"Boy Stuff"

So I keep getting asked at the farmers market for "Boy Stuff"
And so here is my best effort

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This excites me.
I know, I'm a geek that way.

The best book I've read this year.

So I'm at it again,
trying to read 100 books this year
that is
and 22 books in
all I have to say is
"The Adoration of Jenna Fox"
by far
the best book I've read this year.

Meet Malcom Gladwell,

He is my new favorite author. My only complaint with Malcom is that I have already read all the books that he has writen and I am now out. If your looking for a good read, I would recomend any of them.

It's like shopping, only free!

So I am a reader, one of my better traits if I must say so myself.
and I read a wide variety of stuff.

Uaually I by books, quite of few.
At one point Todd and I had over 45 boxes of books.

And one of our friends pointed out that was a little nuts. 
(He was the one moving the boxes, resonable complaint.)
Needless to say we downsized a lot!

And the books went to the used bookstore, where we got new books!

Well last year Todd went back to school and we got on a budget.
which ment I bought fewer books.

I also started to use the library, I always felt that the library was kind of hard to find things in unless you know exactlly what you were looking for.

But when you use their online features, and place books on hold it is amazing.

So here is how I do it, I find books that I want to read on amazon, or at a "real" bookstore and jot down the names.  I actually have a list in my phone for this.  Then I pull up the library website and type or cut and paste them in.  Next I put the books I find on hold (I usually go for the audio books first if I can.)  Then I wait for the library to e-mail me (also on my phone) that my books have arrived and I just need to pick them up.  It is just like shopping on amazon only free!

It's Vintage, Our house that is.

So I finally got it together enough to post.
Here is our cute little house.

I took it in the evening so it is a bit dark.
It is in need of some love.

So lets get on with the tour, shall we?
Here are two upstairs bedrooms.

Note the closet upgrades.   Yep, they put that addition right in front of the window.  Next they added blinds instead of doors.  Are you impressed?  I know that I was, and the custom T.V. well, that came free with the house as did that nifty bed frame you see in the corner.

 

In that second bedroom we have ton's of free shelving.  Look for this room in future blogs as this is the room we will be gutting first!

Next stop on our tour will be our kitchen.  

And here it is in all it's seventies glory.

It has lovely features like wall to wall florescent lighting, diversity in appliance appearance, and a new trash compactor ( I can not figure out why). 

Here is what will be our library, that lovely pink couch was a left from the previous owners and I see a craft project in it's future!  I also see a lot of wallpaper to strip and roomer has it that there are hardwood floors under the carpet and since that carpet does not look like much of a loss.

 

Here is our upstairs bathroom, oddly enough that floor looks much better in the picture than it does in real life. Are you getting the sense that these are all going to be before pictures?  We have not even gotten to the basement yet. 

This is a random room that might be an office, or a bedroom, or a dinning room, or get remodeled completely, it's future is a little ambiguous.

Here is Todd's office.

 Here is the family room.  Now I here you asking why there is a huge closet in the middle of this room?  I then you added why there is a kitchen sink in the closet in the middle of the living room?  Isn't there a sink in the kitchen?  Why yes, yes there is.  Why you ask?  I have know idea.  But I will rip it out with my bare teeth if I have to.

And with a quick look at the second bathroom we will round up the upstairs tour.

Are you ready to hit the downstairs?  Now they are a little steep and it's a little scary down there so brace yourself.

 

Here is the laundry room, I love the sink on the side, super handy.  They even left the deep freezer for us! But a coat of paint wouldn't hurt.

And here is my little crafty nook!  Which I'm excited to spruce up but the previous owner used it as a sewing room and so the lighting in here is GREAT!

This bedroom is another mystery.  Guest bedroom with a bigger window?  Kids play room?  Who knows.

This bedroom has no window, so really is is just going to be storage, which is ok because I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount of work improving this room would take.

 

Well that concludes the general tour.  I'm hoping to do in depth with a few cool quarks so stay tuned.

Update

So my blog is looking a little empty.
Lacking visuals,
and sad.

We moved and everything is in boxes
but it is ok because we go the the house.

I get you visually updated soon.