No Day at the Spa
As I said in last week’s post, there hasn’t been a whole lot going on around here. The list of projects is pretty long – like entire roll of toilet paper long – but I’ve been ignoring it. It’s how I do. Until this past week, that is. I finally dragged myself into what used…
Read MoreWe’re Back!
I feel like I should reintroduce us, seeing as how my last post was about ten months ago. Hi. We’re Todd and Jen. Well, I’m Jen and my husband is Todd. You can read about us HERE, or go back to the first blog post (which was only, like, three posts ago) HERE. Go ahead,…
Read MorePaint, Paint & More Paint
The foyer painting is finito and it looks great! I’m really pleased with the wall color. And the new chandelier? Oh.My.Sweet.Aunt.Fanny. It’s perfect! Anyone who knows me well will tell you I’m a sucker for plaid and look at the shadows on the wall. PLAID! Decisions are HARD for me, so when I finally make…
Read MoreDeliveries and Voting
We are having our two-story entryway painted. See? We’re going from the mint green that I’ve never liked to a nice neutral gray. Does anyone else have trouble picking out paint colors? Pinterest should be my friend, but it just overwhelms me. Of course, that doesn’t stop me from spending hours upon hours on it,…
Read MoreWelcome to Our Empty Nest
Midlife DIY has been a long time in the making. The Empty Nest Now that both of our kids are on their own, we are finally empty nesters in earnest. Not the pseudo empty nesters we were while they were both in college. But honest to goodness, real live, independent children adults living elsewhere, just…
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