O, I Am a Lonely Painter
I live in a can of paint, to paraphrase Joni Mitchell. I’ve been painting the dining room for forever. So many different sections of wall, so many little issues to […]
Tag Archives: redecorating
I Love Lamp
Wow! If only I had re-read this blog post of mine from last year before I got the dog. Seems like I had my head on a little straighter this […]
Good Things
Feeling reenergized 🙂 I’ve been looking at ideas for summer vacations. I pulled off a surprise party for my mom on Sunday (couldn’t talk about it on here til now!). That […]
Anatomy of a Purchase
Last week I purchased a queen-size quilt for my daughter’s bed. I’ve decided to try to rate this purchase according to various factors, both nonconsumer and non-nonconsumer. I’m always able […]
Heads of Beds and Heads of State
I am almost, almost done my daughter’s room. The headboard, after I don’t know how many months, is finished and in her room. She sleeps in her room! Almost all […]
Fifty Million Shades of Blue
Please tell me what color to paint the headboard. Right now it’s just “Brilliant Blue,” an off-the-shelf spray paint shade, from Home Depot. It’s nearly identical to “Big Country Blue,” […]
Upcycle This
Today there were “green festivals” in both my town and the next town over, but I didn’t make either one. Too busy with Little League and working on my daughter’s […]
This Girl Is on Fire
For once, I feel somewhat on top of my to-do list. A sampling… Cha-ching. That’s the sound my phone makes when something I’ve listed on eBay sells. I love that […]
More to Explore
There has been a lot going on lately; in my head, at least, not so much in the actual physical world. Saturday night, in particular, when I was trying to […]
My Silent Partner
There is a aspect of my attempts to follow the Compact and be more of a nonconsumer that I haven’t talked too much about. Namely, my husband. I wanted to […]
