Lis's Project 365

Went back to the Orange Store for the, what, 87th time this week. This time, I was getting blinds. Our bedroom currently has roman shades, which I don’t love anyway, but certainly not in the awful print they are in. Venetian blinds will allow us to let in the sun, but still maintain privacy.

The man at the store was very nice; this is him measuring and cutting them for me.

Why is it so hard to get all the paint off your hands? I’d already washed them three times when I took this picture.

We’ve stripped the ugly wallpaper from two of the bathrooms, and now it’s time to paint.

I don’t think I have ever in my life been so excited about laundry day. We have been unable to wash and dry our clothes since we sold the dryer to our friend Kris, and then we needed a plumber to hook up the new one. But after a week and half, I’ve got clean socks again. Which is a good thing, because I only had one pair left!

I’d heard a lot about Russo’s before we moved, and my friend Jen has taken a few pictures of their amazing produce selection. But I was pretty overwhelmed by the vastness; I think I looked a bit like Dorothy when she first steps out of her house into Oz as I wandered around trying to find something as simple as lettuce. I did eventually find it, but not before first finding several fruits and veggies I’ve never heard of before.

The Container Store is one of those dangerous places that sells all kinds of cute little organizers and gadgets that you look at and think “oh yeah! I could definitely use that!” I am convinced that they pipe something into the store that affects the brain.

I have come across about 80 extra hangers in the unpacking process so far. Yet I saw these and went, oh they’re so bright and colorful! I should get some!

Our first day in the new house, and Doug spent it with our friends Greg and Michael, removing the old death-trap basement stairs and putting in a new flight.

here’s the stairs shortly after the guys got going. and I thought they were dangerous before!

do do do do…. here comes our stuff….it’s all right…

we could not have been happier with Big Foot Movers. Very pleasant and professional, and not a thing damaged.

Everyone warned us that having 2 closings in one day would be stressful and could easily have problems. But the whole day went smooth as glass. We were done with the first closing (selling) in 15 minutes, though I suspect our buyers may still be there signing things. The second closing took closer to an hour, but was still a piece of cake

Pictured here along with us are the bank’s lawyer on the end, and our lawyer Carol, who was absolutely wonderful.

…’cause I’m….

movin’ out.