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Begging for Dollars

posted on October 10, 2013

As much as I love working on my house and blogging about the projects sometimes real life gets in the way and it seems impossible to get anything posted. A sweet friend recently told me “I miss you” and it occurred to me just how long it had been.

I wish that I could tell you I’m in the Caribbean kicked back in a beach chair sipping something fruity with an umbrella in it but I’m really parked in front of a microphone begging for money. I say begging because it sometimes feels that way but really it’s more like ….

“They say it’s your birthday…..

posted on October 20, 2012

…it’s my birthday too”.
It’s “stamped” and official – I’m 44 today.
Unfortunately I have to work on my birthday. We’re fundraising at the station and I’m “on the air”. My birthday almost always falls during fundraisers so I get lots of calls from listeners and that makes it fun!

Since I’m a music fanatic and I’m constantly listening to music every waking hour of the day… I thought I’d do a birthday music playlist. Just a few artists I like… Enjoy!

The Sugarcubes – Birthday

Kings of Leon – Birthday

The Beatles – Birthday

The Smiths – Unhappy Birthday ….

Lit Up!

posted on August 22, 2012

Just a quick post as I’ve been working … or rather “piddling” around the house… not really accomplishing too much. With school about to start it’s been pretty crazy for Richie as he switches gears from carpenter, painter, bed builder, and all around worker to “teacher”. It’s a bit of whiplash, but he accomplished a lot during the summer!

Work on the bedroom has been slow, as we’ve had to turn our attention to other things. When you’re working on a renovation and focused on getting things done, you tend to ignore things… so I had to address the “other” stuff. ….

Leftovers

posted on August 1, 2012

I love leftovers! Yes, not having to cook is always a good thing at our busy house… but I’m actually talking about grass! I know… that doesn’t help much and now you might be completely confused. While we are currently working on some pretty big projects there are always small things that sneak in between and sometimes I stop and realize those small things are the tiny wins that get us that much closer to the vision in our heads of how this house will “someday” be.

Back yard of our old house. I couldn’t find one of the front ….

Flattery or Theft?

posted on June 28, 2012

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Thanks everyone for your input and thanks to Mike for contacting me.

This is such a sad post for me. Have you ever posted something that ended up bring you to tears? I had a horrible experience today when I received an email from an artist who was very upset that I “stole” his work. Imagine my devastation! Hell…. imagine his. How awful he felt and how awful I feel. It sucks!

This whole experience brings up an issue that I think about quite often and that is …. the internet exposes us all to so many beautiful ideas, ….

Thrifty Finds – Estate Sale Scores

posted on June 2, 2012

Just a couple of things to share from this weeks estate sale stops. If we’re anything… we’re persistent! We never miss a chance to find something beautiful or useful.

As you may already know we have been collecting Russel Wright dishes for many many years. (See some of our collection >> HERE.) At one point I had so much that it was overflowing into other rooms and bordered on hoarding. The madness had to stop… so we sold lots of it on ebay or to friends. We do use it every day and unless it’s a really special ….

Is it done yet?

posted on May 2, 2012

After starting our re-finishing of the built-in cabinets/dresser in the master bedroom I was feeling really great about how it was going. My plan to get this done in 2 weeks seemed doable. The stripping seemed to be getting the finish off and the sanding was revealing some really beautiful wood under it all. YES, finally a job I could complete and have fabulous before and afters. WHATEVER! Then reality hits. So the answer to is it done yet is simply a sigh of NO, not yet. Unfortunately it’s always something and this time it’s my job slowing me down.

Thrifty Finds

posted on April 27, 2012

It’s been a pretty good week for finds and I thought I’d share a few. We are always on the hunt for things big and small and usually find at least one or two things worth keeping. Sometimes we find stuff that we don’t need but know we can sell. We’re not crazy hoarders or anything but I’ve learned over the years to NOT say “no” and walk away too fast. Sometimes you regret leaving things behind.

There was a silent auction at the University where I work and I’ve bought a few things in the past but usually it’s just ….

Oatmeal is good for you

posted on March 17, 2012

At least that’s the excuse for making a sweet treat for us yesterday. Yes, yes, I need to lower my cholesterol… with butter, sugar, and of course oatmeal. HA HA! Lets just say both of us have a sweet tooth from hell… but Richie is the WORST! I decided to just make something instead of him bringing home cookies, candybars, getting DQ malts, or killing me with freshly baked donuts. He’s not easy to be around. At least as far as sweets are concerned.

So I made these Oatmeal Cookie Bars and thought I’d share them with you. Just because they’re ….

Saving Daylight

posted on March 10, 2012

Does it really save light? Do I have more time? Not really… but who cares, my brain thinks there’s more, so my body keeps going, and I seem to accomplish more, therefore I’m happier and more productive.. and apparently more talkative and able to write more run-on sentences.

Yes, you guessed it, the time change is a game changer for me. It’s a mental thing and I couldn’t be happier about it. Welcome daylight savings time….I’ve been waiting patiently for you!

And so has kittie. She’s tired of being inside. That face says it all. She looks so pissed.

The flowers and ….