It can be frightening, because it's unknown and uncertain, but if you make the right decisions it is usually for the better ( Read more... )

I thought finding kittens to adopt was difficult. Then I tried to sign up for the town's recycling program. Two phone calls, one email, one trip to the town hall, and one fax, and I still have not managed to talk to anyone who can actually sign us up and give us the damn green plastic bins. I currently have a form to fill out that is supposed to ( Read more... )

We have a new couch and loveseat, and they're nice! Now we just have to start inviting people over for movies and games ( Read more... )

The problem with moving into a quaint New England residence is that it comes with quaint little quirks. Like a finished basement, where the only route into and out of it is down a narrow, twisting stairwell that has a door that is only 28" wide ( Read more... )

"Well you take all these cans, you box 'em, you ship 'em. Then you take those cans over there, ship them, then more will come in. You box those, you ship those. Any questions?"

"After you box them...?"

"You ship 'em. Lotsa luck, smartass."Last night I cleaned out a couple of the closets, and I just got back from dropping another car load off at ( Read more... )

All right. I've got a question for all the designers or would-be-designers out there. Here are some photos of our new upstairs bath. As you can see, it's quite peach ( Read more... )

The new kitchen is all clean, except for the stove, which I haven't had the strength to tackle yet ( Read more... )

For all intents and purposes, and as far as I can tell, they are almost equivalent, including the price.

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I've been informed that the Maytag links above are broken, so try these: Maytag Washer and Maytag Dryer.

Today's Message of the Day is ( Read more... )

Everything in my apartment smaller than about one cubic foot needs to go into boxes, so that it can be moved across the county to our new condo. I'm fighting a cold and feeling quite lethargic. A spoonful of sugar and some magically snapping fingers would be a God-send ( Read more... )