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I had a glorious nine days off last week that I’d been looking forward to for a month. Leaving work on my last day before vacation was just like Anyway, I had big plans for my vaycay, people. BIG plans. Since the main level floors had been refinished I could finally start working on the dining room and living room, and I… Read More
I built a bed. I know this may seem like a small feat in the grand scheme of things, but not to me. To me, this is a goal that once seemed impossible coming to fruition and I am so excited that I built a bed. And not just any bed; I built THIS beautiful beast of a bed: Back in… Read More
Everyone around these parts knows that come clean-up day, the Sulis’ always have the best garbage. Garbage-picking is a rite of passage in Nova Scotia, and to say I wasn’t thrilled with this year’s bounty would be a lie. I got a metal table frame, some plastic lawn furniture, and a brand new wine fridge! I thought I was done for… Read More
My grandfather is basically the quintessential “movie grandpa” that everyone wishes they had. He’s loving, warm, funny, and inappropriate in the way that only old men can get away with. He knows all the best swears and comes out with some of the greatest one-liners I’ve ever heard, which my family affectionately refer to as “Grampie-isms”. Growing up my parents… Read More
I love junk. Old furniture especially. This table was given to us last spring by the very sweet elderly couple who we bought our house from, before their place was even on the market. They caught wind from my parents (their neighbours) that I am always looking for hand-me-down furniture, and asked if I wanted it. Hell yes I did…. Read More
About a month after we moved into our new house, Haley and my friend Emily P. came over for some drinks and pizza and queso and tortilla chips and rotten champagne on New Year’s Eve. I was giving Emily the tour and when we got to my bedroom, bitch started throwing some major side eye at my TV. “Bedrooms are for… Read More
