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  • Playroom
    Arts & Crafts,  Home,  Random

    How to Create a Playroom on a Budget

    As you read in my recent post, we moved from a two-bedroom townhouse to a four-bedroom house with a separate family room which I converted into a playroom. I was really excited about designing this space but I did not want…

    April 14, 2017
  • Big Changes,  Home,  Random,  Special Interest

    Move

    So, we moved. Again. This is my 13th move in 17 years in the US and frankly, as I tell anybody who listens and even those who only pretend to, I just want to gather some moss already! I am…

    April 11, 2017
  • Home,  Random,  San Jose

    In Disappointments, We See New Lessons

    We are bursting at the seams. Cliché, yes. My reality, absolutely yes. A developed world/privileged life problem? Couldn’t be truer.

    January 4, 2017
  • Big Changes,  Chicago,  Home

    Don’t sweat the stuff…it’s only stuff

    So the movers came today and moved our gazillion boxes, pieces of furniture, bicycles, and tires. After getting quotes from the three big moving companies – , we decided to go with Mayflower. The men who came in today who…

    August 4, 2015
  • Chicago,  Great Summer Roadtrip,  Home,  San Jose,  Travels

    ‘The Great Summer Roadtrip’ is less than a week away

    We are less than a week away from embarking on ‘The Great Summer Roadtrip’ of our lifetime and immediate future. Our movers are coming in on Tuesday and all our stuff will be packed away to arrive tentatively between August…

    July 30, 2015
  • Chicago,  Feelings and Emotions,  Home,  San Jose

    Got our rental home; first offer

    On June 30th, after holding our breath the entire day and almost losing hope that the landlady would ever get back to us with positive news, we were considering our options late at night around 9:00 p.m. when we did…

    July 9, 2015
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    Home hunting in San Jose

    Last week, Aaron and I went to San Jose to look for a rental apartment. Our flight took off late evening from Chicago and despite it being a direct Southwest flight, they rerouted my bag to Sacramento and I did…

    June 30, 2015
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