things i love: a quick patio door transformation
The exterior doors on our deck take quite a beating. There isn’t any overhead protection, so they take direct sunlight and whatever weather North Carolina decides to throw at them. They were starting to reflect the abuse they’d been put through. The handles were also wearing down, and one of the acrylic handles snapped in…
things i love: a faux stained glass table
My latest furniture project has been a re-imagining of a piece that I built years ago. I like to take pieces of old furniture and put them together in new ways, and this particular table started off as a base and then a piece of glass that was being thrown away. I had to build…
things i love: acne
I think I got my first zit in fifth grade. My parents both struggled with acne in their teens, so they knew that it was going to be inevitable for me. I’m not sure what kind of health insurance my parents had at the time, but my frugal, busy mother immediately took me to a…
things i love: anger
In my experience, there’s something about driving a car that provokes angermore than almost any other activity. Last week, someone honked at me for not turning fast enough when the light changed to green. I was so irritated that for several blocks, I kept looking in my rearview mirror, trying to figure out who had…
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