Two and a half years into that initial thought–You know, the first big home project is going to be about re-doing that bedroom closet–I’ve finally, with some gentle and patient prodding, gone the way of Elfa from The Container Store. So now, there’s a pile of materials in my place that will somehow transform into [...]
How good to wake up on Saturday to a brisk winter morning–or rather shielded from the reach of it–through the marvels of home insulation and the welcome warming sun coming through the windows. The luxury of being able to start slow– breakfast, percolated coffee and a book. Finally making my way through the end of [...]
Days like these? With windy, blowing snow causing a gentle winter advisory until 10PM this evening? Perfect for sticking around home– plans to knock out the rest of painting the kitchen trim, getting to that ‘To Do’ list for school work and projects, and otherwise going for the healthier version of snacking throughout the day. [...]
Waiting for the beginning of the season’s first big snowstorm– less than half an hour before midnight, with the fridge stocked with rich breakfast and lunch and dinner plans– has to be one of the best feelings out there. Bring on the snow!
It’s the kind of afternoon for settling. Home with an afternoon football game and a steady cold winter rain falling outside. It could be better with some colder air and falling snow, but this I’ll definitely take. ps. Happy Birthday, B and J!
In a word? Ahhh… (as I settle into a much more comfortable couch) This weekend, I moved the temporary living room couch, one that I had been using for a bit too long, into the side room (as originally intended), and the furniture delivery people brought in the couch that I ordered nearly a month [...]
Is there anyone out there who actually likes dusting? I tell you–I’ll do a vacuum run, wash used dishes as soon as a meal is over and even scrub down the toilet, but it takes a rarer burst of energy to pick up the dust rag. Maybe because it forces you to re-find all those [...]
Baseball in late October is just good, even if you’re not particularly a sports person. There are the bright stadium lights creating an intensely lit playing field–remarkable really, especially if you happen to drive up to one from a distance in a darkened, fall evening. A glow of Things-Are-Going-On-Here. There’s the appreciation of the motion [...]
Alright, I’ll admit it. Installing cable, especially with access to HD channels, is really worth it. Especially when you get to toggle between a super crisp Game 1 of the National League series of the Phillies vs. the Dodgers and scenes from Ratatouille on Disney. A just-heard bit of animated wisdom from the movie: ‘Not [...]
Elfa Closet Installation (part 1)
I like those pictorial essays or tv shows that capture a person’s progress through whatever project he or she might be working on. Cooking shows, home renovation projects… or salon makeovers. All that Bravo, Food Network and HGTV stuff. (Geez, should I admit all that??) So in that fashion, here goes some documentation of my [...]