Over the last few months the world seems to be hammering me down with a serious storm of crap around every corner. I keep thinking I've hit bottom. I WANT to hit bottom. I figure once I hit bottom I won't need to worry about loss and pain so much. The funny thing is that I'm not actually any good at keeping my head down and just waiting tough times ( Read more... )

I got to revisit the ER today and have a consult with plastics. When I went into the ER two weeks ago my head was dramatically damaged. They were really worried about my eyes not lining up, and there were threats of doing surgical work in my skull to correct the damage ( Read more... )

I live near a number of clubs, and on weekends there can be noise and occasionally even drunk people hanging out in front of our house. It hasn't been a big deal. Usually I just have to firmly but calmly let people know they can't hang out on my property. Our house is right on the street, and looks kind of like a business from the front, so I ( Read more... )

When we first moved into the new house I started to make a list of issues we would need to take care of. Each room had a sizable list of things we wanted to fix before we moved in. Since Ro had the Summer off we sort of thought we'd get lots of that work done ( Read more... )

The new behemoth is in place. It burbles gently as it generates loads of fluffy new hot water for us. We yanked out the water softener too. At first it seemed like all this would greatly improve our water pressure, but so far it's just a little better than it was ( Read more... )

When we bought the house we inherited four castor bean trees. They were not meant to be part of enclosed yard space; they are weeds grown out of the warm, wet places ( Read more... )

Our living room walls are finished! It cost us a fortune, but it's done, and that's what's important. I also finally get to sleep in instead of worrying about letting the workers in each morning. They did a great job. The walls are smooth and straight. The paint is crisp and clean ( Read more... )

I peeled paint off of my living room wall for the last time tonight. We found a contractor who we trust, and although his quote for doing the living room is steep - we're desperate to just get it done. They'll be grinding down our walls a bit, and then resurfacing them with fresh mud, and giving us a fresh coat of paint. They'll be starting ( Read more... )

So, we did it. Rory is off on a road adventure to see her folks. Finn is going along, and I'm left to my own devices in our cavernous, somewhat flawed home ( Read more... )

In the movie of my life the last few months would be played through in a montage with a Howard Jones track playing in the background. It's all about personal growth and rapid change. It's all about making things be the way I've always hoped they could be ( Read more... )