Clean House (& Photos of Our Kitchen)
Holy moly, I just went on a major cleaning spree. Our house wasn’t even all that messy, but the urge to clean just came over me. Does that ever happen to you? You just feel the need to clean? I’m
Holy moly, I just went on a major cleaning spree. Our house wasn’t even all that messy, but the urge to clean just came over me. Does that ever happen to you? You just feel the need to clean? I’m
For the past two days, I’ve heard non-stop jack-hammering. Mal dislikes the huge rock in our front yard (he thinks it’s annoying to mow around), so we hired some guys to remove it, but it’s turned into a much bigger project
And here’s Part II of a very happy weekend! After CrossFit, Mal and I came home and dillydallied around the house for a few hours and then headed into Boston to meet Elizabeth and Nick for an early dinner at
Hello, hello! So, our next big home project is redoing our driveway and walkway because they’re both in need of some serious TLC. Mal and I actually spent a couple of hours weeding our driveway earlier this summer, but it
The time has come to show you guys our new bathroom!! Are you ready? Here’s a quick history of how it’s looked over the years: Here’s how the re-do went down: Demo day. Out with the old. In with new
Hi, friends! Happy Friday! I have a few updates for you guys””two are good, one is bad. Update #1: Our little pug-ster is feeling so much better. We took him to the vet for a check-up yesterday afternoon and his
Hi, guys! Happy Tuesday! After our weekend of home improvement projects, Mal and I spent today getting our life back in order””running errands, cleaning and organizing the house, etc. But, first, we got our WOD on at CrossFit. Workout Today’s
Wow. What a weekend. I’m totally exhausted, but in a good way. I worked hard and now I can finally sit back and relax””sort of like what Murphy did all weekend. Ok, that’s a total lie. In typical (nosy) pug
Our house looks like a construction site! Who’s idea was it to take on two home improvement projects at once?! Whoa, baby. But, we’ve made some serious progress in the last 24 hours. Yesterday afternoon, Mal and I finally decided
I guess there’s no turning back now with my kitchen-painting project! Yesterday, Mal and I looked at color swatches and then selected four samples to try on our kitchen wall at home. Our picks from Valspar: Gravity Voyage Drizzling Mist
Another home improvement project? Ooh, yes! Listen to what happened this morning: [over breakfast] T: We should probably decide on a vanity and toilet today, so we’re all set to go this weekend. M: Yea, I agree. We’ll go pick
Hi, guys! I hope you’re having a fabulous Tuesday! Workout As expected, today’s WOD was a good one: For time: 2000 meter run 2000 meter row Ever since the Boilermaker 15K, I haven’t run very much (that race kicked my
Check out what Mal did to our fireplace yesterday afternoon! Really nice, right? I like it so much better than before (pictured below). It’s amazing what a coat of paint can do! Snack A couple of hours before dinner, I
Check out the newest addition to our home! So psyched! [rewind to yesterday morning] Breakfast I slept in a little, so I threw together a quick breakfast of peanut butter and banana slices on a whole wheat wrap before heading
At the end of March, I wrote a post that chronicled the progress made on our sun porch from when Mal and I first moved into our house. Basically, it went a little like this: November 2010 – January 2011: No action January