2020 To Dos Check-in #2
In December I made a 2020 To Do List with 7 categories and 21 “To Dos.” I’ll post an update on it every three months. Here’s my progress thus far! Note: bolded items have been updated with comments, bolded ✔ items have been completed,...
Garage Project: Final Concrete Pour!
The slab for Dragonstone was poured in October, but we still had more concrete work to be done outside of the building – the sidewalk and the apron that connects Dragonstone to our existing driveway. We could have requested it to be done earlier in the spring,...
Always something drying
Eek! Does your counter look like this? This is after I tidied it up! It usually looks a lot worse. We’re running the dishwasher more than we used to*, and we don’t use the dry feature because it cakes any food bits in there on to the dishes – and...
Weekend Highlights!
A few highlights from the weekend! Friday Having a great long run. I somehow had a spike in energy for the last two miles. Strange, but I’ll take it. The protein powder I ordered arriving as I was starting to make my smoothie. Perfect timing! Getting a few...
House Project: A place to sit in the foyer!
This still counts a house “project” even though we bought all these pieces, right? Our foyer has been through a few renovations since we moved in. The first one was fixing the coat closet. It blew our minds that the coat closet had one of the sidelites in...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂