I live in the prairies of North Texas – there’s not a lot here that like… if you’re from a place with forests, what we have here barely counts as trees. There’s some scrub oak and pecan, but it’s not
Autumn Comes with Scarlet, and I’m a nerd
Tackling Projects Family Style
So my lovely parents came to visit me this weekend, largely to help me buy a car, because the last time I bought a car it was a really weaselly high pressure sale situation and I didn’t want to do
Spiders and Lizards and Toads, OH MY
So one of the goals that SSH and I have set for our house is to not use herbicides or pesticides unless absolutely necessary. (Fire ant piles are one of the few things so far that’s been necessary) We use
Bouncy Desk Chair
Inspired by Tami, I’ve decided that I would give a try to this whole exercise-ball-as-desk-chair thing. I feel a little silly for taking this long to try it out, given that my exercise ball has sat in my office next
House and Home
Three years ago this week, SSH and I started looking for our house. We knew we needed to move, as Hurricane Ike had well demonstrated the struggles our more coastal area would have with any kind of tropical storm, and
Home Repair, part 2
After installing a dishwasher, we decided to install a new faucet in our prep sink as well. Which sounds like there was one before. There wasn’t. It went bad about 2 months ago, we just hadn’t replaced it yet. Of
Dishwasher Delivery
Ever since we moved into this house (going on 3 years now, sheesh!) SSH and I have known we needed a new dishwasher. Until very recently, we needed a lot of other things more pressingly than a new dishwasher, especially
The Art of Neatification
*crossposted from Seven Deadly Divas* Neatifying* is a valuable skill, especially for a homeowner or apartment dweller with the occasional unexpected guest. Neatifying is NOT cleaning. Cleaning is what you do on a regular basis (hopefully) with some kind of
Clotheslines and Eco-Bullshit
I live in Texas. In Texas, it is HOT in the summer. Our air conditioner runs almost continuously during the heat of the day, and we keep it set at 80 degrees. Running an electric clothes dryer, even one next
Things I’ve Learned While Redoing Our House
This afternoon we finished remodeling the bathroom. As always, there’s way more left to do (like painting baseboards, and stripping and repainting the cabinets) but the major work is done. Which means, in just over seven months, we’ve redone every