Julie W8's Blog

My husband and I own a house that we rent out. I recently had a tenant move out suddenly (that’s a different and long story, highlighting the joys of being a landlord). Although I had a pretty sizable deposit, they didn’t give notice and so I didn’t get last month’s rent and I’m not too [...]

I want to tell you how I got sucked into the George R.R. Martin Game of Thrones (or Song of Ice and Fire, whichever you prefer) series. I happened to be in the local bookstore one day and right there on one of the front tables (the chief spot for sucking in browsers and impulse [...]

Pertinent to my last post,. it isn’t just my easily distracted personality that stalls projects. Let me explain… Yesterday, my husband’s new TV was delivered. The TV that had been in his man-cave was moved into the family room, the TV that had been in the family room was moved to the spare bedroom I’m [...]

I am a big fan of the A&E show Hoarders and the Style Network’s Clean House. Every time I watch one of them, I get the urge to start throwing things away. Today, however, I had slightly different motivation. First, I realized my garage-cleaning project, while off to a good start initially, got stalled when [...]

I promised my husband I would clean out the garage before the end of the semester at the community college. The reasons are multiple. Obviously, the garage becomes a dumping ground for all kinds of things and I’m tired of it, as is my husband. I’m also on a push to get rid of things [...]

I usually have CNN on the TV while I’m at the computer (I hesitate to say I’m working) and this story caught my attention today: Train or Plane? Travelers Weigh In. It would be nice if Amtrak here on the West Coast was as convenient as it is (apparently) in the Northeast corridor. I checked [...]