I spend so much time lamenting the fact that I can't afford to be a homeowner out here in Los Angeles, I forget that there are certain benefits I enjoy as a renter. When my kitchen faucet inexplicably sprang a leak, it was so comforting to be able to just submit a work order request and know that not only was someone else going to fix it, but that I wouldn't have to pay for it.
Now that I'm working from home, I get to supervise all repairs taking place in my apartment when the repair guys pop on over. And I figured that it was only a matter of time before this perplexing situation would finally push the guys ...
categorized as Home, Work.
Pool Progress
• I was very skeptical that the pool renovations would be done in time for the arrival of the warm summer weather, but as we speak, the newly ...
Tomatoes on The Vine
% Two weekends ago, Betsy and I went on a monster shopping trip to Marshalls, Target, Lowes and Jons that ended with me lugging home a large pot, a bag ...
Tropical Kitchen Island Breezes: Seafood Stew
• After wrestling with the instructions and millions of bits and pieces in which my kitchen island from Target arrived, I triumphantly took a long, hard look at the vast ...
Refrigerator Shenanigans Solved
• Why haven't I been posting lately? Because I've been busy constructing elaborate solutions to keep my refrigerator from popping open for no reason. This is actually Refrigerator Solution 3.0. ...
Suze Orman: The Adoration Continues
• Obsessed with Suze Orman and her money-saving ways, I've been watching her show via iTunes podcast after trimming some fat by cutting cable. And the woman ...
Smiling Like Kate Winslet
• I've been told in the past by a few people that I remind them of Kate Winslet. Of course, I take this as an enormous compliment, since I think ...
Lady GaGa Killed by ‘Paparazzi’ With Kindness
• I've boarded the Lady GaGa train and am totally enjoying the ride! I'm not one to post music videos, since it's so infrequent that I come across one that ...
Memorial Day Chocolate Cupcakes
• To represent all the military graveyards my parents took me and my sisters to all over Europe when we were growing up, I baked a delicious batch of chocolate ...
‘Ugly Betty’ Season 3 Finale
• So this season, I got back on my schedule of watching Ugly Betty when it airs, so I was fully emotionally invested in this season's finale that aired last ...
Milking a ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Sighting In Los Angeles
2 In case you're wondering how B-Side, Betsy and I ended up finishing up our Saturday afternoon hike like this, click here. I especially love that T.R. Knight ...
Sun Protection Factor
• This is what happens when I go hiking with Robbie and Tyler and forget to put on sunscreen before leaving the house.
Summer Pool Renovations
• Because it's completely logical, my apartment complex decided to start renovating our swimming pool less than two weeks before the official start of summer. I'm guessing something kept coming ...