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Five Years at 1013
5 years ago today I closed on my house. It was a proud and happy day. It was the start of something bigger than just myself. Five years later, some things have changed, some things are the same, and some things are lost in the ether and it’s unknown if they will ever be seen…
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Build a wall, or something (not that kind of wall Donald)
So the home project was a success. Or rather, it went way better than I figured it would. Don’t take this article as a how-to by any means, take it as how-not-to and just enjoy the anecdotes and self deprecating humor. I went white girl crazy on Pinterest a few weeks ago and kept seeing…
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Adventures in Amateur DIY: Navigating Home Improvement Without a Compass
At this point I’ve owned this house for about 5 years… well 5 years on the 22nd of this month, and never really done any serious decorating. Haven’t hung many things on the walls, haven’t painted anything and certainly haven’t done anything serious. But that’s changing. This weekend I am attempting to do a “feature…
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Gratitude
I feel like I’ve been taking far more than I’ve been giving as of late so I wanted to take some time to be thankful for the things and people around me. I am thankful for this life that I live. I wake up every morning able to see things clearly and am able to…
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Working Out
I’m not going to start this with some grandiose statement about how “working out saved my life” or anything stupid and crazy like that. It may have, but if it did I have no idea. What I will say is that working out has never been a priority for me, until 189 days ago. I…
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Jack
Recently, I’ve come to realize that I rely on Jack more than he relies on me. This hasn’t always been the case, but he’s become my dearest friend, my cuddle companion, Puffle Bunny. As I write, he rests at my feet, lost in dreams. He’s my constant companion, an astute judge of character, and possesses…