The Random Shit They Left Us
October 20, 2014
Good morning blog friends! Brian and I spent the weekend painting with my second mother (my mom’s best friend who just taught me how to
Category: The Home
‘Twas the Night Before We Bought Our House…
October 16, 2014
Blog friends! We bought a house! I wrote you a little poem! Okay, I’m going to stop using exclamation points now. The night before we
A Closet Full of Clothes…But Where Are Brian’s Clothes?
September 26, 2014
As my closet fills with fall clothes, I started thinking about my wardrobe vs. Brian’s wardrobe. When we moved into Brian’s dad’s house, putting most
How to Make House Hunting Less Like Dating
July 9, 2014
For the last couple of months, instead of estate sailing and garage sailing for vintage board games, Brian and I have been adventuring out with
We Broke Up With Our House…Or…We Almost Bought a House
June 26, 2014
Remember two weeks ago, when I was planning all the exciting things for a house we hadn’t bought? And last week, when I bragged about
Rest in Pieces, Delilah: A Eulogy
June 17, 2014
In honor of my dear friend of 19 years. She was a true champion. We met the summer between 7th and 8th grade. She kept
Confession Friday: I Have a Planning Problem
June 13, 2014
In the last several weeks, we’ve been browsing house after house after house looking for OUR house. From hundreds of houses online to dozens of
How to Make Moving as Painless as Possible…Without Killing Your Significant Other
April 29, 2014
As you probably already know…we moved. Of course, most of our stuff is trapped in a gargantuan storage unit until we have our own house
Can Someone Come Over and Pack My Shit?
April 8, 2014
Hey Blog Friends. Sorry about, you know…my mini-disappearing act. Things are getting hectic around here…we’re moving in T minus 11 days, and the only things
Holy Crap, We’re Actually Moving.
March 26, 2014
Life update: It’s hard to believe it’s been 18 months since we moved into our little Downers Grove apartment. Our first home together with just
