Another Busy Day
Long time readers of this blog will have figured out that Saturdays are errand-days for me. Today was no exception, though I did have a nice lie-in this morning. I didn’t get out of bed until 8! After a leisurely breakfast, though, it was off to the shops. I went to Radio Shack to pick […]
It’s BEAUTIFUL!
The painter has finished two of the rooms in the house, and I am SO happy with the colours. My bedroom (the ultra-pale pink) is perfect. When I get the blue and white bedspread, the sheer blue curtains, and my other blue and white things back in there, the pink will warm the room just […]
There Are Just WAY Too Many Colours!
In my last post, I mentioned that I was picking colours for my home. It’s almost time to paint. Well, I spent this weekend trying to pick colours. Things I learned about myself: I get overwhelmed easily. Since I can’t put deep, saturated colours in my tiny house, I want whites with a hint of […]
Picking Colours
It’s time, they tell me, to choose the colours for the house. Once the work is near completion, they’ll bring in a painter to make it all pretty. I already know that my bedroom, the “library,” and the kitchen/laundry room will stay the colours they are. I chose these colours nine years ago, and I’ve […]
Stripping
… get your mind out of the dustbin … I’m stripping wallpaper. We’re moving on in the house remodel, and the next step is to take the wallpaper off of the living room walls. Thing is, it doesn’t want to come off. I swear that the people who put it up must have painted the […]
Things Are Moving Fast!
They pulled out the tub, took down the kitchen cabinets, and took out all of the linoleum in the house yesterday. They also took down a section of one wall, where we are opening up a room a bit to make a more convenient entrance. Under the tub, they found quite a hoard of acorns. […]
Whew! What a Weekend!
I have muscles I didn’t know I had. All over my body. I can tell you every joint and every bone in my body. I am sore! And tired. My muscles keep randomly going into spasm. Even my eyelid muscles randomly decide to spend a few minutes jerking about. We carried and packed and walked […]
Looking Forward to the Weekend
Gad, what a week! I’m working my tuchis off at the office, going to Mom’s to get the kids and eat dinner, and then going home and packing until 11 or later. Except Tuesday. I was so exhausted Tuesday that I went to bed at 10. So far, the only rooms that are completely packed […]
The Kids Are Home
They went to Reelfoot Lake with their father to watch the eagles. They had a great time, and are full of stories …. though I heard more about the dead beaver than I did about the bald eagles. I’m not sure how my older son is handling this crazy week. Both of them are excited […]
The Game’s Afoot!
We’re doing it! I have exactly one week to pack up everything in my house and move it into storage so that the workers can come in and begin the sprucing-up process. Can’t do everything I want to do yet …. I have only $18K to work with. So we prioritized my projects and we’re […]