Jan 29 2012
Remember the Phase I post from a few days ago? You wonder– is she actually done?! Done is often such a subjective word, don’t you think? It’s like perfect– can the pure meaning of those words exist in the world of paint or furniture placement? No, really– JB wants to know if done exists in …
Jan 25 2012
Yes, it’s Phase I– of Version 4. This isn’t the first transformation for our kitchen and all the big ticket items (new floors, cabinets, appliances that aren’t brown) have long been paid for. But thus far, the total investment in Version 4 of Redesign That Kitchen is $56. $50 for low VOC Benjamin Moore paint …
Nov 30 2011
I am sort of a hoarder-light. There are so many things that I can look at and think, “NO, that’s not GARBAGE! It can be reused. Into what, I have no idea.” My darling husband is more of a, once a shower curtain, always a shower curtain kind of guy. So when our dog decided …
Nov 29 2011
This time of year is Merry Important! (New phrase, courtesy of Z.) Love: My version of holiday decorating–especially with the Small People. This kind of magic is important to them– they have no idea what all the social implications are behind a Made In China Snoopy ornament, or the amount of money and fossil fuels …
Nov 21 2011
Long before I had my own children, I overheard a stranger lightly scold her child’s use of his “creative mind” at a grocery store. That child was 1) old enough to know better, and 2) opening all of the freezer doors to knock down the carefully arranged boxes of food. What does that story have …
Aug 01 2011
Warning: Image Heavy! I get accused of being cheap at least weekly. Personally, I prefer frugal, or to use the latest buzzword for practitioners of the frugal– Upcycle. A fair bit of it frugality and being all eco-happy. Why DIY? A fair chunk originates with just being here more, seeing ugly too much. Or trying …
Apr 20 2011
This one: “This hurts me as more than it hurts you.” Muttered right before the ass whoopin’. To give mom credit, she never said that “hurt you worse” phrase. My Dad? He said it often, but he was never crying. As a child I was calling bullshit (silently, in my head and stuff) whenever the …
Nov 12 2010
Okay- so I understand the obsession between little boys and superheroes, and little girls with princesses. They are both marketed as being good and strong and, most importantly, magically strong. As a kid, I definitely had Princess Leia Underoos. I’m reasonably sure that I pretended to be Wonder Woman– and if not her, definitely Indiana …
Nov 10 2010
Well, not really, but pumpkins, SEER ratings and gas furnaces are all related in my life right now. Which might seem odd– to you. Stay with me for a minute- it’s like a Seinfeld episode that will (kind of) make sense in the end. Our house is a 1969 original. I think some people would …
Jun 12 2010
Like, do normal people actually finish things? Is my fantasy of this place where projects are completed and all of the stuff has a predesignated space just a myth. Are there more people like me, who have a dozen projects residing in either the plan or execute phase and–very rarely–the finished phase? Stuff makes me …