Category Archives: home

Weekend Project – Bedroom Makeover

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Liz

So, about that truck in my last post.  It’s actually a U-Haul pickup truck that we split with some friends over the weekend so we could, well, haul some stuff.  Matt and I decided to use the long weekend to … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Project 1: Ikea

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Liz

The first thing we wanted to do was make the kitchen more functional on a whole. We wanted to add storage, work surfaces, and some eating space. Noticing the Ikea branded oven, and putting two and two together, we soon … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Revamps

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Liz

Home ownership seems to parallel any long term relationship. After finding the perfect home, we sought to make it ours permanently. Once that was accomplished, the very first thing we did was set about changing everything. First up, was the … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood Watch

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Liz

Tabi seems to be acclimating to the new house pretty well. After a few hours of being locked in the bedroom, she seemed to be more irate at being left by herself when she could hear the people outside than … Continue reading →

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Beware the One-Eyed Man

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Liz

Tabi has always been more of a companion cat than a loner.  Even when we brought her home from the shelter as a kitten, she would cry and cry to be where the people were rather than be left alone … Continue reading →

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Still Hashing Out Values

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Liz

Matt and I have been spending this week trying to get our new place ready to move into (more on that in coming posts, including crowning achievements in kitchen organization). Part of this requires investing in a fair amount of … Continue reading →

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Apples, apples, apples…

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Liz

I love the smell in the air as it starts changing to fall weather. Regrettably, it took awhile for that season to get to us this year, but mornings are finally starting to be crisp. One of my favorite fall … Continue reading →

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Home Improvement

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Liz

When Sheila and I moved into our apartment last summer, it seemed pretty perfect…especially compared to some of the really scary places we’d looked at. We moved in, and everything was hunky dory for, oh, something like 2 weeks. Then … Continue reading →

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Tabi Assembles a Chair

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Liz

I decided I wanted a comfortable chair to use for reading, knitting, etc. It would also be nice to have an extra seat when we have people over. So I trekked out to Ikea with Matt today (boy was it … Continue reading →

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On the road again…

Posted on August 11, 2006 by Liz

I’ve been pretty busy this week preparing for my impending move. I just got word from the moving company that their morning appointment cancelled, so I’m suddenly moving at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. I’m pretty happy about that, though, as … Continue reading →

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