Smells like spring
Which means it smells like dog poop in Winnipeg! Spring is absolutely the ugliest season in this city. The snow is in a mass melt that makes everything wet, dirty and stinky; [Read more]
Author: Kirsten Neil
From yuck to "ooh pretty"
Here are some pics of my bathroom reno so far. Still have a bit to do, but it's starting to look good.
Lazy blogger? You bet!
Today, I was told by my coworker Anna that I am a lazy blogger. Ok, maybe those weren't her exact words, but that's what I have been. Here's my excuse... I have been super [Read more]
Rub-a-dub-dub no more gross tub
The bathroom reno has begun! The old tub wall is being removed as I write this. I love, love, love watching the destruction of it. I hated that wall. Stupid linoleum tub [Read more]
A Sunday well-spent brings a week of content
What a Sunday! I have been sanding and painting my hallway all day; just giving it a badly needed refresh really. My hallway consists of six door frames, four have doors [Read more]
Oh sunny day
Brrrrr, it’s been quite cold in the “peg” lately. Bone-chilling cold. This city gets so frigid in the winter that it becomes easier to hibernate at home than venture outside. [Read more]
Rubber duckie, you’re the one
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. Work is always crazy in December; this year especially as I’m trying to finish a couple of projects before year-end. Christmas shopping is [Read more]
Tis the season?
What beautiful weather we have been having in Winnipeg this fall. It's been so mild that I cannot believe tomorrow is the first of December! Crazy Ah December, always a [Read more]
wakka wakka wakka!
Wow, have I ever fallen off the blogging bus! Not sure what happened there. I don't have anything exciting to say, so I will just post this funny video a friend sent [Read more]
cough, cough
This H1N1 thing, I don’t know, should we be as freaked out about it as the media is telling us to be? Is it going to take us all down or is it media hysteria all over again? [Read more]
Let’s make a fort
I went to the theater last Saturday to see “Where the Wild Things Are.” What a beautiful movie. It made me wistful to be a kid again; when your imagination and energy knew no [Read more]
Fast talker
I gave my first presentation to the web team today. It was on writing effectively for the web. I probably should have prepared more, but I think it went well overall. And [Read more]
Always waiting til the last minute
I'm such a procrastinator! I've known for a month that I have to give a presentation to the web team and I am just sitting down now to figure out what to present! Actually, [Read more]
Throw it all in and hit blend
Yesterday, I went to a belated Thanksgiving dinner with my new blended family. As always the food was fantastic, but better than that, it was our first big dinner together. [Read more]
I love pink!
Yes! Insulation in my basement. It's finally done and feels so much cozier down there already. The dank is gradually going away. Next step, poly. Here are the latest pics.
