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 inContinue reading “things i love: a quick patio door transformation”
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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 aContinue reading “things i love: acne”
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 hadContinue reading “things i love: anger”
things i love: attention
I have been thinking about the phrase “pay attention” a lot lately. Pay. Attention. To pay. To give (a sum of money) in exchange for goods or work done or in discharge of a debt. To yield or provide someone with (a specified sum of money). To give or bestow. When you are paying attentionContinue reading “things i love: attention”
things i love: weight loss
It’s astonishing when you discover you’re much lighter than you’d thought. Maybe not on a scale. That might still say that your gravitational pull is too strong according to the charts the scientists have plotted. That’s okay. That’s not what we’re talking about, anyway. We’re talking about the strange cloak you wear. The heavy oneContinue reading “things i love: weight loss”
design + surrender 