Prioritizing Frugal Activities
As you know, for the last several weeks, painting has kind of consumed my life. The cabinet project was a doozy, of course, and then …
Oh dear. It’s Friday.
Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. Why do I do this? Because in …
The (not so) Good Old Days
Hey, guys! Normally it’s quiet around here on Thursdays, but I’m popping in with a fun off-topic post because I’m participating in a Microsoft program …
The AFTER painting cabinet photos!
I started to wonder if I’d ever be able to say this, but I am: The cabinet project is done. (ok, except for some cabinet …
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A little bit of this, a little bit of that…
It’s a day for miscellany. _____________________ I’m loving that Aldi has the least-packaged organic bananas I’ve ever come across. Most of the time, organic bananas …
The Nurse Line
(I have no photo that’s appropriate for a post about a nurse line, so here’s a photo of some trees.) I’m going to talk about …
So, this happened yesterday.
I have cabinet doors again. (Whaaaa???) And they’re white! Photobombers. My dad came over yesterday and helped me reinstall all of my doors. (By which …
Caulk and Painting
When you take a piece of previously-stained furniture or cabinetry and paint it, caulk is super useful. For instance, this little railing above my kitchen …
FWF | Painting Week Edition
Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. Why do I do this? Because in …
A sign from above…
…that the painting project is supposed to be put on hold for a day. On the upside, it’s not like my non-cabinet-painting to-do list is …
Undone/Done
Eight are sanded, primed, painted, and waiting for one final sanding and painting. Six others are sanded. And then I just have five more that …
When your kitchen looks like this…
…it’s a little tough to cook. You end up toasting bagels on the floor. Your laundry room might start to look like this. Piles of …
Summer Bucket List Update
It’s been a little over a month since made this list, so I figured it was time to sit down and see how much progress …
Cabinet progress update
Here’s what’s been goin’ on! -I took all the doors off of my cabinets. This took about 45 minutes or so, and that was with …