So this won't be a "talky" kind of post, but rather a "picturey" kind of post. Pictures of cabinets. oooohhhh ahhhhh thrilling! It was my first do-it-yourselfy thing and it turned out all right. Nothing went wrong. Everyone involved is still on friendly terms. There were no trips to the ER--which is my definition of … Continue reading Kitchen Cabinet Project pics
Month: October 2010
Finding a Hot Track in the NYTimes
Spent the weekend finishing up the kitchen cabinets. (They turned out beautiful, too. Pictures tomorrow, promise!) And on Sunday rewarded myself with a luscious "Day of Sloth" with the Sunday NY Times. I haven't been getting the Times lately because I was finding it hard to finish one before the next Sunday rolled around and … Continue reading Finding a Hot Track in the NYTimes
Cats and Dogs
This is going to be a post about dogs. 1. Dogs are not cats. 2. What a dog needs and what a cat needs are as different as the dogs and cats themselves. Some people are strictly dog people and some people are strictly cat people and some people are both. Even if you do … Continue reading Cats and Dogs
Cleanse: Day 7
I actually heard myself say today, "I don't really strive to live my life; all I really want to do is create content-- interesting content." Today I cooked. All day. Homemade chicken soup and a tofu stirfry. Living "clean" is labor intensive. I also sorted recyclables, walked the dog, did some laundry, washed dishes, and … Continue reading Cleanse: Day 7
D.I.Y.
Today I fell in love with a mouse sander. I hate mice, but this cool little sander fit both my hand and my love of detail work. I have never been a D.I.Y person (though I love watching those D.I.Y shows on HGTV.) It's just that it looks hard, and like something I don't have … Continue reading D.I.Y.
Friday Gratitude
Let's start this gratitude party with a big shout-out to my Happy Hour Yoga class tonight, shall we? Those dedicated, disciplined souls who 1) Came out in drippy, icky weather, and 2) Did one hellava awesomely rajasic practice and were sweating bullets by the end, holy-moly. Usually it's a mellowish, end-of-the-workweek practice on … Continue reading Friday Gratitude
Clean: Day 2
I forgot how hard this cleanse is. Right now I'm sitting here, wanting something to CHEW! But it will pass. I'll go to bed, and in the morning wake up feeling light, and start all over again. Happy that I made it through Day 2. But tomorrow is Friday, and I like my glass of … Continue reading Clean: Day 2
Buried Things Can Be Rescued
I spent most of the morning glued to CNN watching the miners (#11-14) get rescued. Could not get enough of it. Was completely entranced, fascinated, touched, and thrilled by the whole spectacle. I cannot imagine a worse fate than being buried alive 2,000 feet under the ground. But I am ashamed in the face of … Continue reading Buried Things Can Be Rescued
Fire Hose vs. Lawn Sprinkler
I have decided to do another cleanse. Same thing as last January (if you're interested I wrote about it ad nauseam in the January 2010 archives.) Now that I'm an old hand at this, it doesn't have the same charge and excitement of last year. I know the ropes. I know I can do it. … Continue reading Fire Hose vs. Lawn Sprinkler
Homecoming ’10
It was a busy and beautiful weekend: Homecoming with a houseful of people, then on Sunday, the Ives Run Trail Challenge. Could not have asked for better weather. But it was the people who made it. So much fun! So much food and remembering of the "good ol' days." And soo00 much beer! HOLY MILLER … Continue reading Homecoming ’10
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