{"id":16,"date":"2011-09-03T14:59:13","date_gmt":"2011-09-03T14:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2011-10-12T14:08:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T18:08:49","slug":"karlas-place-motto-love-do-what-you-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/karlas-place-motto-love-do-what-you-like\/","title":{"rendered":"karla&#8217;s place motto: love &#038; do what you like"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After soaking in the sun at South Haven for 5 days, we made a quick stop in Holland on the way back to Detroit. This town has some of the cutest shops around including the oh-so-sweet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karlas-place.com\" target=\"_blank\">Karla&#8217;s Place<\/a>.\u00a0 You know a shop is going to be lovely when you see this motto behind their checkout.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2014e8b3b597d970d-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2014e8b3b597d970d image-full\" title=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2014e8b3b597d970d-800wi\" alt=\"5\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Karla&#8217;s words&#8230; &#8220;I can&#8217;t describe myself as a mountain climbing, bungee-jumpin&#8217; kind of gal, but I would describe myself as adventuresome. I have found the biggest adventure is to live the life of my dreams. I encourage others to consider, &#8216;If failure wasn&#8217;t an option, what would I do?&#8217; It&#8217;s amazing what you can learn about yourself when doing what you really, really, really want to do. Creating Karla&#8217;s Place has been a great experience allowing me to learn each day, show my creativity, listen to others&#8217; stories, and encourage others to be fearless. It&#8217;s not what you &#8216;do&#8217; or the title that defines you, but what you are &#8216;doing&#8217; in your community and in your own life that makes for an exceptional life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e201539147af29970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e201539147af29970b image-full\" title=\"3\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e201539147af29970b-800wi\" alt=\"3\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2014e8b3b5de8970d-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2014e8b3b5de8970d image-full\" title=\"4\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2014e8b3b5de8970d-800wi\" alt=\"4\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20154351af247970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e20154351af247970c image-full\" title=\"2\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20154351af247970c-800wi\" alt=\"2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20154351af2e6970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e20154351af2e6970c image-full\" title=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20154351af2e6970c-800wi\" alt=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No doubt that Karla is a artsy girly-girl with a vintage flair.\u00a0 Her display style is dynamite &amp; her collection of goodies (many of them handmade) are hard to resist.\u00a0 I picked up a recycled t-shirt flower head band that I&#8217;ve already worn a handful of times :-)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #407f00;\"><strong>Like to see shops that inspire me<\/strong><strong>?\u00a0 Then sign up to receive these on-the-road blog posts in your email inbox <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/get-the-latest-updates-in-your-inbox\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/karlas-place-motto-love-do-what-you-like\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/karlas-place-motto-love-do-what-you-like\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After soaking in the sun at South Haven for 5 days, we made a quick stop in Holland on the way back to Detroit. 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