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Monday, September 12th, 2011
posted by K | filed under Debates, Eutaw, Family, Mr. and Mrs., Ruby, Simplify, Wishing | Leave a Comment
You know that fantasy? The one that goes, “My life would be so much better if …”? I’ve often fallen victim to this fantasy over the years, in many different incarnations. As a chubby, awkward, straggly-haired middle schooler with a penchant for oversize T-shirts tucked into high-waisted denim shorts, I believed that if I lost [...]
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
posted by K | filed under Extracurricular, Wishing, Writing | 6 Comments
I’ve been on an unannounced, unintended hiatus. But don’t worry, there’s nothing bad going on to distract me. It’s just that for the past few months, all my writing mojo has been expended in the service of my manuscript. My goal was to finish my novel (set in Alabama during the Civil War) by my [...]
Monday, April 25th, 2011
posted by K | filed under Debates, Wishing | 7 Comments
I’ve been reading over some of my old renovation-related blog entries, since I’ve had renovation on the brain again lately, and realized I barely remember half this stuff. It’s all a blur now … well, except bashing out the tile and concrete floor in the master bath – that I will remember till my dying [...]
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
posted by K | filed under Tours, Wishing | 7 Comments
Because I could think of nothing else for the two days following our first encounter with the house at 1601 Main, because I am a crazy person and my husband is just crazy enough to go along with me, I called the realtor and made an appointment for us to see the house. On the [...]
Monday, April 18th, 2011
posted by K | filed under Wishing | 2 Comments
Back in January, I posted about my lust for a specific, adorable 1940s house, which has since sold to an – I hope – worthy buyer. I compared said lust to cheating on my house, and the more I think about it, the more what I have with my house feels like a marriage. There [...]
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
posted by K | filed under Wishing | 5 Comments
Today I cheated on my house. Until today, I’d only flirted, daydreamed, joked, but today I got up close and personal. I even seriously considered trading in my house for a younger (66-year-old) model. Anyone who loves old houses knows what I mean when I say my desire for that house felt like having a [...]