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Building My Home Office
I’ve taken the teeniest, tiniest leap into building an official home office here. I’ve been working at home for over 3 years now, with a little desk and bookshelves showhorned into a corner of the living room. It’s so messy and my living room has become engulfed with stuff that I’m desperate to organize. Well, [...]
Continue reading...Find the Kitty Friday
30. December 2011
My daughter snapped this on her cell phone. Where could that skulking kitty be?! She’s doing it rite! LOL Well, another year is winding down. I haven’t been thinking of any thoughts on renovation lately until about a month ago. It was about that time that I really “let” my desk “go.” I have always [...]
Continue reading...What Summer Sheets Are Best?
10. August 2011
After the blistering heat wave a few weeks ago, and now that a murky cloud of intense humidity has settled over us (70% dewpoint and higher, yuk!!) for about two weeks now, I’m reaching a point of desperation. I can’t tolerate the heat and humidity, and therefore I have trouble sleeping. It wasn’t bothering me [...]
Continue reading...It’s Tiki Time!
3. June 2011
Sometime in the near future (after we get new windows and fix the front porch and maybe paint the house, lol), we’re going to build a very nice deck in the back of the house. Right now, we currently have no where to sit in the evenings, just the asphalt lot in the backyard (and [...]
Continue reading...I FINALLY Chose a Clock
9. March 2011
Here’s the latest update for all you who wait breathlessly for the continuing saga in my pitifully mundane life! I FINALLY got a clock. Woooo I live dangerously, don’t I?? Seriously… it’s been a long time since I started chattering on about this. EVen before we gutted the dining room, I didn’t like the cheesy [...]
Continue reading...Sit Like an Egyptian
3. March 2011
Hee hee. Doesn’t it look like a Cleopatra chair? It’s actually called a “chaise lounge chair” *ahem*. I am looking to replace the living room furniture in the near future. I’m tired of the cat-scratched sofa and the two funky, upholstered orange throwbacks from the 1970s that were found curbside…. :-p I don’t particularly like [...]
Continue reading...See Grass!
3. March 2011
No no wait. Not GRASS as in this: Grass as in this: SEAGRASS. As in Seagrass Rug. Sorry, I misspoke. :S Seeing real, green grass is about two months away yet. :’( But there’s plenty of seagrass to sea see at 1001SeagrassRugs.com. Seagrass is nice because it’s made of natural fibers. The rugs at 1001SeagrassRugs.com [...]
Continue reading...Super Gifts For the Home Owner
16. December 2010
Well, have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Maybe you’re stuck with a few of the “hard to buy” people on your list. Ooo I have got some great ideas for you! I found a wonderful website that has LOADS of home products and more stuff. I have four teens. I NEVER know what to [...]
Continue reading...More Interesting Mailboxes
28. November 2010
Not everyone can have a Bobi mailbox, you know. Bobi mailboxes are very cool— very sleek, classy boxes that can be hung on the side of the wall, or inserted into the ground as a stand-up box. They are best for urban areas (they’d get blown over or smothered with snow from our monster Upstate [...]
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I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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