I’ve been letting my adorable dog sleep in my bed for several months now. It might be more like a year. Sometimes I worry about how much time he spends home alone, and adding a few hours of time together (even if we’re both asleep) makes me feel better about that. It’s nice for the…
Category: The House
Worth It
Sometimes I don’t get around to things because they don’t seem worth the effort. That list includes baking my own bread (except for special recipes and/or occasions), making my own soap (Martha says it’s better, but I don’t believe her), and getting around to actually starting a fire in my fireplace. I’ve lived in my…
Open Door Policy
When I moved away after high school, my best friend’s parents gave me a key to their house. It was kind of a joke, kind of a symbol to tell me that I was welcome to visit any time. The joke part comes in because they never locked their door. Having a key was really…
Season o’ Productivity?
You’re supposed to get all excited about cleaning in the spring, right? Or you’re supposed to feel morally obligated to clean in the spring, thus “Spring Cleaning.” I’m sure there’s some good history in that phrase. I feel like winter gets the award for being the baking/cooking/getting fat season, and summer is the sunshine and…
Pockets of Chaos
Sometimes I forget that I’m a neat person at heart. I look at my kitchen counter and see recycling that hasn’t made it outside, plant information tags that may or may not correlate to what’s currently alive in the yard, and lots of other stuff that shouldn’t be in a kitchen at all. I internally…
Mercy and Grace for Smaller Critters
I’ve recently discovered that my attitude towards bugs swings wildly between all-out war and “the more the merrier.” One example of this is that there were two roaches on my front stoop the other night. Without even thinking about it, I hopped over them, went inside, and thanked my lucky stars that they didn’t skitter…
Color 4.0 and a Touch of Realism
I might be using house painting jobs as procrastination for the stuff that really needs to be done around the house. It’s possible. Let’s face it, painting for a few hours and creating a different look for an entire room is just more fun than mopping, weeding the garden, or installing a ceiling fan. My…
Small, but valuable. 