Like I said in my last post I have been applying the small goal system to my own life and have gotten wonderful results. Starting the very first week of this quarter I decided that I was going to try out this system. Knowing what I wanted the end result to be, to quit smoking, it seemed like I was just making another long term goal. So I decided scratch quitting smoking I’m going to make one goal at a time based on the last small goal completed. So I set out to make my first goal. I knew that if I really wanted to end solution to be me not smoking I had to tackle every part of this addiction. The oral fixation, daily routine, smoker’s logic and so on…. but I had to start somewhere. I still had a full pack of cigarettes and a few left in my cigarette case and I wasn’t about to throw them away or give them away. So I decided my first goal would be to smoke the rest of my cigarettes. Once I completed that goal I had to make the second based on the first one. So the first goal left me cigarette-less so what would I normally do when I am out of cigarettes? Buy more!!! But not this time! With the end result in mind my next goal would be to not buy cigarettes and to make that really easy for myself. I only used to buy cigarettes on my way to or from school from my house and always at the same gas station. So I started driving a different way home and made a rule for myself that I couldn’t buy cigarettes anywhere else but there but I wasn’t allowed to drive past that store on the way home. There for leaving me unable to buy cigarettes. So after I accomplished those small goals I was smoking significantly less because I was only buying individual cigarettes from friends for quarters or bumming them from my friends. After about a week of that I started to feel bad for bumming all the time so I set my next goal of not bumming cigarettes. This only left me able to share others cigarettes with them, this left me smoking barely at all. Then I set my hardest small goal only smoke once every three days or less!!! Then after the first three days I forgot about smoking and my goal changed into being once a week and now, after ten long weeks I make little to no exceptions to smoke and I have not smoked at all in over a week. Small goals with a larger goal in mind. I set a lot more goal along the way those were just the major small goals that aided me in quitting smoking.

Through this whole process of quitting smoking I didn’t allow myself to look at any of the quitting smoking information until I actually did it because I wanted it to feel that much better and be that much prouder of myself for doing it for my own reasons. As well as the fact that I wanted to feel the difference in my health because I felt it not because I had read something that put ideas in my mind how I was supposed to be feeling.

So here is the information I have been waiting all quarter to read myself!!! Courtesy of this wonderful website listed below:

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/a_benefits_time_table.html

My logic with sharing how this process helped me is that all quarter I have been thinking to myself that if this works for me( solving the problem one step at a time from the sources not just putting Band-Aids over problems) then how could others, specifically homeless members of society, use this system to help themselves. How can I mold what I have applied to my life to fit it to other problems as well as others?  How can I help people learn to do this effectively so that they are better to help themselves into more desirable situations? I would choose to create more resources that treat how and why people are becoming homeless as well as spread awareness. This could help reduce the amount of people who are becoming homeless so that the limited resourced that there are able to make a bigger impact.

This quarter what I have found to be true it that being Homelessness and not having a traditional domestic space means  you don’t fit into the “normal” standard of living we think of in the united states. This in turn leads to not being able to get the things you need and going without.  What I want to work towards is learning how to make better resources more available to people who don’t fit the standard, to help the people who slip through the crack for whatever reason.

Like I said in my last post I have been applying the small goal system to my own life and have gotten wonderful results. Starting the very first week of this quarter I decided that I was going to try out this system. Knowing what I wanted the end result to be, to quit smoking, it seemed like I was just making another long term goal. So I decided scratch quitting smoking I’m going to make one goal at a time based on the last small goal completed. So I set out to make my first goal. I knew that if I really wanted to end solution to be me not smoking I had to tackle every part of this addiction. The oral fixation, daily routine, smoker’s logic and so on…. but I had to start somewhere. I still had a full pack of cigarettes and a few left in my cigarette case and I wasn’t about to throw them away or give them away. So I decided my first goal would be to smoke the rest of my cigarettes. Once I completed that goal I had to make the second based on the first one. So the first goal left me cigarette-less so what would I normally do when I am out of cigarettes? Buy more!!! But not this time! With the end result in mind my next goal would be to not buy cigarettes and to make that really easy for myself. I only used to buy cigarettes on my way to or from school from my house and always at the same gas station. So I started driving a different way home and made a rule for myself that I couldn’t buy cigarettes anywhere else but there but I wasn’t allowed to drive past that store on the way home. There for leaving me unable to buy cigarettes. So after I accomplished those small goals I was smoking significantly less because I was only buying individual cigarettes from friends for quarters or bumming them from my friends. After about a week of that I started to feel bad for bumming all the time so I set my next goal of not bumming cigarettes. This only left me able to share others cigarettes with them, this left me smoking barely at all. Then I set my hardest small goal only smoke once every three days or less!!! Then after the first three days I forgot about smoking and my goal changed into being once a week and now, after ten long weeks I make little to no exceptions to smoke and I have not smoked at all in over a week. Small goals with a larger goal in mind. I set a lot more goal along the way those were just the major small goals that aided me in quitting smoking.

Through this whole process of quitting smoking I didn’t allow myself to look at any of the quitting smoking information until I actually did it because I wanted it to feel that much better and be that much prouder of myself for doing it for my own reasons. As well as the fact that I wanted to feel the difference in my health because I felt it not because I had read something that put ideas in my mind how I was supposed to be feeling.

So here is the information I have been waiting all quarter to read myself!!! Courtesy of this wonderful website listed below:

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/a_benefits_time_table.html

My logic with sharing how this process helped me is that all quarter I have been thinking to myself that if this works for me( solving the problem one step at a time from the sources not just putting Band-Aids over problems) then how could others, specifically homeless members of society, use this system to help themselves. How can I mold what I have applied to my life to fit it to other problems as well as others?  How can I help people learn to do this effectively so that they are better to help themselves into more desirable situations? I would choose to create more resources that treat how and why people are becoming homeless as well as spread awareness. This could help reduce the amount of people who are becoming homeless so that the limited resourced that there are able to make a bigger impact.

This quarter what I have found to be true it that being Homelessness and not having a traditional domestic space means  you don’t fit into the “normal” standard of living we think of in the united states. This in turn leads to not being able to get the things you need and going without.  What I want to work towards is learning how to make better resources more available to people who don’t fit the standard, to help the people who slip through the crack for whatever reason.

Like I said in my last post I have been applying the small goal system to my own life and have gotten wonderful results. Starting the very first week of this quarter I decided that I was going to try out this system. Knowing what I wanted the end result to be, to quit smoking, it seemed like I was just making another long term goal. So I decided scratch quitting smoking I’m going to make one goal at a time based on the last small goal completed. So I set out to make my first goal. I knew that if I really wanted to end solution to be me not smoking I had to tackle every part of this addiction. The oral fixation, daily routine, smoker’s logic and so on…. but I had to start somewhere. I still had a full pack of cigarettes and a few left in my cigarette case and I wasn’t about to throw them away or give them away. So I decided my first goal would be to smoke the rest of my cigarettes. Once I completed that goal I had to make the second based on the first one. So the first goal left me cigarette-less so what would I normally do when I am out of cigarettes? Buy more!!! But not this time! With the end result in mind my next goal would be to not buy cigarettes and to make that really easy for myself. I only used to buy cigarettes on my way to or from school from my house and always at the same gas station. So I started driving a different way home and made a rule for myself that I couldn’t buy cigarettes anywhere else but there but I wasn’t allowed to drive past that store on the way home. There for leaving me unable to buy cigarettes. So after I accomplished those small goals I was smoking significantly less because I was only buying individual cigarettes from friends for quarters or bumming them from my friends. After about a week of that I started to feel bad for bumming all the time so I set my next goal of not bumming cigarettes. This only left me able to share others cigarettes with them, this left me smoking barely at all. Then I set my hardest small goal only smoke once every three days or less!!! Then after the first three days I forgot about smoking and my goal changed into being once a week and now, after ten long weeks I make little to no exceptions to smoke and I have not smoked at all in over a week. Small goals with a larger goal in mind. I set a lot more goal along the way those were just the major small goals that aided me in quitting smoking.

Through this whole process of quitting smoking I didn’t allow myself to look at any of the quitting smoking information until I actually did it because I wanted it to feel that much better and be that much prouder of myself for doing it for my own reasons. As well as the fact that I wanted to feel the difference in my health because I felt it not because I had read something that put ideas in my mind how I was supposed to be feeling.

So here is the information I have been waiting all quarter to read myself!!! Courtesy of this wonderful website listed below:

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/a_benefits_time_table.html

My logic with sharing how this process helped me is that all quarter I have been thinking to myself that if this works for me( solving the problem one step at a time from the sources not just putting Band-Aids over problems) then how could others, specifically homeless members of society, use this system to help themselves. How can I mold what I have applied to my life to fit it to other problems as well as others?  How can I help people learn to do this effectively so that they are better to help themselves into more desirable situations? I would choose to create more resources that treat how and why people are becoming homeless as well as spread awareness. This could help reduce the amount of people who are becoming homeless so that the limited resourced that there are able to make a bigger impact.

This quarter what I have found to be true it that being Homelessness and not having a traditional domestic space means  you don’t fit into the “normal” standard of living we think of in the united states. This in turn leads to not being able to get the things you need and going without.  What I want to work towards is learning how to make better resources more available to people who don’t fit the standard, to help the people who slip through the crack for whatever reason.

Like I said in my last post I have been applying the small goal system to my own life and have gotten wonderful results. Starting the very first week of this quarter I decided that I was going to try out this system. Knowing what I wanted the end result to be, to quit smoking, it seemed like I was just making another long term goal. So I decided scratch quitting smoking I’m going to make one goal at a time based on the last small goal completed. So I set out to make my first goal. I knew that if I really wanted to end solution to be me not smoking I had to tackle every part of this addiction. The oral fixation, daily routine, smoker’s logic and so on…. but I had to start somewhere. I still had a full pack of cigarettes and a few left in my cigarette case and I wasn’t about to throw them away or give them away. So I decided my first goal would be to smoke the rest of my cigarettes. Once I completed that goal I had to make the second based on the first one. So the first goal left me cigarette-less so what would I normally do when I am out of cigarettes? Buy more!!! But not this time! With the end result in mind my next goal would be to not buy cigarettes and to make that really easy for myself. I only used to buy cigarettes on my way to or from school from my house and always at the same gas station. So I started driving a different way home and made a rule for myself that I couldn’t buy cigarettes anywhere else but there but I wasn’t allowed to drive past that store on the way home. There for leaving me unable to buy cigarettes. So after I accomplished those small goals I was smoking significantly less because I was only buying individual cigarettes from friends for quarters or bumming them from my friends. After about a week of that I started to feel bad for bumming all the time so I set my next goal of not bumming cigarettes. This only left me able to share others cigarettes with them, this left me smoking barely at all. Then I set my hardest small goal only smoke once every three days or less!!! Then after the first three days I forgot about smoking and my goal changed into being once a week and now, after ten long weeks I make little to no exceptions to smoke and I have not smoked at all in over a week. Small goals with a larger goal in mind. I set a lot more goal along the way those were just the major small goals that aided me in quitting smoking.

Through this whole process of quitting smoking I didn’t allow myself to look at any of the quitting smoking information until I actually did it because I wanted it to feel that much better and be that much prouder of myself for doing it for my own reasons. As well as the fact that I wanted to feel the difference in my health because I felt it not because I had read something that put ideas in my mind how I was supposed to be feeling.

So here is the information I have been waiting all quarter to read myself!!! Courtesy of this wonderful website listed below:

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/a_benefits_time_table.html

My logic with sharing how this process helped me is that all quarter I have been thinking to myself that if this works for me( solving the problem one step at a time from the sources not just putting Band-Aids over problems) then how could others, specifically homeless members of society, use this system to help themselves. How can I mold what I have applied to my life to fit it to other problems as well as others?  How can I help people learn to do this effectively so that they are better to help themselves into more desirable situations? I would choose to create more resources that treat how and why people are becoming homeless as well as spread awareness. This could help reduce the amount of people who are becoming homeless so that the limited resourced that there are able to make a bigger impact.

This quarter what I have found to be true it that being Homelessness and not having a traditional domestic space means  you don’t fit into the “normal” standard of living we think of in the united states. This in turn leads to not being able to get the things you need and going without.  What I want to work towards is learning how to make better resources more available to people who don’t fit the standard, to help the people who slip through the crack for whatever reason.

Like I said in my last post I have been applying the small goal system to my own life and have gotten wonderful results. Starting the very first week of this quarter I decided that I was going to try out this system. Knowing what I wanted the end result to be, to quit smoking, it seemed like I was just making another long term goal. So I decided scratch quitting smoking I’m going to make one goal at a time based on the last small goal completed. So I set out to make my first goal. I knew that if I really wanted to end solution to be me not smoking I had to tackle every part of this addiction. The oral fixation, daily routine, smoker’s logic and so on…. but I had to start somewhere. I still had a full pack of cigarettes and a few left in my cigarette case and I wasn’t about to throw them away or give them away. So I decided my first goal would be to smoke the rest of my cigarettes. Once I completed that goal I had to make the second based on the first one. So the first goal left me cigarette-less so what would I normally do when I am out of cigarettes? Buy more!!! But not this time! With the end result in mind my next goal would be to not buy cigarettes and to make that really easy for myself. I only used to buy cigarettes on my way to or from school from my house and always at the same gas station. So I started driving a different way home and made a rule for myself that I couldn’t buy cigarettes anywhere else but there but I wasn’t allowed to drive past that store on the way home. There for leaving me unable to buy cigarettes. So after I accomplished those small goals I was smoking significantly less because I was only buying individual cigarettes from friends for quarters or bumming them from my friends. After about a week of that I started to feel bad for bumming all the time so I set my next goal of not bumming cigarettes. This only left me able to share others cigarettes with them, this left me smoking barely at all. Then I set my hardest small goal only smoke once every three days or less!!! Then after the first three days I forgot about smoking and my goal changed into being once a week and now, after ten long weeks I make little to no exceptions to smoke and I have not smoked at all in over a week. Small goals with a larger goal in mind. I set a lot more goal along the way those were just the major small goals that aided me in quitting smoking.

Through this whole process of quitting smoking I didn’t allow myself to look at any of the quitting smoking information until I actually did it because I wanted it to feel that much better and be that much prouder of myself for doing it for my own reasons. As well as the fact that I wanted to feel the difference in my health because I felt it not because I had read something that put ideas in my mind how I was supposed to be feeling.

So here is the information I have been waiting all quarter to read myself!!! Courtesy of this wonderful website listed below:

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/a_benefits_time_table.html

My logic with sharing how this process helped me is that all quarter I have been thinking to myself that if this works for me( solving the problem one step at a time from the sources not just putting Band-Aids over problems) then how could others, specifically homeless members of society, use this system to help themselves. How can I mold what I have applied to my life to fit it to other problems as well as others?  How can I help people learn to do this effectively so that they are better to help themselves into more desirable situations? I would choose to create more resources that treat how and why people are becoming homeless as well as spread awareness. This could help reduce the amount of people who are becoming homeless so that the limited resourced that there are able to make a bigger impact.

This quarter what I have found to be true it that being Homelessness and not having a traditional domestic space means  you don’t fit into the “normal” standard of living we think of in the united states. This in turn leads to not being able to get the things you need and going without.  What I want to work towards is learning how to make better resources more available to people who don’t fit the standard, to help the people who slip through the crack for whatever reason.

http://www.rothteien.com/topics/interiors.htm

JAPANESE ROOM DESIGN The Japanese room is known for its clean lines and uncluttered look. These JOJG articles discuss the sophisticated aesthetics behind that minimalist appearance.

TATEGU The word tategu refers to the sliding doors and windows in a Japanese house. These articles concern subjects such as shoji screens, fusuma doors, and ranma transoms. For example, did you know that a shoji screen is NOT made of rice paper? Read these articles to learn more.

TATAMI Japanese house design employs a module based on the tatami mat flooring system. Traditional tatami mats are 90x180cm. The floor plans of tatami rooms are standardized and come in sizes such as “6-mat” or 8-mat” arrangements. These articles also address other flooring systems such as the modern bamboo flooring seen in the West.

TOKONOMA The tokonoma alcove is a spot where artwork, family treasures, and seasonal decorations are displayed. It serves in a role similar to a Western home’s fireplace mantle. Ikebana, bonsai, and hanging scrolls are some of the items displayed.

JAPANESE FURNITURE Japanese homes are famous for their clean, uncluttered lines, and their general LACK of furniture. Even so, most traditional houses have a few choice pieces of furniture such as tansu, hibachi, and kotatsu. These JOJG articles include information about some of the modern Japanese-style furniture that is popular in the West.

FUTON Futons are the traditional bed system used in Japan. Futon beds consist of a futon mattress and a quilt-like cover called a kake-buton. These articles are primarily about Japanese futon beds, not their Western counterparts.

JAPANESE ANTIQUES Western enthusiasts are increasingly interested in Asian antiques and Asian interior design. These JOJG articles concern collector items such as Japanese art, Japanese pottery, and antique Japanese tansu.

HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS These articles are about about items that make excellent Japanese interior design gifts. Subjects include Asian-styled placemats, wall hangings, rice-paper blinds, ikebana vases, and Japanese tea cups. Are you interested in Japanese home decoration? These articles are for you.

JAPANESE TRADITIONAL ART In Japan, the traditional approach to art is strongly linked to function and craftsmanship. This goes beyond the display of traditional art objects such as paintings and pottery. Look closely at a Japanese house and you will notice beautiful patterns and creative expressions incorporated into almost every form of everyday object, from kimono

http://www.rothteien.com/topics/interiors.htm

JAPANESE ROOM DESIGN The Japanese room is known for its clean lines and uncluttered look. These JOJG articles discuss the sophisticated aesthetics behind that minimalist appearance.

TATEGU The word tategu refers to the sliding doors and windows in a Japanese house. These articles concern subjects such as shoji screens, fusuma doors, and ranma transoms. For example, did you know that a shoji screen is NOT made of rice paper? Read these articles to learn more.

TATAMI Japanese house design employs a module based on the tatami mat flooring system. Traditional tatami mats are 90x180cm. The floor plans of tatami rooms are standardized and come in sizes such as “6-mat” or 8-mat” arrangements. These articles also address other flooring systems such as the modern bamboo flooring seen in the West.

TOKONOMA The tokonoma alcove is a spot where artwork, family treasures, and seasonal decorations are displayed. It serves in a role similar to a Western home’s fireplace mantle. Ikebana, bonsai, and hanging scrolls are some of the items displayed.

JAPANESE FURNITURE Japanese homes are famous for their clean, uncluttered lines, and their general LACK of furniture. Even so, most traditional houses have a few choice pieces of furniture such as tansu, hibachi, and kotatsu. These JOJG articles include information about some of the modern Japanese-style furniture that is popular in the West.

FUTON Futons are the traditional bed system used in Japan. Futon beds consist of a futon mattress and a quilt-like cover called a kake-buton. These articles are primarily about Japanese futon beds, not their Western counterparts.

JAPANESE ANTIQUES Western enthusiasts are increasingly interested in Asian antiques and Asian interior design. These JOJG articles concern collector items such as Japanese art, Japanese pottery, and antique Japanese tansu.

HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS These articles are about about items that make excellent Japanese interior design gifts. Subjects include Asian-styled placemats, wall hangings, rice-paper blinds, ikebana vases, and Japanese tea cups. Are you interested in Japanese home decoration? These articles are for you.

JAPANESE TRADITIONAL ART In Japan, the traditional approach to art is strongly linked to function and craftsmanship. This goes beyond the display of traditional art objects such as paintings and pottery. Look closely at a Japanese house and you will notice beautiful patterns and creative expressions incorporated into almost every form of everyday object, from kimono

http://www.rothteien.com/topics/interiors.htm

JAPANESE ROOM DESIGN The Japanese room is known for its clean lines and uncluttered look. These JOJG articles discuss the sophisticated aesthetics behind that minimalist appearance.

TATEGU The word tategu refers to the sliding doors and windows in a Japanese house. These articles concern subjects such as shoji screens, fusuma doors, and ranma transoms. For example, did you know that a shoji screen is NOT made of rice paper? Read these articles to learn more.

TATAMI Japanese house design employs a module based on the tatami mat flooring system. Traditional tatami mats are 90x180cm. The floor plans of tatami rooms are standardized and come in sizes such as “6-mat” or 8-mat” arrangements. These articles also address other flooring systems such as the modern bamboo flooring seen in the West.

TOKONOMA The tokonoma alcove is a spot where artwork, family treasures, and seasonal decorations are displayed. It serves in a role similar to a Western home’s fireplace mantle. Ikebana, bonsai, and hanging scrolls are some of the items displayed.

JAPANESE FURNITURE Japanese homes are famous for their clean, uncluttered lines, and their general LACK of furniture. Even so, most traditional houses have a few choice pieces of furniture such as tansu, hibachi, and kotatsu. These JOJG articles include information about some of the modern Japanese-style furniture that is popular in the West.

FUTON Futons are the traditional bed system used in Japan. Futon beds consist of a futon mattress and a quilt-like cover called a kake-buton. These articles are primarily about Japanese futon beds, not their Western counterparts.

JAPANESE ANTIQUES Western enthusiasts are increasingly interested in Asian antiques and Asian interior design. These JOJG articles concern collector items such as Japanese art, Japanese pottery, and antique Japanese tansu.

HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS These articles are about about items that make excellent Japanese interior design gifts. Subjects include Asian-styled placemats, wall hangings, rice-paper blinds, ikebana vases, and Japanese tea cups. Are you interested in Japanese home decoration? These articles are for you.

JAPANESE TRADITIONAL ART In Japan, the traditional approach to art is strongly linked to function and craftsmanship. This goes beyond the display of traditional art objects such as paintings and pottery. Look closely at a Japanese house and you will notice beautiful patterns and creative expressions incorporated into almost every form of everyday object, from kimono

http://www.rothteien.com/topics/interiors.htm

JAPANESE ROOM DESIGN The Japanese room is known for its clean lines and uncluttered look. These JOJG articles discuss the sophisticated aesthetics behind that minimalist appearance.

TATEGU The word tategu refers to the sliding doors and windows in a Japanese house. These articles concern subjects such as shoji screens, fusuma doors, and ranma transoms. For example, did you know that a shoji screen is NOT made of rice paper? Read these articles to learn more.

TATAMI Japanese house design employs a module based on the tatami mat flooring system. Traditional tatami mats are 90x180cm. The floor plans of tatami rooms are standardized and come in sizes such as “6-mat” or 8-mat” arrangements. These articles also address other flooring systems such as the modern bamboo flooring seen in the West.

TOKONOMA The tokonoma alcove is a spot where artwork, family treasures, and seasonal decorations are displayed. It serves in a role similar to a Western home’s fireplace mantle. Ikebana, bonsai, and hanging scrolls are some of the items displayed.

JAPANESE FURNITURE Japanese homes are famous for their clean, uncluttered lines, and their general LACK of furniture. Even so, most traditional houses have a few choice pieces of furniture such as tansu, hibachi, and kotatsu. These JOJG articles include information about some of the modern Japanese-style furniture that is popular in the West.

FUTON Futons are the traditional bed system used in Japan. Futon beds consist of a futon mattress and a quilt-like cover called a kake-buton. These articles are primarily about Japanese futon beds, not their Western counterparts.

JAPANESE ANTIQUES Western enthusiasts are increasingly interested in Asian antiques and Asian interior design. These JOJG articles concern collector items such as Japanese art, Japanese pottery, and antique Japanese tansu.

HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS These articles are about about items that make excellent Japanese interior design gifts. Subjects include Asian-styled placemats, wall hangings, rice-paper blinds, ikebana vases, and Japanese tea cups. Are you interested in Japanese home decoration? These articles are for you.

JAPANESE TRADITIONAL ART In Japan, the traditional approach to art is strongly linked to function and craftsmanship. This goes beyond the display of traditional art objects such as paintings and pottery. Look closely at a Japanese house and you will notice beautiful patterns and creative expressions incorporated into almost every form of everyday object, from kimono

http://www.rothteien.com/topics/interiors.htm

JAPANESE ROOM DESIGN The Japanese room is known for its clean lines and uncluttered look. These JOJG articles discuss the sophisticated aesthetics behind that minimalist appearance.

TATEGU The word tategu refers to the sliding doors and windows in a Japanese house. These articles concern subjects such as shoji screens, fusuma doors, and ranma transoms. For example, did you know that a shoji screen is NOT made of rice paper? Read these articles to learn more.

TATAMI Japanese house design employs a module based on the tatami mat flooring system. Traditional tatami mats are 90x180cm. The floor plans of tatami rooms are standardized and come in sizes such as “6-mat” or 8-mat” arrangements. These articles also address other flooring systems such as the modern bamboo flooring seen in the West.

TOKONOMA The tokonoma alcove is a spot where artwork, family treasures, and seasonal decorations are displayed. It serves in a role similar to a Western home’s fireplace mantle. Ikebana, bonsai, and hanging scrolls are some of the items displayed.

JAPANESE FURNITURE Japanese homes are famous for their clean, uncluttered lines, and their general LACK of furniture. Even so, most traditional houses have a few choice pieces of furniture such as tansu, hibachi, and kotatsu. These JOJG articles include information about some of the modern Japanese-style furniture that is popular in the West.

FUTON Futons are the traditional bed system used in Japan. Futon beds consist of a futon mattress and a quilt-like cover called a kake-buton. These articles are primarily about Japanese futon beds, not their Western counterparts.

JAPANESE ANTIQUES Western enthusiasts are increasingly interested in Asian antiques and Asian interior design. These JOJG articles concern collector items such as Japanese art, Japanese pottery, and antique Japanese tansu.

HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS These articles are about about items that make excellent Japanese interior design gifts. Subjects include Asian-styled placemats, wall hangings, rice-paper blinds, ikebana vases, and Japanese tea cups. Are you interested in Japanese home decoration? These articles are for you.

JAPANESE TRADITIONAL ART In Japan, the traditional approach to art is strongly linked to function and craftsmanship. This goes beyond the display of traditional art objects such as paintings and pottery. Look closely at a Japanese house and you will notice beautiful patterns and creative expressions incorporated into almost every form of everyday object, from kimono