Author Archive for somegosoftly
I have to wait two more weeks to learn my fate. I put a video entry in to a contest for a season pass at all the Utah resorts. It was hard to do, and harder to watch. As I mentioned Friday, it was nuts to see myself ‘acting’. I tried to be cute, funny, […]
Reality check. Tell you more Monday. #166 Five Embarrassing Thoughts After Seeing Yourself ‘Acting’: You can’t act. It’s just you being you. How do they do it? You are a goober. Where on earth did those facial movements come from? Do I really sound like that?!??!
Buying a house with three fireplaces doesn’t often lead to a house with NO fireplaces, but in our case, there was nothing we could do. Finally, in the middle of August, we decided to go ahead and order the living room a nice one. It got put in today. They guys from Alpine Gas Fireplaces […]
Even though we’re not remotely close, actually getting the walls all painted makes the room start to feel liveable again. It’s so green it’s a little obnoxious, but this is how I’m spinning it: this is where you wait before you go ski, like how famous people wait before the go on talk shows. It’s […]
So, we are trying to sell our little hot tub that came with the house. We cleaned it, moved it, bought a new filter, power washed it, cleaned it again, and shocked it. It’s all cute and working. Almost makes me want to keep it. But that wasn’t the hard part for me. The hard part […]
In my house it is now on rotate! Finally, we got the ceilling fan put up in the master bedroom. I took this picture before I painted because I was so excited to share! How freaking cool is this? It has retractable blades. This equals no dusting, no fan when you don’t need a fan! The […]
About the reality of housework. #165 Five Things They Don’t Tell You To Pay Attention To When Working Outside, That They Should, But Instead They Make It Look Like Light Easy Breezy Work: Ants crawling in your paint. Bugs crawling on you if you sit still too long. Freak storms messing with your work. Forgetting […]
One thing at a time this place is getting snazzy. Here’s our new kitchen light, a really modern take on track lighting. It’s honestly not super bright, but perfect since I can aim the lights where I need them.
We just started watching all the Harry Potter movies, since I finished reading all the books. Not sure if it’s because they are old of because I am, but they are pretty cheesy. Overall though, I enjoy things that match up to how I imagined them, and seeing MK watch them without having read the […]
Similar theme to last week. #164 Five Ways Nothing Says August Like: Buying a fireplace for your house. Dumping and selling your hot tub. Planning Christmas vacations. Cold nights. Breaking out the sweaters already!