A pencil, a tape measure, a level, 9 nails, a step stool, 30 minutes, and a whole lotta measuring, calculating, remeasuring, and recalculating (and just a bit of cursing). Ta da! I love everything about these pieces – the color palette, the patterns, the pewter frames. I saw them in Ballard Designs and knew they’d [...]
Posts Tagged ‘keeping house’
The Miracle of Geometry
Posted in Home, tagged keeping house, projects on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Super-Efficient Grocery Shopping
Posted in Home, tagged keeping house, organization on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love efficiency. In my mind, if you’re doing something the inefficient way, you’re doing it the wrong way (and that’s only a bit of hyperbole, there). Grocery shopping – not exactly my favorite way to spend Sunday evening. So I’m all for anything that makes it faster. I keep a steno pad on the [...]
Good for Wood
Posted in Home, tagged keeping house on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sounds like a new website for your naughty self-portraits, but it’s not. It’s a product in Method’s floor care line, and it smells freakin awesome – like almonds. Really clean almonds. Plus, it’s biodegradable and non-toxic. A little pricey, but I’m in love with this stuff!
Keeping It Clean
Posted in Home, Money, tagged happiness, keeping house, married life on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We pay someone to clean our house. It’s a luxury, but not one I would give up unless I truly had no other choice. I’m very frugal in most respects, but when it comes to this, it’s worth the $100 every 3 weeks (it’d be every 2 weeks if I could afford it). During our [...]
