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• discipline apply here

  Yesterday I sent the Stitchers an article about a woman who lost 300 pounds over 5 years through diet and exercise.  FIVE YEARS!  She remained focused on this goal for FIVE YEARS.  It boggles the mind. I am the complete opposite.  I have remained unfocused on many goals for five years.  For way over five…

  Chris

  April 26, 2011

  bits and pieces, home

  discipline

• gallery

  There is a space on the wall above our “office” (and by that I mean the desk upon which our computer sits in the living/dining area) that has never  been quite right.  Add to that my growing collection of thrifted art with no home, and the light bulb went off.  Gallery style hanging!  I thought…

  Chris

  April 17, 2011

  home

  art

• looking forward

  It seems to me that by this time last year, much fun had already been had in the sun.  I distinctly remember sitting in the sun with Miss Z and drinking Prosecco pre-plant sale in mid-March, fer crying out loud.  And the weather being so nice, I already had lots of yard chores done and…

  Chris

  April 8, 2011

  bits and pieces, garden, home

  lists, spring, summer

• the great purge – part one

  When we moved into this wee tiny place in April 2007, every room needed work.  There was wall paper to remove, walls to paint, windows to replace, umpteen handrails to remove in the bathroom.  The only thing in good condition was the hardwood floors.  And the tile in the bathroom was decent too, once you…

  Chris

  January 12, 2011

  home

  declutter, kitchen, purge