My house is TOTALLY ready for a guest…
Errr… Make that, it will totally be ready for a guest – by the end of the day. A few times this week, I’ve said to people, “my house is a disaster, and I have a house guest this weekend!” And everyone responds, “she’s a...
Random Thoughts Thursday 108
I was going through our mail and came across the county trail map and thought “I wonder when they’ll finish extending the Millennium Trail toward my house,” then looked at the map, and saw that more of the trail exists by me than I realized, and that...
Gone
Well, here’s what’s left of the pond. Or shall we call it what is really is – a puddle? As a reminder, here is what it looked like a month ago: And in May: So strange. Really, this gives us an opportunity to let it dry out then do some landscaping....
House Project: Ceiling and Attic Work
We live upstairs again! Yay! I’ve fallen in love with our house all over again! We need to update our master bedroom sheets and bedskirt! After a month of work – ripping out the second floor ceilings (and some parts of walls), installing new ductwork and...
Nine!
Happy nine year wedding anniversary to Steven! Last year we spent the evening of our wedding anniversary packing up the bookshelves in our office (and we went out for dinner). It was the first place we started to pack up to get the townhome ready to put on the market....
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! 🙂