Kitchen makeover... Part 1 of ?

This is what our kitchen looks like


That is, until we decided that this window


Should be a door. So now it looks like this



Though, for a minute or so it looked like this





But now it's lovely and the puppies don't tromp though the garage and pee all over the place (when they're not peeing in the kitchen that is)
Today, there will be a little deck/ step off the back. Are you excited? I know Birdie is!!


-under thirty

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Someone once told me that in order to gain readers on your blog, you need to air your friends' dirty laundry. I promptly ignored that advice (stating that I am far too self-centered to write things about anyone else) and after taking a few days off for Pool Day, I am now back to the grind...

and in my experience, the Always Leave Them Wanting More theory has always delivered. So maybe that's what I was doing over the long weekend? Causing a buzz? That, and swimming, eating, and drinking all too much at Emily's house, and snuggling with her adorable Dachshunds, Miles and Surely. Nothing like a girls' weekend to renew the spirit!

Though, my spirit is super anxious today. I wonder what it is I'm freaking about? Did I leave the coffee pot on? Did my compost get too wet? The roses too dry?

I should probably just go buy a new purse, and a casserole dish to roast a chicken in.