Tag Archives: home

#20: Attend a community outdoor concert

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Stef

Ten years ago my husband and I moved to a suburb on the west side of the city.  After renting an apartment on the east side of town for a few years, then living in a townhouse for a few … Continue reading →

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#73: Take a bath in our ‘new’ tub

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Stef

My sweetie and I purchased our current home nine years ago, from the original builders who erected the structure in the early 1980s.  A modest three-bedroom, one-and-three-quarter bath, split level floor plan located in a safe neighborhood, the house provided … Continue reading →

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Start of the season

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Stef

Yesterday afternoon the first holiday cards of the season arrived in our mailbox.  As I opened each envelope, I smiled at the friendly faces grinning up at me from the photo cards, and at the personal messages written specifically for … Continue reading →

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Hoarding

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Stef

For the past week or so my fellow citizens and I have been experiencing an Indian summer: temperatures in the high 70s (F), deep blue skies and fluffy white clouds, amazing leaf colors… it’s been absolutely divine. Yet while some … Continue reading →

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WFH

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Stef

Today I worked from home.  I don’t do this very often (once every 3-4 months or so), but occasionally spending a day in my home office instead of my city office is a nice way to shake up routines, give … Continue reading →

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Special delivery

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Stef

I was sitting in my office this afternoon when the doorbell rang.  I debated whether I should answer it; usually the only time we get an unexpected visitor at the door is when: 1) a middle-school kid wants us to … Continue reading →

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Impromptu irresponsibility

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Stef

As I walked to the mailbox this morning to collect the newspaper, I was struck by how amazingly beautiful the weather was.  The sun was out, the air was in perfect balance of fresh-yet-warm, the bushes in our front patio … Continue reading →

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Chore supports

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Stef

One of the upsides to all of this rain we have been getting is that it makes weeding the yard a heckuva lot easier. This morning I put on some gardening gloves, grabbed a trowel, a screwdriver, a pair of … Continue reading →

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Smiles don’t always come easy

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Stef

I’m not a collector.  I don’t like a lot of clutter around the house (I feel literally overwhelmed when I have too much “stuff” around me) – and I’ve found the easiest way to minimize clutter is to minimize collections … Continue reading →

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Dishwasher delight

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Stef

Today I loaded the dishwasher, and I had the absolutely perfect quantity and types of items to fill the machine exquisitely. Not one dish was leftover in the sink, yet not one inch of room was spared in the machine. … Continue reading →

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