animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

dark ages

My dishwasher died yesterday. I’m so sad. 🙁 Not only that, but my stove’s been iffy so I ordered a new one on Saturday. I’m not sure who’s paying for all of this, but thank goodness for Home Depot financing. To add insult to injury, Home Depot had exactly zero …

cleaning house

In an effort to keep up with the housecleaning, I started cleaning rooms on a schedule a few years ago.  I’ve been able to keep to it for the most part, but there was just something missing… Brian came across this article recently. I was intrigued (because there’s only one …

kick buttowski

Today was quite productive. Not only was it laundry day, wherein I did six loads of laundry (and put away the two loads I did last night), I also took some time to clean out my email inbox and get caught up on some accounting-type things for Everyone Drinks. I …

the patio’s open!

I spent all afternoon (like 4-5 hours) getting the patio ready for summer. First, I edged it, and then I power washed it. It took forever to power wash, but it looks great. I also gave the furniture a once-over and got the cushions and table umbrella out of the …

lights out

That was the theme of the past day. It all started when a storm blew through town at the end of the work day yesterday. We closed the office a little early because our power was out. Little did we know the extent of the damage–there was a path of …