Category: Home (slice)

• Weekend in Review: Burgers, Backyards, Sweaty Runs

  This past weekend was gloriously devoid of an agenda. My house-spouse XFE took care of most of the errands when he got back on Friday, so there was very little running around. Only one brief trip to Home Depot, which is pretty unusual since we moved into the house. I’m pretty sure that if we…

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  August 14, 2012

  food (of all types), Home (slice), running (away)

  Big Green Egg, decorating, new house, ribs, running, Sweat

• Reality TV Roundup: Bad Dates, Old Ladies, and Staying Away from Veal

  My adult supervisor XFE is out of town again this week, which means I’m left (mostly) to my own devices. I say “mostly” because XFE has kinda got things on lockdown. For example, he recently bought this fancy-schmancy thermostat for the house called The Nest. I know. It sounds like some horror movie involving some…

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  August 7, 2012

  Home (slice), reality (not)

  Bacon Cheddar Ranch Dip, Big Ang, Miss Advised, Reality TV

• By Popular Demand (for all the creepers out there)

  We’ve been getting a lot of requests to see the new house. Mostly, I’m sure, folks want to pick apart our design aesthetic and say things like, “hmmm, isn’t that rug from Ikea?” To which I say, “HA! We’re not done yet.” And which has been the main reason I haven’t wanted to post pictures…

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  August 4, 2012

  Home (slice)

  decorating, Design Stars, new house, sparkly sink

• I Now Understand the Phrase ‘Bone Tired’

  As in, even my bones hurt today. I am physically in no shape to become a partial homeowner/dweller. (I’m probably not mentally, emotionally, or financially in shape for such a life project either, but let’s just talk about my unbelievable lack of muscle structure for today, mkay?) We closed on the house exactly two weeks…

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  July 24, 2012

  Home (slice)

  air mattress, DIY, faucets, furniture shopping, new house

• I Can’t Make It Rain, But I Can Make Money Disappear

  My personal interior-decorator-for-life XFE and I spent the weekend doing lots of really glamorous stuff, including shopping for new toilet seat lids and a trash can for the new house. What we didn’t realize is that we would need to get a bank loan before making these types of everyday home purchases. First off, toilet…

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  July 17, 2012

  food (of all types), Home (slice), Trips Down Memory Lane

  fire kebabs, mermaids, throwin money, toilet seats, trash cans

• SOLD

  So, we bought a house. A townhouse here in Old Town, Alexandria, to be more precise. Wait, did I mention that here? I’m not sure if I did or not. It all happened quite fast and now seems beyond surreal. Ah yes, I see that I did mention it. But it bears repeating again. It seems…

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  July 12, 2012

  Home (slice)

  closets, glittery sink, home repairs, house buying, Old Town

• Monday Quick Hit

  I promise I’ll have a much longer post tomorrow, but I did want to put something funny up today. This is an email I received from my house-subsidizing-partner-for-30-fixed-years XFE on Friday before the home inspection. It documents an exchange he had with the home insurance company: Just asked if we had pets, “Yes?” Is it…

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  June 11, 2012

  Home (slice), travel

  house buying, kangaroos, XFE

• Thankfully, I Don’t Have to Live in a Shoe

  We bought a house this past weekend. Well, one of us did. The partner in this relationship who earns twice as much as the other party. And has been saving his money since the day he started working.  And works very hard in a very stressful job and gets very nice bonuses. Meanwhile, I have…

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  June 7, 2012

  Home (slice), reality (not)

  Domestic bliss, house buying, house hunting, jeff lewis, Real Housewives of Whatever

• Two Things that Will Make Your Mouth Pucker: Thai Chicken & Property Brothers

  My personal-chef-for-life XFE has abandoned me once again for a work trip. But unlike last time when he left me to starve (ie: feed myself like an adult), this time, he anticipated my inability to feed myself, and made this incredibly yummy Thai grilled chicken with hot-sour-salty-sweet sauce. It’s from a recipe in the May…

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  May 31, 2012

  Home (slice), reality (not)

  chicken, hgtv, house hunting, XFE