buying a house is NOT a fun process.

House flippers must be optimistic, masochistic, jerky people. Optimistic because frankly after some of the houses I’ve walked into over the last month? You would need a really sunny disposition and glass half full mentality to even envision anything but a pee stained hole in the walls hot mess of a house. Even if IContinue reading “buying a house is NOT a fun process.”

Hooves the vacuum and his imminent retirement party.

Meet Hooves. Hooves joined our family via gift card about eight years ago. He’s cleaned every room of every apartment Cody and I have lived in since we got married. It’s travelled across the entire country and was even detailed by a circa 1960’s Electrolux and entire box of Swiffer dusting cloths during my pregnantContinue reading “Hooves the vacuum and his imminent retirement party.”

you may win a pretty mouse for filling a truck.

As part of the Vivienne Tam campaign I was given three Vivienne Tam mice (mouses?) to do with what I please. These babies are hard to come by. I’m giving you the chance to win one (I have three.) Seriously, did I mention how hard these are to come by? Or how pretty they are?Continue reading “you may win a pretty mouse for filling a truck.”

consigning a tiny decade.

I successfully ridded tiny gramma of a decade better left forgotten last night night. We spent most of the weekend combing through consignment stores, we LOVE consignment stores. The two of us together are unstoppable. The quest to introduce more color into my moms very drab monotone wardrobe was successful. However, upon inspecting her closetContinue reading “consigning a tiny decade.”