It’s Not Over Yet
It’s tempting to spend all of my free time these days holed up in a half-demolished bathroom, trying to piece it back together. Usually when
It’s tempting to spend all of my free time these days holed up in a half-demolished bathroom, trying to piece it back together. Usually when
I feel like I’ve been covered in drywall dust for the last… eternity. It’s been two weekends, right? Well, you have your nose and esophagus
Fall is by far my favorite season, but it also means a lot of my favorite things are ending for the year–no more fresh veggies
How many times have you guys heard me say this? When it comes to DIY things always, always get worse before they get better. The
While the bathroom floor demo was big news, if we put it in terms of square footage, it was only a tiny, tiny part of
Work on the upstairs bathroom has begun! This deserves an exclamation point because Baths! Soon! Anyway. It’s also nice to be making a mess inside
A few weeks ago when I was thinking about upcoming projects on the house, I had an idea. (If you know me at all, you
There’s nothing like a short “vacation” from my day-job to remind me just how many bruises, scrapes, scratches, splinters, and puncture wounds that a person
You could say I have a somewhat tumultuous history with banks in general, particularly when it comes to houses. (Like the time I had to
I'm not interested in a mediocre life. I'm here to kick ass or die.
Back in 2004 I started writing about my adventures in fixing up houses on the internet. A lot of things have changed since then, with me, with my houses, and with the internet. These days I am basically a cranky old man trapped in a slightly less old woman’s body. The internet has changed and I am staunchly refusing to change with it. You won’t find any algorithms here, or feeds, or ads, or social media. Just good old-fashioned stories about a woman drinking beer and building shit, and living an unexpected life.
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