As you might remember, we painted and decorated Elena's room shortly after we moved in. Eli's room, on the other hand ... well, it stayed as is for over a year. In typical Eli fashion, it did not bother him one bit that it used to be a little girl's nursery. Nope, laid-back Eli … [Read more...] about Eli’s LEGO-Themed Room
Home & Garden
Insta-May
1. I bought Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened for my beach trip. Elena and her friend got a hold of it and became somewhat mildly obsessed with Allie Brosh ... so much so that I found out Elena's friend … [Read more...] about Insta-May
Home: A Year Later
In just a few days, we'll mark the one-year anniversary of moving into our home. Before I delve into anything else, let me just pause and give thanks to Mother Nature and the weather gods for delaying this epic winter by one year for us. On the anniversary of our move into … [Read more...] about Home: A Year Later
Party Like a Grownup
It's taken me nearly 40 years, but it seems that I might be growing up a bit. Let me tell you a story about how I get when it's time to entertain people in my home: I spend an inordinate amount of time deciding whether or not my home is good enough to even think about … [Read more...] about Party Like a Grownup
Hot for the Handyman
We'd been in our first house a little over a year when it came time to stain the deck. This was before YouTube, before you just googled "How to stain a deck" and 22 pages of tutorials showed up. We could've fired up the dial-up modem and hoped that maybe, just maybe, some guy … [Read more...] about Hot for the Handyman