I Can Haz Gorgeous Parlor
parlor [pahr-ler] noun – a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one’s home; living room. “I shall…
Year: 2018
Halving our Half-Bath… The Plan
When our house was built in 1852, the area which is now a half-bath on the main floor was actually…
Crawling Out from Under the Covers
Its been a while, but I am crawling out from under the covers and getting back to it… Whenever there…
My Sexy Workbench
Thats right, I said “My Sexy Workbench”! Back in April when I posted about prioritizing things which needed to get…
The Small Wins Count
In my last post I wrote about my frustration of how little I have managed to accomplish this past several…
Unsettlingly Unsettled
Do you ever have that feeling of just being unsettled with life in general? That combination of external events combined…
Embracing the Dark Side
This post is my story about how I am finally and fully embracing the dark side no holds barred, and…
Living in Fear of Beige
I generally don’t have a lot of fears, but I must confess that I live in absolute fear of the…
We Were In Cuba! – Part II, Cuba’s Countryside
Yep! That’s right, we were in Cuba… In early February. After getting back to Philadelphia, I did a post about…
The Medallion Miracle! (Part II)
To pick up from where I left off last week on my hunt for the perfect ceiling medallion, I get…
The Medallion Miracle! (Part I)
In my last post, I mentioned that I overthink everything, which is true… But I also will research something to…
Analysis Paralysis – Me? Overthink Much?
Analysis paralysis (or paralysis by analysis) is the state of over-analyzing (or overthinking) a situation so that a decision or…
Lipstick on a Pig – Our $400 Kitchen Facelift Reveal!
Our “Lipstick-on-a-pig” kitchen facelift is done!!! Yay! Well…. It has been mostly done for about ten days, but I am…
Putting Lipstick on a Pig – Kitchen Facelift Project
We have been in the house just over a month now and after our week in Cuba, I took a…
We Were In Cuba! – Part I, Havana
Work on the house has been non-existent this past week (as has my online life) and for good reason…. Y…
The Newly Minted Philadelphians
After more than a year of searching, planning, and changing everything, we have finally made the complete move to Our…
Moving Along…
OK, it is still a couple of weeks off, but we are super excited to finally be at the point…
How and Why to Nest
The last Thursday of 2017 as I was turning in for the night, I checked the weather for the weekend…