We are living in the house, people! Living in the house! This is real. I have to be honest, its pretty exciting. I mean, there's boxes and piles everywhere, and I can't find anything whether it be food or underwear, but still. Its exciting. Its the first time I've lived in a house since I … Continue reading We’re In!
Moving
How Not to Move a Refrigerator
How to (or not to) move a refrigerator, by me. Google "how to move a refrigerator in a pickup truck". Go ahead, I'll wait. Are you back? Quite a wide range of opinions. And yes, in a perfect world we would have rented a lift and an appliance dolly and yadda yadda and stood the … Continue reading How Not to Move a Refrigerator
The House Buying Process: Closing
After a long and annoying process, we finally closed on our house last month. To be honest, it was a bit of a letdown. Everyone is like "OMG closing takes forever" yadda yadda. But we were in and out in 30 minutes. The title agent and the seller were old friends so the just chatted … Continue reading The House Buying Process: Closing
We’ve Moved (again!)
We moved (again). This one was just temporary, because.... {drum roll please} We bought a house! After just a few months in a temporary apartment and learning to understand and deal with the most insane housing market, we found the perfect little starter home, and against all odds, got it. After 3 moves in very … Continue reading We’ve Moved (again!)
The Short (and long) of It.
We’re moving to Wisconsin. That’s the short version. The longer version is that, after 5 and 7 years in New York City (5 for me, 7 for B), we’re worn out. Tired of the constant, daily fight of this beautiful, exhausting, emotional concrete jungle. The City was amazing. It built a career for both of … Continue reading The Short (and long) of It.
Our Scenic Route 