Marching Back to School!
It’s Sunday night, the last day of February. I’m reclined in the recliner, watching Searching for Italy with Stanley Tucci. My feet hurt. The kitchen is full of dirty dishes, […]
Tag Archives: redecorating
A Week in the Life
The weekend of 1/23 was great for GSD! I had a somewhat short, thoughtful, targeted list of things to do and got it nearly all done. Saturday, I took F […]
January
I just started using Microsoft OneNote at work, which is like a virtual notebook, with “tabs” and “pages.” And you can have multiple notebooks. Pretty cool. I wonder if I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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