Ideas and Projects for Making Your Home Comfortable and Inviting
Posted in Just Thinking..., Oops! on Sep 3rd, 2010
Get ready to feel sympathy…Yesterday, I sustained a caulking injury—actually, two. My index finger has an abrasion from caulk smoothing. (OK. A more skilled caulker probably wouldn’t have to use a finger.) And I have a sore thigh. Yes, just one sore thigh. Go figure. When you see the vertical nature of the project you [...]
Posted in Big Stuff, Just Thinking... on Aug 2nd, 2010
We spent a little money recently. Actually, for us, it was quite a bit. We added to our driveway and re-sided the house. These projects also led to some new landscaping (to finish off the driveway extension) and a new front door (still to come…You can’t have a new spruced-up house, all crisp and fresh, [...]
Posted in Big Stuff, Just Thinking... on Jul 1st, 2010
Usually, July hits Ohio hard with a hot, dry spell. Grass becomes crispy, flowers look beseechingly at the sky, mid-afternoon is deafening in its quiet as laughing children and dogs hide out in air-conditioned houses. On days like this, all you want to do is find a swimming pool. A little mid-western oasis. I said [...]
Posted in Just Thinking..., Parenting and Family on May 28th, 2010
I am guilty of being an over-achieving mom. Translation: I have done too much for my children. Qualifier: Sometimes. I remember when they were little (four and five), and I would sometimes make a little happy face out of lunch–you know, carrot stick eyebrows, PB&J sandwich triangles for eyes and nose, banana for a smiley, [...]
Posted in Just Thinking..., Tangents on May 11th, 2010
(Not sure why my caption isn’t showing, but photo credit goes to flattop341 at Flickr.com.) I’ve been feeling a bit uninspired lately. Projects, cleaning, everything I need to do just hasn’t seemed all that…well…interesting. What gives? I’ve been thinking about what some of the reasons for this bad attitude might be. I’m hoping that writing [...]
Posted in Just Thinking..., Shopping, Tangents on Apr 16th, 2010
I have had my fair share of buyer’s remorse. At 20, there was the beige and white striped outfit that I had to have (coincidentally-not identical to one a friend owned.) It looked great on the friend, but on me? Not so much. Plus, I never could wear it around her or anyone who might [...]
Posted in Just Thinking... on Jan 8th, 2010
Who knew? That little expiration date on the saltine cracker box really does mean something! I opened prepared my delicious cream of tomato soup and reached for the saltines (which, in my defense, I rarely eat). I took one out, expecting the really predictable, salty crunch. Instead, I tasted almost-rancid cardboard. It was all very [...]
Posted in Just Thinking..., Little Things, Organization on Nov 19th, 2009
Sometimes you just have to say, I’m going to give this a shot! Several months ago, I was surfing, looking for At-Home business ideas that might involve writing. I stumbled across an article on businessknowhow.com about writing letters from Santa to children as a small, home-based business. Santa needs ghost writers…Who knew? I thought this [...]
Posted in Just Thinking..., Organization, Tangents on Oct 23rd, 2009
Good morning afternoon! Hope your coffee is delicious. I have been missing in action–due to life. Sound familiar? The biggest project for me (and my siblings) has been helping to organize and pack my parents’ belongings (actually, a fraction of them), to move from their current home to a new one. The new home is [...]
Posted in Just Thinking..., Tangents on Sep 18th, 2009
I had a great childhood. Big, loud family, happy home, and lots of laughter. I was thinking about how this made our house a fun place for us and for everybody else, too! It wasn’t mean-spirited (usually ); it just WAS. And it made for a great way to grow up. Though it has nothing [...]
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