Tag Archives: cleaning

Raymond Jewelers

Posted on September 18, 2009 by carrie

All this renovating & painting left my engagement & wedding rings pretty skuzzy. They were covered in paint & grime. A quick 5 minute trip into Raymond Jewelers & $3 later, my sparkly friends were back to sparkling. They did … Continue reading →

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Finally Clean

Posted on August 28, 2009 by carrie

Last Saturday, the Family Team cleaned our house top to bottom. We vacuumed, scrubbed, then mopped every square inch of our 1600 sqft abode. It was truly a team effort. {The camera also got stranded here on the 3rd floor, … Continue reading →

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A{nother} Clean Bathroom

Posted on August 25, 2009 by carrie

At the beginning of the month, Mom A cleaned the 2nd floor bathroom.  {It’s managed to stay relatively clean but only because we don’t live there yet.} Meanwhile, the 3rd floor bathroom sat looking like this. Neglected. Covered with sawdust from … Continue reading →

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In Progress

Posted on August 24, 2009 by carrie

Saturday was spent cleaning the house from top to bottom. We literally mopped ourselves out the front doors. Unfortunately, we also stranded the camera on the 3rd floor. D’oh! I’m off today and headed to the house to crack open … Continue reading →

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Setbacks & Realizations

Posted on August 3, 2009 by carrie

Another weekend spent working on the house closer to being done closer to moving less than we had before This weekend brought a mixed bag of outcomes. We made progress in certain areas but faced disappointing setbacks in others. Two … Continue reading →

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New Kitchen Wall!!

Posted on July 30, 2009 by carrie

All the way back in early June, we learned how to rip out drywall and haven’t touched the basement kitchen much since then. During our big Basement Demo Day, we learned that the gas pipe to the stove was wobbly … Continue reading →

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Our Clean Kitchen

Posted on July 23, 2009 by carrie

I know we said the kitchen was crossed off the list. And it is, in that it will not be getting any structural altering anytime soon. That said, we just couldn’t live with its current state of cleanliness. The kitchen … Continue reading →

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Bad Birdies

Posted on June 28, 2009 by carrie

I swung by the house Thursday morning to peer in the front windows at our in-process floor refinishing. While walking up to the house I looked up, thankful it wasn’t raining for a change. Then I saw this. Need a … Continue reading →

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