There’s no denying it – I am a very bad blogger. As all of my loyal readers (Hi Mom & Dad!) keep telling me, they’re a bit tired of reading about how I used a machete to break down compost. Last week hit a major milestone – 1 year of owning our house. So I… Continue reading »
Sep
05
Oct
13
Focusing on the positive
I was thinking that my next post would be about all of the renovation projects we plan to do, or at least the near term ones. It would help me to think through our next steps by writing them down & start organizing them into something plan-like. But as I think through the enormity of… Continue reading »
Oct
07
How long should it take to unpack after moving?
Google has let me down. I thought it knew everything. So I thought I’d quickly go online and be able to figure out what the average time for unpacking after a move was. I’d either find that we were going at the right pace (doubtful) or were total slackers (much more likely). All I seemed… Continue reading »
Oct
05
We’ve Moved!
After a month of working on the new house every weekend and spending most weeknights either packing or getting a few hours in at the new house, I’m excited to say that we’ve finally moved in! I’m sitting here in my new house enjoying a glass of wine after having the first non-pasta dinner we cooked in… Continue reading »
Sep
13
Labor Day Weekend
We took the term “Labor” way too literally and worked on the house throughout the 3-day weekend. Saturday: We load up the car with everything we need to stay in the house for the long weekend. Set up an air mattress in the dining room. I check out the walls – Hugh was wrong about… Continue reading »
Sep
12
WWMHD?
There’s a new saying in my life that is making it increasingly difficult to get things done quickly: What would Mike Holmes do? Or WWMHD? For those of you who don’t know who Mike Holmes is, you obviously don’t spend most of your spare time watching HGTV. I, on the other hand, have gone from… Continue reading »
Sep
12
It begins….
I meant to get this going before the renovation began, but we’ve been a little busy with the actual renovations. So I’ll take a few posts to catch up and then will try to stay more up-to-date. We closed on the house on 8/31. The plan is to move out of our apartment in San… Continue reading »
Sep
10
Just gotta take that first step
With all of the home renovation projects in our future, I finally have something blog-worthy to write about. I thought it could be a great way to chronicle our renovation adventures and keep everyone informed of the progress we’re making turning our new house into our long-term home. Maybe it will be a way to… Continue reading »