It has been tough to clean out my childhood home and get it ready to sell. In some ways, this has been harder on me than the week the my dear Mom died. But, somehow I am managing to get through it. Cleaning out the house has had some happy moments too. As I was […]
June 8, 2016
Okay, here it is – the before and after pictures. I now consider myself quite knowledgeable in: plumbing plastering painting. Who knew? As I walk through the beautiful clean house with the gleaming hardwood floors and newly painted walls, I hardly recognize the place! We took up the wall-to-wall carpet, which has hidden the hardwood […]
May 25, 2016
Nothing much on the blog front this week. I am busy getting my Mom’s house ready to be put on the market. The house is over 50 years old and it was well-maintained, but it does need some refreshing. We are removing the wallpaper and painting the walls. We are also pulling up the wall-to-wall […]
May 18, 2016
I had occasion to be back in Cambridge at the Harvard Business School for a Board meeting. I just love being in Cambridge! I feel smarter when I’m there. 🙂 I was a little early to my meeting, so I took a stroll around the area. The Business School is right next to the Charles […]
May 11, 2016
In typical New England fashion, our spring has been cold and rainy. At least it isn’t snowing, right? Every day, I try to get outside and walk, not matter the weather. I just love walking. I was out on a recent rainy and gloomy day, but the day was bright because of the pretty spring […]
April 27, 2016
Here in New England, we don’t have much of a spring. We tend to go from cold winter to hot summer, with maybe a few spring-like weeks in between. One sign of spring is pansies. As a matter of fact, my town has the pansy as their official flower. Now who knew that a town […]
April 13, 2016
As I spend a lot of time over at my Mom’s house, cleaning it out, I have had a lot of time to reflect upon life. I thought it would be very sad to be cleaning out my childhood home, but it has been rather uplifting. It’s cathartic in a way. Here are some lessons […]
April 6, 2016
So I have been cleaning out my parents’ house. They weren’t packrats, but they lived in this house for over 50 years, so there is a lot of stuff to be cleaned out! I thought I would have a hard time going over to the house after Mom died. But surprisingly, I haven’t been too […]
March 30, 2016
Nothing too deep this week, just a pretty picture of the beautiful flowers my dear mother-in-law sent me recently. Even though I still grieve for my mother, I am happy that spring is coming. I can’t help but smile when I look at these pretty flowers. I am constantly amazed that simple things can bring […]
June 15, 2016
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