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INNOVATION                                                                                                      With fewer hours spent



                                                                                                                               commuting, and going, going,

               With renewed energy, we resolve to fix things. A recent study by                                                going, we found time to sit.
               Harvard University reported “The pandemic has produced unique                                                   To be. To Daydream. With
               needs and opportunities for homeowners to undertake home                                                        vision boards, and manifesting

               improvement projects. Given concerns about the health risks of                                                  journals, guided meditations,
               bringing contractors or other service providers into their homes,                                               or just time in the hammock,
               many homeowners have been more inclined to undertake projects                                                   we found the confidence to be

               themselves.”                                                                                                    more adventurous. With some
                                                                                                                               changes, Grandma’s recipe
               This year inspired our creative powers. We MacGyvered. We jury-                                                 could be made gluten-free.
               rigged. We made it work.  This time has revealed the alchemy of play

               and imagination.  These are times of Discovery. These days we are all                                           So, maybe all of our improvisations
               inventors!                                                                                                      didn’t work the first time. But we
                                                                                                                               figured out workarounds. During
                                                                                                                               this year, without a roadmap, we

                                                                                                                               adopted a forward-facing point
                                                                                                                               of view, and we tried new things.
                                                                                                                               And, surprise!  We had fun!   We

                                                                                                                               discovered family celebrations
                                                                                                                               are fabulous outside around
                                                                                                                               the firepit. We posted Instagram
                                                                                                                               photos of our plant-based meals.
                                                                                                                               We tried those  TIK TOK dances.

                                                                                                                               We took up yoga or finally started                                       DISCOVERYOVERY
                                                                                                                                                                                                        DISC
                                                                                                                               that novel.  We met neighbors
                                                                                                                               we never knew, and  we had                                               COMBINATION WHITE

                                                                                                                               time to enjoy our college-aged                                           AND SILVER USING
                                                                                                                               children  who have been taking                                           BRIGHT SILVER
                                                                                                                               online classes in their old rooms.
                                                                                                                               We downsized.  We  went back
                                                                                                                               to  school.  We  finally  left  that
                                                                                                                                                                                                        D
                                                                                                                               bad relationship.  We switched                                           DAYDREAMAYDREAM
                                                                                                                               careers.  We  went to the beach.
                                                                                                                               Then we used our time to fix not                                         AIRY AND LIGHT
                                                                                                                                                                                                        CLEAN BLUE WITH
                                                                                                                               only our homes but our teams                                             DIFFRACTIVE
                                                                                                                               and our communities.                                                     HIGHLIGHTS USING
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