Personal Space

Angela Duran's favorite personal space is her backyard where her boys play and happy neighborhood children gather.
Angela Duran's favorite personal space is her backyard where her boys play and happy neighborhood children gather.

Angela Duran

Where I live: I live in Little Rock's Kingwood neighborhood just west of Cammack Village. It's an older, settled neighborhood with tall trees, winding roads and lots of folks walking their dogs.

Occupation: I am a consultant and the principal of Duran and Associates. We work with nonprofits and government agencies on strategic planning, research and evaluation, and development of programs, projects, and policies and procedures. I spend most of my time right now on the Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. Our goal is for all children in Arkansas to read on grade level by the end of third grade.

My favorite space is: My backyard.

Why? My husband and I have two boys, ages 2 and 4, and they have lots of energy. They love to play outside -- climbing, sliding, swinging, running in the sprinkler or blowing bubbles. There are several young children on our block, and the boys like to have them over to join in the fun.

If I could make one change to improve this space, I would: Add flowers, plants and trees to the landscape so we have blooms or color year-round, and screen in the patio so we could sit outside on summer nights.

HomeStyle on 07/11/2015

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