Author Archives: Jody
Mystery Solved: Geneva, not St. Charles
We headed back to the Our Sweetheart on Tuesday for the home inspection, otherwise known as When That Guy Terrifies You Six Ways to Sunday About Your Major Life Choice. On the up side, it gave us about three hours … Continue reading
Posted in Decor, Home, Kitchen
Tagged geneva cabinets, laundry tub, midcentury, wallpaper
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St. Charles Cabinets: The Prettiest Steel in Pittsburgh
In my previous post, I mentioned that we realized we didn’t want to spend 20% of the cost of a house fixing it up. Which is to say, doing work we’d have to do, just to make the place livable. … Continue reading
Kate Spade Giveaway over at Modern Kiddo!
Check out this beauty of a bag that you can win over at my favorite blog, ModernKiddo! Head on over and try to win that baby! 0 Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share … Continue reading
Oh, The Things You’ll Buy!
Congratulations! Today is your day! You’re off to a house! You’re off and away! Thanks, craigslist, for the table! But only five chairs? This one’s a doozy. So who really cares? On your walls, you have space! You could … Continue reading
Posted in Decor, Furniture, Home
Tagged george nelson clock, kent coffey table, space age floor lamp
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One year ago today…
… at this very moment, I was probably getting my vital signs taken, and the nurse was furrowing her brow. I had a fever–I’d said all night I did–and I was officially on infection watch. Which meant suffering through the … Continue reading
Oh, how our lives will change.
Nothing like a flight on an airplane to bring on a quick-burn stuffy head flu virus. On the upside, judging from her screams when she sees the Blue Sucker Of Hate, Gillian’s lungs haven’t been aversely affected. (We only brought … Continue reading
To Grandmother’s House We Go: Our Nation’s Capital
So we’re five days in, and it looks like the kids are mostly going to sleep when we want them to, and naptime is slightly less stressful than it was three days ago. Which means I actually have a spare … Continue reading
Please, Yell at My Kid.
A few weeks ago, on Thanksgiving day, I heard my sister-in-law say, “No, Eliza! You’ll pinch your fingers!” from the other room. My mama instinct kicked in–heydon’tyellatmykid was the first thought–and the second was, Oh, good. I wasn’t there, but … Continue reading
Product Review: The Applecore
As followers of this blog no doubt have realized, we have a cord problem in our apartment. The building is a pre-war, which means we have exactly eight outlets for all 680 square feet. How pre-war is it? So pre-war … Continue reading




