Showing posts with label house fixes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label house fixes. Show all posts

June 1, 2010

So much for the summer!

I cannot believe May is already gone! I have so many updates to post, please bear with me.

1. Running Update: I injured my knee after my awesome four mile run at the beginning of May and have been sidelined ever since! Every week I start off hopeful that I will get to run again, but then a short run with the puppy in the backyard has me limping... Maybe THIS is the week!

2. Rowing?!: Although I have not been able to run, I joined my work's corporate rowing team and am rowing every Wednesday until late July. I am so excited for this adventure! I had always wanted to try rowing, and now I actually get to do it for half the summer.


3. Puppy: Big Boss has been a joy to have in our house. He is a fantastic little pup and is learning fast. There have been a few hiccups along the way with his training, but he's getting there. And, he definitely is the sweetest pup around!

4. House updates: We have started purchasing furniture! Soon, I will blog about our bathroom re-caulking project that turned into a month-long saga rather than a weekend DIY. I also have to share a post about cutting down an unsightly dying tree in our front yard. I just need to take some after photos to share with you, otherwise the afters are not all that exciting.

Our first big update is coming up this weekend: the kitchen! Stay tuned for a few posts about the before, during and after of this mini-remodel. New cabinets are being delivered as I type! After the kitchen, we are tackling the dining room, then the living room, and finally adding a patio to our backyard.

We hope to be fully done by Labor Day weekend so we can throw a housewarming/wedding anniversary party and get to enjoy our house with our close friends.

April 19, 2010

After one week...

It's been a pretty pleasant first week in our house. Lots of unpacking and organizing and cleaning. Lots of shopping for house stuff. Lots of figuring out ways to get places.

We love our house. Mostly because it is all ours (and the bank's). However, we do not love moving and leaving behind some key items.

Tip for movers: take your plunger!

We (I) clogged the toilet on Sunday morning. No plunger. Left it in our old apartment. Crap!

Thankfully, we live just two minutes from a hardware store. The problem was fixed by a $1.69 plunger.