April 2010

What a Crappy Week

April 23, 2010
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This week not only marked the one-year anniversary of my dear cat Axel’s death, but it also brought his littermate Günter to the vet, ultimately for more bad news. Earlier in the week I noticed he wasn’t feeling well, and I thought I felt a lump in his abdomen. Along with his other symptoms I [...]

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Illinois Energy Star Appliance Rebate

April 16, 2010

UPDATE: As of around 12:30 p.m. half the rebate funds are gone. Do NOT wait until tonight to buy! Illinois residents: if you’ve been thinking about taking advantage of the 15% Energy Star appliance tax rebate that starts today and ends on the 25th (or until funds run out) RUN, don’t walk to a participating [...]

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Springtime!

April 14, 2010
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The garden is starting to wake up and I’m looking forward to planting season next month. The plants I added to the parkway in front of the house are starting to peek through, but I think it will still be a while before they fill in. We made an early purchase last week and added [...]

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The Painted Kitchen: A Timeline

April 2, 2010
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Before we moved into the bungalow almost three years ago, the kitchen looked like this: Shortly after we moved in, one of the first projects was to get rid of the half-assed screaming yellow paint job (yes, the PO painted only parts of the walls before running out of steam). Since we weren’t going to [...]

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The Kitchen Cure: Special Project

April 1, 2010
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As part of Apartment Therapy’s Spring Kitchen Cure, we were to choose a special project to work on, something that would improve the kitchen aesthetically. This prompted me to put the kitchen wall repair on the fast track, something I’d been wanting to start on anyway. To refresh your memory, this is how the wall [...]

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