Start At the Beginning

Sometimes its just easier to start at the beginning…
It’s okay if your curious…. 
Below are my posts in chronological order. Enjoy! 


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 our first three days of ...
/ Cuba, Travel, Travel

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 color beige. Including all its ...

Embracing the Dark Side

This post is my story about how I am finally and fully embracing the dark side no holds barred, and the journey of how I ...

Unsettlingly Unsettled

Do you ever have that feeling of just being unsettled with life in general? That combination of external events combined with internal things leaving you ...

The Small Wins Count

In my last post I wrote about my frustration of how little I have managed to accomplish this past several months due to the realities ...
/ Small Wins, Small Wins
Sexy Workbench Project - sexy tool organization

My Sexy Workbench

Thats right, I said "My Sexy Workbench"! Back in April when I posted about prioritizing things which needed to get done, one of the things ...

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 is a gap in time ...

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 the end of the stair ...
/ Half Bath, Half Bath, Rooms

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 retire to the gorgeous parlor ...

Old Year – New Year

I would love to say that 2018 was the most productive year of my life...  But unlike the Cheeto-In-Chief himself, I cannot lie about the ...

When 132 Colors Aren’t Enough (Part I)

To know me is to know that I overthink EVERYTHING! This is Part I of the saga of our 622 day long search for the ...

When 132 Colors Aren’t Enough (Part II – The Reveal)

In Part I yesterday, I started out by saying that to know me is to know that I overthink EVERYTHING! After 622 days days slogging ...

Mom, I Miss You…

In memory of Linda Caldwell 1943-2019 Two weeks ago, I woke up with plans to work on the half bath when the following text message ...
/ Life, Life, Thats Life

Wait, It’s Already 2019?

I cannot believe that it's already March!. Granted, it has been a rollercoaster year so far, but I can hardly believe how quickly we are ...

Demystifying the LED Bulb

Prenote: Kelvins, watts, CRI, CFLs, LEDs. What does it all mean? After reading this very informative post (or before), go take a listen to the ...

A Private Toilet Room If You Please

I first started talking about converting the small awkward 'L' shaped bedroom adjacent to the master bedroom into an ensuite master bath and walk in ...

Rethinking the Track Lighting

Last December I wrote I Can Haz Gorgeous Parlor where I talked about the excitement of one day getting to the point when we can ...

I Will Haz Gorgeous Parlor

Last December I wrote about my aspiration of having a gorgeous parlor and making it a top priority for 2019, and then crickets... And then ...

Container Garden on a Public Sidewalk

One of the quirky things about living in a rowhouse built out to the sidewalk is that we have zero front yard. Where the front ...
Panorama View

The Age and Style of Our House (Part I, How Old Is It?)

Whenever I meet another old house person, two questions always come up about our house. "What style is our house?" and "How old is our ...
Speedheater_Cobra in action

Easy Stripping with the Speedheater Infrared System

OK, let's be real, stripping layer upon layer of paint from old woodwork is never easy, or is it? Let's just say, some methods are ...
Fall Risk

Hi, My Name is Devyn, I Have Cancer

Mike drop.... Yep.... I have cancer. In keeping with my tendency to be an over-sharer, I am going to overshare... This post has almost nothing ...
/ Cancer, Life, Life, Thats Life
Staircase View

Meet Our Stairs

I am realizing that I have never actually shown you our stairs in any level of detail... Well, they aren't very pretty (yet), but I ...
/ Cancer, Cancer Update, Restoration, Stairs, Stairs

Perfecting the Master Bath Layout

The conversion of an odd "L" shaped bedroom next to the master bedroom into an en-suite master bath has been in the works since the ...
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Co. Showroom 1920

Inspiration for the Master Bath

So when I got my cancer diagnosis a couple of months ago, I had this vision that I would have lots of time to compile, ...