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« Previous Entries Monday, May 31st, 2010Why I Don’t Like Astoria, Queens
Astoria, Queens is dirty. It’s actually a filthy place. A huge power plant was closed in Astoria this year.But there is still a dirty person there.I don’t care for a certain dirty person if you know what I mean Croatia.
Thursday, May 27th, 2010In Sync – Part 2
We are well underway in renovating the tiny second floor bathroom. I removed the paper (with help from my friends) and Lee went to work taking up the tiles, removing the sink and destroying….err I mean renovating the room. The tiles probably weren’t as old as we originally thought, but they were in a strange [...]
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010Tiny Bathroom Renovation
There is a bathroom on each floor of our new house. A regular full size on the third, a half on the first and an under the stairs -> powder room on the first floor. It’s tiny. It’s just enough room for a toilet and small sink. Designing the room is tricky because we want [...]
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010Olphine’s first letter after quake
Olphine, the child in Haiti whom I sponsor through Compassion International wrote. It’s her first letter since the earthquake. Usually Olphine’s letters are just sweet notes about her family, school and a current holiday. But this note was quite different because her world has been drastically changed. Olphine’s father worked in the hotel that was destroyed and [...]
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Message for Our Home
Now that the hallway is painted, we added this message because that’s all a home needs!
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010Looking for things going right
For as much that goes wrong in life, there are so many things that go right. We went on the roof this weekend. Before we purchased the house, we had an engineer tell us that it was brand new and he even knew the company that put the roof on because of the way it [...]
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Anthropologie Coupon – Hooray!
I got an Anthropologie Coupon in the mail! I absolutely love Anthropologie. Just going into their store can put you into a good mood. Besides having pretty clothes, necklaces, bracelets and earrings, it has has home items. I get a lot of the little owls, shower curtains, beddings, etc. that you see in my house [...]
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Celebrating my Birthday
I’m celebrating my birthday Memorial Day weekend for several reasons this year. But tonight I celebrated with friends & shrimp in garlic sauce. This song sums up what I want for the coming year…..
Sunday, May 9th, 2010Home Depot & Pathmark – Technology Fail
Lately, I’ve noticed a lot of Do It Yourself checkouts. I usually use them. I like the Do It Yourself Checkouts because I am pretty fast and there are usually no lines.Now, Pathmark and Home Depot in Brooklyn have decided not to have any lines open and just have the four check out yourself lines [...]
Sunday, May 9th, 2010Love & Furniture
It’s no secret that I love Pottery Barn…..Everything in Pottery Barn. I don’t have a Pottery Barn sofa because it was too squishy or a Dining Room set because we wanted a large pub height table. Yet, in the living room, we have some great Pottery Barn tables.In the dining room, there were no traces [...]
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Savvy Parents
I gave an Internet Safety Workshop to parents today. My students think their parents are nosey, when really their parents just want them to be safe. It was my first day back after my Dad’s passing and I was glad to be busy. I’m lucky to have great students and great parents at my school.
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Morbid & Creepy
Today I got a card in my work mail. The return address included my father’s name and address. I picked it up, turned to a co-worker and said, “my father is sending cards from the afterlife.” My co-worker noted the return address label and reached for the envelope. She said, “oh it must have gotten lost in [...]
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