Saying Goodbye: First Time Home-Seller Reflections
Well, the time has come my story-book house on Garrison Road... It's been almost 6 years since I took the plunge and bought my first house. A young twenty-something with delusions (read more...)
I went to hell and back to sell my house and all I got was this broken pen.
Oh, and a check that will help put a roof on the new place, but other than that... Actually, what happened was I stole this pen from the title agency-- you (read more...)
Good News, Bad News
UPDATE: Thanks to all of you awesome people who were sending us good vibes yesterday. Unfortunately the appraiser would. not. budge. Something has got to be wrong with the system (read more...)
This Story has a Happy Ending
Two weeks ago my life could be summed up like this: I had people from Florida coming to look at my house in 3 weeks and needed to move all of (read more...)
Basement Bathroom Before & After
Another project on the list of "things I should have finished in the last five years but didn't" is the half-bath in the basement of the Garrison house. Sometimes when I (read more...)
Last Big Project: Basement Hallway Transformation
Maybe I should clarify that first part. "Last big project for the next two weeks at Garrison" is probably more appropriate. For the uninitiated, Garrison is the house I bought 5 (read more...)
Insanity Continues
With the dates for the Hauling Ass Tour of 2010, and ground-breaking for the house bearing down upon us, I've begun repeating the coming weeks (and whats expected of us) (read more...)
And, Deep Breath, Garrison Road is For Sale
Excuse me while I go put my head between my legs and breathe into a bag for the next ten minutes. Because this house saved my life on one occasion, and (read more...)
One Step at a Time: Refinishing Continues
Spending some quality time sitting on the basement steps waxing philosophic about life and/or paintchips has become a part of my daily routine over the last week or so. Overall (read more...)
What can I say? I love this drill. Along with every other tool in my 
