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Oh (Possessed Elf) Christmas Tree
In 10 years of dorm and apartment living, I never had the space or the inclination to mess with a Christmas tree. But last Christmas finally seemed like the time to get one. We were still in the condo...
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Yay.
You guys, I just spent 10 minutes trying to find a gif of Julie Andrews spinning on a mountaintop. I failed to find a version that would be appropriate for this, a family-safe blog, so please just...
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Installing a Never-MT for Maximum Soap Dispenser Optimization, Synergy, and...
I just completed my first kitchen DIY, and it was only a few minutes ago but so far has NOT resulted in property damage, so, big score.We got the okay to move stuff into most of the cabinets yesterday...
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Post-Christmas Prettifying
A belated merry Christmas to you, my readers, both of you. This month has not been great in terms of blog updates, but has been pretty good in terms of life happening and keeping me busy. We hosted...
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Painted and Nearly Finished Kitchen, Eh Meh Geh
I promised an "update soon" about painting the kitchen and that was two weeks ago. What is wrong with me? Actually, this isn't a good reason but let me just get it out: I keep forgetting to take photos...
View ArticleThe January Happiness Cure Project
The combination of the new year and the kitchen being largely done has motivated me to make an attempt to get my act together re: "housekeeping." When we were living in the condo, we did a decent job...
View ArticleThe January Happiness Cure Project (J-Hiccup): Day 1
I have not fallen off the wagon already since my last post; fear not. Day 1 of the January Cure on Apartment Therapy asks you to go through your place and make a list "noting each area or item that...
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J-Hiccup: Days 2 and 5
As established in my first post on this topic, I will not be adhering religiously to the assignments of the January Cure (also referred to as the January Happiness Cure Project, or "J-Hiccup") so there...
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What Happens When Things Get Ugly on eBay
Okay, so... the gravel art. I know I have a little problem with it but sometimes I just go on a collecting spree until I feel the itch has been sufficiently scratched. I think I'm nearing that point...
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Signs of Life!
Hello, blog. Let me acknowledge that posting has not been so steady for the past few months, for two main reasons. 1) Once the contractor was done working on the kitchen, the rate of progress slowed...
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Curtains! They actually happened!
 Bam. Curtains!It actually happened. I was not lying to you last week, though last week's post did suggest that I would be the one making the curtains, and as it turned out it was really a joint...
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Springtime Outdoor Serious Business
When I first moved in with Eric a few years ago, I felt strangely and strongly compelled to tidy up the place, set up cleaning routines, and generally "make it nice." In my own place before that, I did...
View ArticleRelated Thing I Learned This Week
Did you know that you can pull dandelions out of your lawn for hours, literally hours, and then wake up the next morning and see like 15 g-d little yellow blooms in your yard, which totally were not...
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Further Evidence That We Are Clueless
File this under "additional things we didn't know because we weren't around last spring": So, those three trees alongside the driveway, the ones that looked kinda sad and thirsty when we moved in, that...
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Looook at what Eric found on the underside of the deck.
This explains why that bird was so angry we were grilling tonight.
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Bubble Hockey Miracle
Before we found this place, when we were just looking for a house--a house that would theoretically not need all of the mechanicals replaced within a year of moving in--Eric had a dream. Eric's dream...
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Sometimes the Roomba...
... gets trapped between the legs of the kitchen table and chairs. And then it awkwardly repositions itself about 50 times before it finds a narrow path out again. Or sometimes it just mounts one of...
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A Visit from the Gaggle
Well I don't know if the neighbors took their dog and went out of town for the weekend or what, but these clowns have been struttin' around like they own the place. There's another pair that only has...
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Hardy Hardy Har
One of the projects that was on my list when I took that week off was removing these crazy spreading groundcover plants from one of the front beds. I didn't know what they were, but they were just...
View ArticleThe robins hatched.
Mom and Dad are taking turns with feeding and childcare. Very egalitarian. I know they're taking turns because I accidentally just lost an hour watching the action. Apparently I am a bird-watcher now,...
View ArticleAll class.
Yeah, maybe I did run into my yard this morning in a bathrobe and pink hair towel, shouting "GIT!" to chase the Goose Duggars off the lawn. Whatever, I'm not ashamed. I hope EVERYONE saw.
View ArticleCurrently chilling in the basement...
... because it's 82 degrees upstairs and when we flipped on our fancy-dancy eight-month-old air conditioner a few hours ago the fancy-dancy digital display said SYSTEM MALFUNCTION and then nothing...
View ArticleFalse Alarm
Here's a condensed transcript of what happened when the AC repair guy came over: Repair guy: "Uhh, yeah, I fixed it. You just needed to flip the circuit breaker." All of the other adults present: "You...
View ArticleThings you learn when the power goes out
1. You might pull into your driveway on a Friday night after the power has gone out at the restaurant you were eating at with your family, only to find that the power is out at your house as well. You...
View ArticleFambly Updates
A month or two ago a project of mine at work won an award. I don't want to go into too many details about it, but I will say it was out of the blue and will look nice on my resume. The only...
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