Today was book unpacking day. I admitted defeat with three or four boxes left, which seemed inevitable since we moved from a 5-bookshelf home to a 3-bookshelf home. Our new house has more of just about everything, but definitely no built-in bookshelves. We’ll have to improvise. I couldn’t believe what a difference it made in…
Category: The House
The Smell of Home
We now have internet at our new house! Yay!! We also have a smell–the smell of cats. The previous homeowner had two cats, and I’m sure they are wonderful friends. I’m a dog person, but I feel like as a pet lover, it’s more or less the same. We like our critters. I don’t like…
Future DIY Queen?
Scott and I are about to close on our new home (less than two weeks!), and we’re getting ready for all of our projects. Well, we’re getting ready for bits and pieces of our projects. Our plan is to start by knocking out a wall between our kitchen and living/dining areas. Apparently it isn’t a…
Doing the Limbo
Okay, so I’m not dancing around non-stop. I am, however, hanging out in corporate housing until the closing date on our new house (2.5 weeks!). This is the sweet life, right? I don’t have a job, and my list of responsibilities is miniscule. Laundry and dinner are just about it. I would say that on…
The End of an Era (and Fresh Paint)
I’ve loved being a stay-at-home wife for the past several months. It gave me a chance to start my Etsy shop, to paint more, to cook relaxed meals, and to just feel at peace. But every season has its end, right? Sometimes while I was feeling at peace, I also felt like a bum. Sometimes…
Doors and Chairs and Things–Being a Renaissance Painter
Today was a big day in the world of house projects. I finished painting our front door and the two freebie dining room chairs that we scavenged from a neighbor’s trash a few weeks/months ago. I also did not one or two, but four loads of laundry. Woohoo! I happen to think that the chairs…
Lazy Day Projects
I’ve been up to a lot of laziness lately, but I’ve also found time in that busy schedule to finish a few small projects. I’m very happy with them, so I thought I would share. Project 1: making business cards and stamping note cards with my new fancy schmancy shop logo. (Thanks to PaperSushi, which is…
Small, but valuable. 