My blog and I have been in a fight. We haven't been on speaking terms and it's a little bit hard to explain why. The easiest reason is that I just haven't felt like talking, but that's not really an answer. A better explanation would be to say that I have been oddly melancholy. Not … Continue reading Stuff I Didn’t Instagram in 2015
Category: home improvements
Thoughts on Wallpaper…because it is vitally important to society
O.k., it is not vitally important to society, but based on the reactions I got when I told people I was going to hang wallpaper in our new house, it is a decorating technique about which people have strong opinions. Most gave off a fascinated, incredulous, faintly disgusted air as though I had just announced … Continue reading Thoughts on Wallpaper…because it is vitally important to society
Best Mom Tip #187: Make Something New
I sometimes get lost in my own head. I'm not sure you'd call it depression-I've never seen any professionals and I've never taken any medication for it-but sometimes things just seem pointless. Or overwhelming. Or just too difficult to deal with. That's how I spent most of my January and February and maybe March and … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #187: Make Something New
Best Mom Tip #169: Major in something useful
This tip is about 15 years too late for me. I have a Bachelor's of Business Administration in Economics and a Master's of Education in Social Studies. It seemed at the time as though these degrees would provide me with a stable income as a teacher and the ability to manage what money I actually … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #169: Major in something useful
Best Mom Tip #133: DIY no matter what
Jay and I are going to star in our own reality TV show. It is called "F#@%' Home Improvement?" The question mark is what really sets it apart from other shows with similar content. It will involve us beginning projects on a whim without a budget, plan of attack, or any assessment of what we … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #133: DIY no matter what