Despite my taking 5,000+ photos per year (for fun), our apartment had exactly one photo on display. Pitiful. It isn’t even a particularly good one, it just happens to have been framed years ago. Yesterday, I finally changed that. Part of my hesitation in putting up tons of photos (especially, no offense, of family and …
Two years ago today, Greg’s little (middle) brother married his college sweetheart. Happy anniversary, Phil and Trish! In their honor, I thought I’d do a little flashback to the gift we made them. (Sorry about the photo quality — they’re the only shots I have!) One of my wedding-gift-giving strategies is to purchase something(s) off …
In stores this month, school supplies are on their way out and Christmas decorations are on their way in. I’m finding it particularly shocking this year, as today’s temperature hit 107 and there’s still a month before Greg goes back to school! So, in the interest of combining the end of summer with the (very …
Greg and I love to travel, and most of our trips as a young (um, strapped for cash) couple have […]
There’s something about pirates and treasure hunts that appeals to the little boy in, well, every boy. Once we decided that the Vegas weekend we were giving Greg’s brother ought to be packaged as a treasure, I could hardly rein my husband in (and, left to his own devices, he’d still have his brother tramping …
I am a landlord’s nightmare. I have a cat that likes to destroy carpet edges and window screens. I like painting the walls fuchsia (just one, really) and secretly planting flowers on the property. Oh, and I use a lot of nails. Really, really a lot of nails. This doesn’t include the curtains that I …
I’m finally recovering a few pillows for our lonely living-room loveseat. It has been waiting for a little color for, oh, ten months, even though pillows are super easy to make! I looked around for patterns — I wanted a pillow cover that could be removed for washing, but I didn’t feel like dealing with …
We added this lovely (large, spacious, luxurious) navy dresser to our bedroom this week! I was initially unsure about it, as I don’t like superfluous furniture pieces, especially big ones. Turns out, I love it. The dark paint slimmed it down and I’m (obviously) thrilled about all the storage. I can’t be certain, but my …
After five sweltering days in DC, we returned to find that mild-when-we-left LA was also flirting with 100 degree temperatures. My one pair of khaki shorts wasn’t cutting it. I dug through my “to donate” bag and found a couple pairs of outdated, unflattering capris and decided that a quick makeover was in order. With …
It’s always fun to re-purpose thrift-store bargains, especially when spray paint is all it takes to give an old object new life! Consider the $1.35 cheese plate. Paired with an unfinished (clearance) candle holder from Michael’s (which could easily be swapped for any similarly-shaped piece from a thrift store), it makes an adorable pedestal for …