Chicago Two-Flat
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Year of the Squirrel
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Authors: Jocelyn
This morning I was driving to work and as I sat waiting for the light to change, I saw a squirrel run across the road. I was impressed how it crossed between the standing cars. They say animals can learn those things. I remember reading "Watership Down" and there being something in there about the dangers of the road....Reclaiming space
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- Published on Sunday, 19 February 2012
Authors: Jocelyn
For years, we tossed around ideas for our small foyer/entry. This was one of those things that we have really needed as we do not have a coat closet in our humble 2-flat floor plan. Perfectionism led us to procrastinate for quite a while. Maybe Steve should build a hall tree, maybe we should find one at an estate sales,...Simple things
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- Published on Sunday, 19 February 2012
Authors: Jocelyn
Lately I have been waxing nostalgic for our days of hard labor. Life seemed so simple back then. Such finite goals...gutting and renovating a bathroom for example. And the rewards of the labor are so very tangible. I find that I like tangible things. I've written on this blog about my visceral discovery of being so present in the...Aspirations
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- Published on Friday, 29 April 2011
Authors: Jocelyn
In Spring the Sailboat comes out! So it's Spring in Chicago and we know this how? Because it's raining. And because the grass is turning green--in places. I don't know about the rest of you, but for us, living in a city with dogs and a small backyard, we inevitably turn to lawn repair in the Spring...and Fall, year after year...Missing an old friend
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- Published on Saturday, 16 April 2011
Authors: Jocelyn
Art Institute Staircase March 2011 I took my blog down for a while, mainly due to a haranguing husband, who has some issues with certain information being posted publicly. Does anyone else have this debate in their houseblogging household? I'd love to hear from you. There is no one in the world that can drive me insane more...Out of the Closet
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- Published on Saturday, 16 April 2011
Authors: Jocelyn
I've kept a pretty low profile with my houseblog for a while. I didn't mention it too much to acquaintances or co-workers. Sometimes people from my past would happen upon it and drop me a line, and my family has started to read it a bit more, but otherwise it was mostly strangers reading. Quite a few strangers that have become...When good projects go bad
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- Published on Saturday, 16 April 2011
Authors: Jocelyn
I've hesitated posting about this because it doesn't fit my image of us. We are seasoned DIYers after all, we know what we are doing and we are perfectionists (at least Steve is, it only takes one anyway). I've singlehandedly refinished over 1000 feet of oak and a dozen doors after all. Steve builds furniture by hand (the hard...It's been quite a while...
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- Published on Saturday, 14 August 2010
Authors: Jocelyn
We haven't been doing much lately as far as home renovation. This summer is kind of a wash as far as that goes for a few reasons... 1. Budget. We are being much more conservative about spending and borrowing for obvious reasons. I am proud to say that we have paid off all our credit card debt in the middle of a recession. 2. The...Getting creative
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- Published on Sunday, 21 February 2010
Authors: Jocelyn
This was my $35.00 foreclosure sale purchase. It cleaned up pretty well. Basically, a day or so to strip it and then very light sanding followed by some small veneer repairs ala Steve and three coats of blonde shellac. Not bad for the money. And then there's our recent acquistition of this artwork. It's a printed canvas...Budgetista
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- Published on Sunday, 15 November 2009
Authors: Jocelyn
Yep, that's me these days, not a fashionista (not that I ever was much of a fashionista)- a budgetista. Coupon clipping is a regular Sunday morning activity. I don't buy anything without first checking online for a coupon. The library is my new best friend and I delete all store emails without opening them. I also bring my own...
