Mind Flush

The basement where we're storing the entire contents of the living room, dining room, and kitchen. Why, what did you think I meant? And...

Is there an emoticon for "I'm so excited I'm jumping up and down keening to myself"?

"We're so cheap we make the little anklebiters attach the stickers themselves." " Polly Sarcophagus" "Burie...

Look, Ma! No visible drywall tape or screws! And a partially-assembled sink base! Look, Ma! A 30" base cabinet with 4 drawers, whic...

Inches of snow on the ground before 9:30 this morning: 3ish Time it takes to get Liza and I into snowsuits to go outside to shovel the walk ...

Action shot! Guess who passed the rough electrical inspection this morning? I've got the viciously sticky stickers on my window to pro...

Make him be the one to research reupholstery prices on Angie's List. After I found the smelling salts and revived him, he allowed as how...

You know how strong the Ikea assembly addiction is? We spent the night at some friends' house last night, partially to keep me from mes...

I'm the number one listing that shows up if you google "pleather Docksiders" http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pleather...

http://listoftheday.blogspot.com/2007/09/great-olan-mills-photos.html Stupid Diet Pepsi with Lime is so hard to get out from between the key...

Liza has been getting the crazies every evening just about the time I need to start fixing dinner, and they last pretty much until we hit he...

Today is apparently a day of rest, as the building inspector is out of the office and can't be reached to schedule an inspection, the co...

Not sure I should title this one "fun" with the sitemeter, since I just found I'm on the first page of search results if you g...

Lots of light. Like, six recessed can lights, a center decorative fixture, and 11 under-counter lights. We're going to have Chicago-bo...

Nothing says "class" like a 20-foot-long dumpster in your front yard, unless it's a dumpster, a port-a-potty, AND a satellite...

Now available in my etsy shop : the first new patterns of 2008! I proudly present the Heart Happy Wall Hanging : And the Genki Ginkgo T...

The junk pile is gone, there's a port-a-potty and a 20-foot dumpster sitting in my driveway, the sink and counter and cabinet are gone, ...

One of the things I like about etsy is that sometimes I am able to find less-expensive versions of toys I see in catalogs. That was the case...

Compare the views of the project at 10am and 4pm today (before the final cleanup for the day). This, my friends, is why you hire professiona...

12 hours and counting. I'm already sick of having the kitchen boxed up. It's gonna be a loooooong six-to-eight weeks.