{"id":28,"date":"2011-08-19T10:09:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T14:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=28"},"modified":"2014-09-03T22:45:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T02:45:38","slug":"hello-and-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Hello and Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"

My name is Kelly, a.k.a. The Ridiculous Redhead.<\/p>\n

Two days ago I left the corporate world of finance and the 4 hour a day commute (yes you read that right, 4 hours). \u00a0This has been a long time coming and I can\u2019t even begin to explain how nice it was to sleep in the last two days!<\/p>\n

So now I set forth on this adventure which I will write about here and with any luck you as readers will enjoy hearing about. \u00a0I will spend the bulk of my\u00a0time and writing on:<\/p>\n

1. Getting my small company rolling.<\/p>\n

Kelly Sherman Design is devoted to taking things that someone might look at as an obsolete ugly duckling and making them not only useful, but beautiful again. \u00a0I aim to do all of this using the most eco-friendly options available. \u00a0This helps make a better environment for me to work in, a cleaner addition to its new home and its easier on the earth.<\/p>\n

2. Working on my 1933 bungalow.<\/p>\n

Almost 4 years ago I bought a lovely 1933 Craftman Bungalow that I fell in love with. \u00a0As I first walked through the terribly ugly kitchen I said things like \u201cIt\u2019s fine that the cabinets are falling apart! \u00a0I will want to redo the whole thing to my taste anyway!\u201d \u00a0I said similar things in most of the other rooms too. \u00a0The lovely thing about\u00a0old houses is there is always something to do to them, hence we will never run out of things to talk about here.<\/p>\n

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Before we go any further, I must give you the disclaimer that I constantly think of new projects to do – constantly – and half the time I have no idea what I am doing.\u00a0 This is where the “Ridiculous” part of the title comes in.<\/p>\n

ri\u00b7dic\u00b7u\u00b7lous (adj) – extremely silly or unreasonable (see also absurd<\/a>, preposterous<\/a>)<\/h2>\n

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This word has been used by others to describe me and my latest gem of an idea more times that I care to count. \u00a0(And I will admit there have been occasions where they were more than a little right.) \u00a0But I have stubborn Scottish blood and I grew up with a mother who told me I could do anything. \u00a0And I have The Google for research. \u00a0Everything is going to be fine.<\/p>\n

So please come along on this journey of discovery and well, ridiculousness!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My name is Kelly, a.k.a. The Ridiculous Redhead. Two days ago I left the corporate world of finance and the 4 hour a day commute (yes you read that right, 4 hours). \u00a0This has been a long time coming and…
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22],"tags":[8,7],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/RR-logo-square-300-pix.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1J4KT-s","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":189,"url":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=189","url_meta":{"origin":28,"position":0},"title":"Monroe Township Green Fair","date":"October 3, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Just wanted to say Thank You to everyone who stopped by the Kelly Sherman Design booth at the Monroe Green Fair on Saturday.\u00a0 It was a great day and I got to meet a\u00a0lot of great people.\u00a0 I spoke to many of you about projects that you have for me\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Kelly Sherman Design"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ridiculousredhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_0084.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":675,"url":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=675","url_meta":{"origin":28,"position":1},"title":"Earth Day Fair","date":"April 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I wanted to say a quick thank you to the folks at the Montgomery Township Earth Day Fair for the lovely day we had yesterday. 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