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Living Room Rug Change 4 Oct 2012 | 08:02 pm
I'm back with more commitment issues in my living room! I really appreciated your suggestions on my last living room post- I definitely think that I need a little texture/ color/ pattern action in the...
Commitment Issues in the Living Room 5 Sep 2012 | 10:29 pm
Man, do I have a hard time committing to decorating choices! It's especially tough when they either: a) cost a lot of money, or b) will take up a lot of time. In the living room, I wanted to do some ...
Is an Ironman worth the price? 23 Aug 2012 | 10:59 pm
I know that I'm not a fitness blogger and most of you could care less about triathlons, but I thought this topic might be helpful for some people who might Google search the blog or want to participat...
when being thrifty =/= weight loss 21 Aug 2012 | 08:16 pm
I exercise a lot and eat healthy foods most of the time. I'm on auto pilot most of the time with my weight so when I get off of my routine and gain a little weight or have a reason to cut back I don'...
So you want to move to Austin... 17 Aug 2012 | 11:11 pm
Maybe it was the fact that we found someone to rent out our tiny garage apartment in less than 48 hours... or maybe it's the fact that our area made up the #2* and #3 fastest growing cities last year,...
The (Garage) Apartment- Ready to Rent! 16 Aug 2012 | 09:37 pm
For those of you paying close attention... I've symbolically changed the title of this 10-part series because this place finally feels more like an apartment than a garage! I think I'd actually live i...
The (Garage) Apartment: New Path 16 Aug 2012 | 05:07 am
The pile of rocks leading to the garage apartment is finally a functional path! We went with 48" x 22" slabs of limestone for the path for a few reasons: 1. They tie back in with the limestone exteri...
When Being a Landlord is NOT Fun 9 Aug 2012 | 01:59 am
I ended the My (Many) Thoughts on Becoming a Landlord post with a very rainbow/ unicorn view of the whole process. Things have been extremely easy for us during the past several months, but in the int...
Our Thrifty(ish) Honeymoon 4 Aug 2012 | 12:41 am
Okay, so things are quite "blog finished" in the rental apartment. After driving all the way to IKEA last weekend, I ended up coming back without a shelf component. We've been too busy to go back agai...
Stained Concrete Floor Thoughts 1 Aug 2012 | 09:15 pm
With the mold issues in the garage apartment, we had to go with new flooring. As I mentioned before, there were several good reasons for going with a stained finish: The sheet vinyl that we ripped up...
