Because I am feeling super anal-retentive and oranizational today, I've thusfar rearranged the craft room, sorted everything in it and am now moving on to the living room. I also sorted the concents of my piggy bank into two separate banks.  There is now Quarter Pig and Lesser Change Pig. . . . (More)

To reward ourselves for an hour of productivity in the gym (yes, I went to a gym...and worked out), Zombs and I rewarded ourselves with treats from the Cupcakery.  Which is exactly what it sounds like:  a place that sells nothing but cupcakes. Now we are off to see a Burlesque show. I lo . . . (More)

Gran is in shock over the kitchen cabinets.  Said that after living in the house with gramps for 30 years (on and off) she never thought she'd live long enough to see cabinets in the kitchen.  Now she wants another set to go underneath the second countertop that's still propped up with 2 b . . . (More)

The good news is I got the new kitchen cabinets stained and installed all by my lonesome.  This is after the delivery folks delayed the order by a day and then showed up this morning with the wrong set of merchandise.  I got the kitchen countertop back on and everything is relatively level . . . (More)

I'm home alone this week. Gran had some outpatient surgery on Monday and decided it would be less stressful for both of us if she crashed with some friends for a few days. I'm taking the opportunity to unleash my inner Gnomish engineer. So far, I've rearranged the entire living room, dining room an . . . (More)

The pastel cheese colored walls that it took me 6 coats of paint to thoroughly fuck up are now being replaced with 70s avocado green. I am resisting the urge to paint huge, 4' daisies on the wall to go with the color. Somehow, I don't think Gran would be amused.  Even if it does match the curt . . . (More)