Okay, here was the original “before” picture of our bedroom, complete with yellow paint: And here is the new wall color: Personally, I’m a pretty big fan. There are still some other things to do in the room (switch the fan blades from the wood grain side to the white side, put up our curtains,…
Not Quite to the After
This is what our bedroom looked like this morning, and it’s what our bedroom still looked like until 3 PM, actually. Now at 7:30, there’s a fresh coat of paint on the walls, and I couldn’t be more excited. I have to wait a few hours before I get down to the business of the…
Ducks, Pigs, and Polar Bears
It has been a fine Wednesday, Jack. Whether or not you got that reference, you should definitely watch Duck Dynasty tonight. Scott and I have been hooked since we saw an episode a few years ago, and we happily watch reruns all the time. Tonight isn’t a rerun though, it’s the season premier. We’ve been…
Playing with Pictures
Today was full of lots of normal stuff–grocery store, cleaning, smelly trash. Just life. In fact, tomorrow will likely be filled with a project made possible by today’s errand adventures. Turns out that bad, horrible, moldy things happen if you turn off a fridge and leave the doors closed. We didn’t know that, and there’s…
Cooking With What You Have… and picking a good recipe
On this Monday night, I found myself with a spaghetti squash, some pork chops, and approximately zero motivation to cook. I do, however, have a need for tasty leftovers to send with Scott to work. Welcome to an impromptu (11 PM) dinner of roasted spaghetti squash and pan-fried Dijon pork chops*. Mmm. I had intended…
Online Shopping: Rolly Cart
I might have gone online to check out how expensive an extra bookcase would be. Not that we’re in the market, just out of idle curiosity. And I saw how many books don’t fit on our current shelves in the brutal light of day, and idle curiosity didn’t seem quite so idle. And you know…
The Book Boxes
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…
Small, but valuable. 