Tag Archives: newark

Moving is like Camping

Posted on September 17, 2009 by carrie

I don’t make fancy dinners. In fact, we order in more than we probably should. But tonight I was just in the mood for some noodles. Seems simple enough. We have pasta. It’s sitting right on the counter. Minor problem. … Continue reading →

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Brick City on Sundance

Posted on September 16, 2009 by carrie

Last year Sundance came & filmed a 5-part special series about our city. Last night was the premier here in Newark but I was unable to attend any of the screenings. {major bummer} Ninapilar posted about it on Glocally though. … Continue reading →

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Cool Dog Bed

Posted on September 9, 2009 by carrie

Yesterday BagelPower posted about these dog beds from Molly Mutt and I had a major DUH moment {as in “why didn’t I think of that?!”}. You fill their mesh stuff sack with old textiles {clothes, towels, pillows, blankets, etc.} that … Continue reading →

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September 19th

Posted on September 8, 2009 by carrie

Our moving date has been scheduled! The truck & freight elevator have been reserved. If you’re not doing anything on Saturday, September 19th feel free to come help us move. I can promise an early morning, lots of heavy lifting, … Continue reading →

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Labor Day

Posted on September 7, 2009 by carrie

Today has been spent doing pretty much exactly as the name implies. Lots of packing. Lots & lots & lots of packing. What you see here is just the tip of the cardboard iceberg (packed mostly by my mother Saturday) … Continue reading →

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Happy Hours & Happy Finds

Posted on September 6, 2009 by carrie

Rob has downsized his record collection but in our apartment, they never had a proper home. For the most part, the records & the record player lived in the right half of our large entertainment/storage unit. The space wasn’t ideal … Continue reading →

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Wall Color

Posted on September 5, 2009 by carrie

After getting one coat of trim paint up last Saturday, we took a little trip over to Continental Hardware {the same place we found the kitschy bathroom replacement fixtures} to look at paint. The original paint plan was to do … Continue reading →

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Mantle Progress

Posted on September 4, 2009 by carrie

While we painted trim upstairs, a little elf {Dad A} got busy with the garden apartment mantle. For the past few weeks, we’ve put the garden apartment reno on hold to focus on our living space. The brick fireplace/mantle/TV nook … Continue reading →

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Painted Trim {Mostly}

Posted on September 3, 2009 by carrie

Since priming happened early last week, we spent Saturday focused on the ceiling & trim. The ceiling got another coat of Behr ceiling white. I know. So exciting. Eventually I think I might like to paint it a couple shades … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Mr. President

Posted on September 2, 2009 by carrie

Don’t worry. This blog is about our home, not our political opinions. That said, the first-time home buyers $8,000 tax credit was a big incentive to buy our house. We plan on being in our home for way more than … Continue reading →

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