Oh Pinterest, how I love thee. You are the repository for all of the projects I daydream of having time to do and the source of much angst regarding my over-full schedule (and over-full project room upstairs). If I’m not careful, my next 101 list will be nothing but my Pinterest projects. Sigh. Source
Projects
Yes, I Watched This Video
Speaking of being hopeless at fixing things, I was at a loss when our guest bathroom toilet handle broke. When we had company, no less! Though I desperately wanted to hire a handy man, or invite a handy friend over for a visit, I decided to watch this video: You know what? It took me […]
Thinking About the Weekend
I know it’s Friday, but I’m a little tired and have the weekend on my mind. I know I need to run 20 miles (or attempt to run 20 miles) for my pathetically-not-on-schedule marathon training, and I know we’re going to have a ton-of-fun dinner party with some friends. But otherwise, what to do? I’m caught […]
Out of Control
It’s craft chaos in the Hayley house. But at least Ben loves me despite the mess. The Boy isn’t so sure.
Weight Off My Shoulders
Last weekend I just finished a major 101 List item. Three, actually. Last weekend I finished scrapbooking our life in the UK. For a bit of context, we moved back to the US from the UK in fall 2005. That’s right – nearly six years ago. It’s a project I started working on in 2008. […]
Easy Being Green: Be Organized
I was thinking about our continuing need to organize the pantry the other day. After taking a look at the multiple demands on our budget, I decided that I needed to be more financially creative in my storage solutions. And wouldn’t you know that I had a lightbulb moment while rinsing out an empty spaghetti […]
Fruit of a Quieter Schedule
I can tell that my life has slowed down to a more reasonable pace. (And that’s a good thing!) I finally finished scrapbooking Hayley Life 2009…now on to 2010, but not before detouring back to finish scrapbooking our time in the UK {hanging head in shame: that was 2005 and 2006}. But hey – at […]
One Man’s Trash…
Driving home last night, I spotted these hiding behind our neighbor’s back fence: Awesome, huh? Look at that! I told The Boy. Isn’t that great!? Yes, it is, he said, pulling into the garage. Me: I’m going to take a look at it. Him: I know. That’s why I didn’t close the garage door. Does […]
Can I Get A {Little} Light in Here?
As I was scrolling through my 101 list the other day, I realized I hadn’t blogged about something that I’ve had checked off the list for a few weeks now. {oops} It seems a constant struggle for our guests to find the light switch in our half bath downstairs. I had the bright idea (ha, ha […]
Another BIG Surprise
Not to be outdone by my big surprise, The Boy had a Big Surprise of his own waiting on me…new-to-us furniture for the library/family room! These weren’t here when I left for work! A colleague of his was unsuccessful at selling some furniture on Craigslist. Instead of paying $200 for used furniture, The […]