I'm stressed. Unbelievably, unrealistically, horribly stressed. I'm tired. I'm bitter, I'm angry. And above all, I'm poor, which is about 99% of the issue ( Read more... )

As some may know, my trailer is the bane of my existence. It was bought on the understanding that is was an improvement on That 70's Trailer and it wasn't. Not by any stretch. First was the mold that began to appear the second winter in it. Then a separation between the push-out and the main part to the trailer reared it's ugly head. So for about 2 ( Read more... )

 I'm trying to work myself into a schedule so that I'm giving my Etsy the full attention it needs to make it.

I've decided on the following tentative schedule. Tentative because I still have a few supplies I'm short on.

Monday - Shrink plastic 10 pieces 
Monday -  Candy 20 pieces

Tuesday - Sewing 6 pieces
Tuesday - Crafting 4 pieces

Wednesday - Metal ( Read more... )

 More cleaning today. I've made vast inroads into what was left. I've spent the last 4 months cleaning, so when I say "I'm cleaning" it really means I'm just going through the last of things. I now have a  (mostly) clean spare room, a living room that takes all of 10 minutes tops to clean, and we can sit in the dining area if we choose. Most of ( Read more... )

So I have a new toy.


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I have been meaning to make this post a while now and just haven't. But I figured I needed to justify (even if only to myself) the reasons I want to go smaller. I want to also use this post as a marker in my adventure. With this new year (2011) I want this to be my year of changes and I want to document that. To be able to go back and see what is ( Read more... )

I finally have kitchen cabinets!! They're used, but its OK, these are nice oak ones. I could sand and stain, but I think I'm going to paint them really bright white and then whitewash effect them. I think I'm going to do my best to get this flooring I saw that is white laminate. Then, turquoise is going in the dining and kitchen area. It has to be ( Read more... )