Category Archives: Home Improvement

We moved into our house 9 months ago now. By all outward appearances, our home is tidy and organized. (cue scary music) UNLESS you open the guest room closet… Those would be the last few boxes of unnecessary shit that … Continue reading →

Here is what it looked like when we moved in. Icky, patchy, weedy grass, with lots of construction site crap ground in. Here it is after we moved lots of dirt. It was one of the first warm days of … Continue reading →

You will not believe what happened to me yesterday. Sb works from home most of the time so he finished digging out the rest of the patio this week. About 3/4 of the way through, he unearthed this big cement … Continue reading →

Oh how I longed for a yard for so so long. The yard at My Beautiful New House is basicly a blank slate. The front yard has grass and a fence and a bed that needs ripping out. The back … Continue reading →

You may recall this post wherein I discussed my squirrel problem. See him up there on top of the roof? His name is Stubby. Little fucker. He has become annoying enough that SB will be calling someone today. I just … Continue reading →

You may recall the post where I claimed to have settled on ‘Eastern Amber’ and ‘Brown Bread’ as the perfect colors for my entryway. Well, ‘Eastern Amber’ ended up looking more like ‘Goldfish Cracker’ so back to Home Depot I … Continue reading →

So I know you* must be anxiously awaiting news of hues so here is an update. After about two hours of hemmimg and hawing at Home Depot, I finally decided on the boringly named ‘Lantana’, a deep slateish purple. You* … Continue reading →

I like creative names for colors. I have been known to pick nail polish based on clever, totally random titles, like OPI’s ‘I’m not really a waitress’ or ‘Rio just Blue me away’. I am learning, however, that the paint … Continue reading →

We’ve got squirells in our attic. Husband bravely went up into the creepy windowless attic today, alone no less, to look for their entrance. He discovered that they are actually running around in the eaves, not in the attic. This … Continue reading →