Now that I’m starting to get my feet back underneath me, I’m trying to get caught back up on the world. I have a mountain of blog content stacked up waiting for me to get around to uploading photos, so…
Reining in the chaos
Now that we’ve finally, Finally, FINALLY, managed to finish up enough of the projects to pick all the protective paper up off the floor, I’m trying to claim control back over my life and surroundings. For my branch of OCD,…
Round 1 is done!
We did it. We finished the first batch of painting. We’re exhausted. I’ve spent the past few days just trying to clean everything up after the disaster we’ve been living in for the past three months. Now it’s finally to…
I’m the Guys
This house turned out to be way way more of a fixer upper than we had any idea. We thought we’d slap a coat of paint on the place and be done. Then there was two months of wallpaper removal,…
I finished something!
My studio is done. Well not really, but like 75% done. I just need to fuss it up with curtains and pictures on the wall, but I actually get to use it now. Please join me, won’t you? The color…
To Do List
Here’s one of the many reasons why I am stressed almost literally out of my mind: It goes to three pages on legal sized paper. And while some of the things on the list have since fallen way way down…
This is it…
We signed all our loan documents on Saturday, we did our final walkthrough on Monday night, we wired the money off on Tuesday, and as soon as I leave work I’m meeting Bear at our new house where the keys…
Thrift Store Finds
Like most crafty bloggers, I adore a good thrift store. Growing up, that’s the only shopping we ever did. Every back to school season meant trips to Value Village and St Vincent DePaul. I remember how mad I got once…
Furniture Shopping
I’ve been spending every waking moment thinking about this house. Which is pretty obvious from the state of my blog. And since the loan stuff is just stressful, most of that thinking is about the interior design. I haven’t quite…
As promised…
Here’s my new house! First of all, there is no carpet in the entire house. Hooray! The previous owners had a puppy that peed all over the place, so they replaced all the flooring. Those boxes by the front door…