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Archive for the ‘home repair’ Category

April 17th, 2008

good stuff for single moms around the blogosphere

Hop on over to Unclutterer for five things you can do this weekend to spring into a less cluttered season.
Dennis Driscoll started up a DIY forum to help folks become more handy around the house. Swing by I Don’t Need a Man if you’ve got a helpful hint or need one for your own […]

By christina -- 3 comments

December 3rd, 2007

Winter safety for everyone

The wind is whipping around outside so hard I’m afraid of the windows in my son’s room. In the interest of paranoia, I might move him into my room for the night. The panes of glass are old, and rattling like crazy in their none-too-insulated sills.
I went to take a shower in the mostly finished […]

By christina -- 2 comments

July 23rd, 2007

Things I love: my trashcan

My trash can. I heart it.

Simple Human makes amazing products for everyday life. I haven’t bought a box of trash bags in months. This little beauty is a wonder of design on so many levels.

It fits under my sink.
It is just the right size for grocery bags.
There are these convenient little hooks […]

By christina -- 2 comments

December 15th, 2006

spit and polish.

You know, I’d write some pithy, personal post about single mom angst, but I’m too busy getting over myself, and getting a lovely coat of paint all over the living room walls. After I stop gasping at the price of paint!! But I picked up all the other things one needs to paint with from […]

By christina -- 2 comments

December 13th, 2006

You don’t need a man to fix it… but an extra pair of hands would be nice.

 
 
  
I’ve got a coat rack to mount on the wall. A big, solid, heavy piece of Ikea furniture that weighs about as much as the King of Everything. Honestly, I fully expect it to fall off the wall, masonry anchors notwithstanding. Hang a coat on it? Hah. But it’s free, and it’s better than throwing […]

By christina -- 2 comments

November 7th, 2006

Rolling with the punches

I finally unzipped the last suitcase just tonight. I hadn’t opened it since we got back from Dubai, as it had mostly formal clothes and those few precious possessions I was loathe to leave to Fate and the whims of an ex-husband to ship.
Who would have thought I could be so homesick for a place […]

By christina -- 6 comments

November 6th, 2006

The Magic House (What $1600/month rent gets you in DC)

We live in the hood. Folks have been pounding on this door all night looking for Miss Tanya, or Alex, or any number of folks who apparently used to live here.
There are nails sticking out everywhere. The baseboard quarter molding isn’t actually nailed down, and is missing in big chunks all over the house. Of […]

By christina -- 7 comments

October 20th, 2006

Helping others

Some advice for those of you who are bursting with desire to help someone you know who is having difficulties: ask if you can help. Ask how you can help. If the person is reluctant to suggest something specific, you should do it. It’s very difficult for me to take someone up on a vague […]

By christina -- 2 comments

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