New York Renovator

Remuddler Reminders

Posted on17. Feb, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber.

I love to look at remuddling projects. I like to see how insane ingenious and inventive people can be. Plus, it gives me great satisfaction that my rickety old 1855 house isn’t half as bad. Even though we have no electricity for half the house and leaky plumbing and pockmarks and holes in the plaster [...]

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WAHM Needs Vacation

Posted on02. Feb, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber.

Yeehaw. And I thought I was busy BEFORE I started working full-time.
Just in case you didn’t know, WAHM means “Work at Home Mom.” That’s me. Besides pro-blogging, I’ve also got a freelancing gig that keeps me hopping. Not to mention the laundry that goes on to ad infinitum, the dishes, the cooking, oh yeah HOUSECLEANING, [...]

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Does This Happen to You?

Posted on24. Aug, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

Hmmm…

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What Your House Looks Like

Posted on10. Feb, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

I found this at Kewl Stuff I Found. So funny, and SO true!!
This is what your house looks like….
…to you:

…to your buyer:

…to your lender:

…to your appraiser:

…to your county tax assessor:

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One O’ Dem Dere Days…

Posted on03. Feb, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

more animals
You know it’s going to be “one of those days” when you’re on the phone, making a VERY IMPORTANT phone call looking for employment, and the cat decides to choose THIS moment and THIS room to hack up her hairball. Yep.
So I’m on the phone, exchanging pleasantries with the secretary, and Livvy saunters in. [...]

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