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DIY

Two Shoe Repairs (and one’s a DIY!)

January 5, 2012

I bought this pair of shoes on clearance a few years back for something like $7. I liked them because they were wide enough for my feet (Woo!), and the heel is low enough to be practical (I don’t adore walking in heels, and I’m kind of tall to begin with, so I hate to [...]

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My new living room/dining room color!

December 1, 2011

So, you know how my living room’s been looking a little, er, colorful lately. If you missed the story on that, we got crown moulding, painted it, and got paint on the walls, so we needed to repaint. I decided I wanted a change of pace, so I was looking for a silvery blue. But [...]

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A washing machine story

July 12, 2011

On Thursday, my washer began to have an issue. It filled with water, agitated the clothes, but then steadfastly refused to spin or drain.  Rats. I don’t like it when things are broken. I want them to be fixed. Like, yesterday! So instead of waiting for Mr. FG to get home, I did this to [...]

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It’s miscellany time again! | Fixing stuff and Insulting Men

February 1, 2011

Miscellany posts appear around here every now and then when I have a bunch of small things to share with you…things too short for individual posts, but too much fun not to share at all. You can poke through the miscellany archives, if you’d like to read more of this kind of thing. I mentioned [...]

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Why I need Mr. FG (or, how we fixed our washing machine)

May 27, 2010

(a third title option: “Why my washing machine agitator is two different colors”) If you asked my husband which of us is more frugal, he would, without hesitation, name me. And it is true that I am far more likely to obsess about expenses and savings plans and waste. But in one way, Mr. FG [...]

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