that refresh your mind and soul. Start with a clean, decluttered space. You’ll learn to relax quicker in a minimalist environment.

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Flower Arranging Tutorial

Flower Arranging

Floristry is the production, commerce and trade in flowers. It encompasses flower care and handling, floral design or flower arranging, merchandising, and display and flower delivery. Wholesale florists sell bulk flowers and related supplies to professionals in the trade. Retail florists offer fresh flowers and related products and services to consumers.

Floristry can involve the cultivation of flowers as well as their arrangement, and to the business of selling them. Much of the raw material supplied for the floristry trade comes from the cut flower industry. Florist shops, along with online stores are the main flower-only outlets, but supermarkets, garden supply stores and filling stations also sell flowers.

Floral design or floral arts is the art of creating flower arrangements in vases, bowls, baskets or other containers, or making bouquets and compositions from cut flowers, foliages, herbs, ornamentalgrasses and other plant materials. Often the terms “floral design” and “floristry” are considered synonymous. Florists are people who work with flowers and plants, generally at the retail level. Floristry differs from floristics, the study of distribution and relationships of plant species over geographic areas. Floristry also differs from horticulture, which more broadly relates to the cultivation of flowers and plants so they will remain fresh as long as possible, and would be desirable for purchase, which also involves knowledge of customers’ requirements and expectations. The ability to create a variety of floral designs such as wreaths, bouquets, corsages, boutonnières/’buttonholes’, permanent arrangements and other more complicated arrangements is also important.

Education, both formal and informal, is another significant segment of the floristry industry. Established floristry designers and artists impart their craft to students interested in floral design as hobby or career. Courses are generally available through community colleges, private post-secondary vocational schools, and professional florist trade associations.

The floristry business has a significant market in the corporate and social event world, as flowers play a large part in the decor of special events and meetings. Centerpieces, entryways, reception tables, bridal bouquets, wedding chuppahs and stage sets are only a few examples of how flowers are used in the business and social event settings. Flowers are also traditionally used in ecclesiastical settings and their arrangement is often done by skilled church volunteers.

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