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The Living Room, Almost Done

July 15, 2009

Well, we’ve been in this house almost seven months now and we finally have a few rooms that are shaping up to look like I want them to. The kitchen is done, and now the living room and breakfast room are almost there. Everything got painted, new light fixtures were installed, and furniture was bought. It’s such a great feeling to come home to this! (Please excuse my sad photography skills.) A vertical shot to show off the fan: I love the fireplace now that Lauren and I painted it! On the mantle is the woven mirror from Target that I love. Our new media stand from Overstock.com, which makes me so happy: And its matching side table: The coffee…
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When It Rains, It Pours (Or Insert Another Such Pun)

July 13, 2009

Talk about a Monday. This morning I was in a patient’s room giving 9 o’clock meds when I heard the sound of running water. At first I thought it was the shower, or perhaps the sink. But there was no one else in the room. A few moments later my confusion evaporated when water began pouring from the ceiling near the door. I kid you not, within minutes the entire room was covered with an inch of water. Brown, stinky, disgusting water. Obviously chaos erupted. First of all, we had to get the patient and all of her belongings out of the room. That was interesting in itself considering she couldn’t walk and had to be wheeled in her bed….
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Some Things I Bought

July 3, 2009

I decided to go on a random mini shopping trip after work last night and this is what I picked up: 1. Bath & Body Works foaming hand soap – I love foaming soaps. They make it so much easier to wash my hands. And I love these scents: Wild honeysuckle, sea island cotton, and rainkissed leaves. Only $3 each right now! 2. C.O. Bigelow everyday lip balm – I was in the market for a new petroleum based lip balm, and this looked like as good as any. $5, and so far I really like it. 3. Scentport home fragrance diffuser – Picked this up because it was on sale for $4, and who doesn’t love a fresh linen…
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Meet Our Furniture

June 16, 2009

Hello. Let me introduce you to the furniture in our home. Don’t worry, it won’t take very long.  First up we have our bed:  If I weren’t already married to David I think I would marry this mattress. It is the single most expensive thing in our house but worth every penny. We will have this baby for the rest of our lives. Obviously it needs some dressing up. I’m thinking an upholstered headboard, a bench at the foot, some regular nightstands instead of TV trays, painting the chair rail white, and something on those blank walls. Next we meet our one and only dresser, which stands across from the foot of the bed: It’s a good thing we have…
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Four Rooms, One Space

June 9, 2009

Here I am, finally bringing to you some pictures of our house since it was painted and updated a little bit. So far we’ve only worked on the kitchen, living room, breakfast room, and laundry room. So let’s get started! Kitchen Here was what it looked like before: Here is what it looks like now: The kitchen is the room in our house that is the most complete. (That’s probably because it doesn’t require any furniture.) I’m not crazy about the pinkish backsplash, but it will do for now. There’s kind of a lot going on in the left corner of the first picture, but that’s because we like bread products and that’s where they’re piled up for now. Notice…
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