Author: leilani

Did you ever find out that if you don’t do what you’re meant to do, what you’re meant to do will chase you down and kick your ever-loving butt? I knew I hoped to get a publishing company up and running, but considering how many hours my “day” job has demanded lately, coupled with the…

For somebody lives in a tin box, I have expensive tastes. Y’all have seen the eclectic mix of stuff we’ve found when I’ve posted it online, the most recent being the mid-century-style chairs we refurbished. The one thing you WON’T find me posting is plastic, with the exception of a circa-1940’s Bakelite radio. I’ve always…

While I’m almost afraid to type it out loud, we’ve got hot water AND no leaks. All since this afternoon. Yes, really. I started typing this entry several days ago and thought it was all handled then, but no. We’ve done virtually everything short of replacing the whole damned water heater, so this had better…

As I put it on Facebook: Murphy’s Law, now you’re just messing with me. We’re in what? Week 3? Week 4? Of water issues. We got all the leaks handled a few days ago, then over the following 2-3 days our water went from hot to warm to lukewarm to HAHAHA no. It’s an electric…

We’re finally – mostly – operable. We have water, including hot water – and we’re leak-free. There are floors, sort of. It’s still unfinished subfloor in the bathroom but no need to worry about falling through. (Spousal unit will lay the tile again. Eventually.) The only thing left to fix is the water main valve….