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What it’s like
People keep telling me that I’m so lucky that it wasn’t worse, that I’m so strong and capable to manage and handle all this on my own. Every second of every day, I realize how close I was to losing … Continue reading
Not dead yet.
That fire? That one in my attic? It was Kind of a Big Deal. Actually, it was a really big deal. It wasn’t big in that I lost everything I own and my little dog too way, but as I … Continue reading
House on fire
Mine was, it turns out. On fire, I mean. I just didn’t know it until today. The extraction and exclusion men came to seal up anything that needed to be sealed (nothing except one burrow hole under the foundation) and … Continue reading
Folded
The counter people sent me two hot young men to install my countertops. Bonus! I worked from home today, which I never do, since my work largely requires that I be at work. I kind of wish I didn’t know … Continue reading
Home Improvement
When I was in the process of buying this house, everybody said, “you can move right in and not change a thing!” Of course I had to change everything. The first thing I had to do was pull out the … Continue reading
Guilty pleasures
I love watching shows on TLC. Right now it’s Property Ladder, which is a show about people buying and flipping houses, people who can’t find their asses in the dark with both hands. They buy these houses that need some … Continue reading
Old enough
Many days I think I am not responsible enough to handle this. At least once or twice a week when I’m driving around in my car, I look at the other people driving around in their cars and think, “Look … Continue reading
Just like a Slattery 