Scaling Down I bought this book, Scaling Down: Living Large in a smaller space. It’s about getting rid of the clutter and the basic moral is, if you don’t need it and don’t love it, get rid of it. It asks how many towels do you really need? How many coffee mugs? Really, a householdContinue reading
Author Archives: Kari Neumeyer
A cross between Sheryl Crow and Priscilla Presley Myheritage.com is so worth the free registration. You can upload pictures and it will match your face with the celebrities you most resemble. I tried two pics and Sheryl Crow and Priscilla Presley were the first matches that came up. The computer was unable to recognize meContinue reading
Online shopping So I’ve picked out a house. And found a new iguana to adopt. The next item on my To Do list is to find a dog. Mind you, we haven’t gotten a response to our offer yet, and we’ll probably have to fence the yard before adopting a guard dog, but it’s neverContinue reading
Grandma Sally My grandmother had an e-mail account and wore Armani. She bequeathed Harry Winston diamonds to her grandchildren months before her death, so that she saw one used to celebrate a marriage and heard plans for another to be used in a non-engagement ring. (Mine) I’m sad that she didn’t live to her 95thContinue reading
The Office and the Home Last night, with Rob crashed out on the living room floor and “So You Think You Can Dance” concluded, I browsed some of the selections TiVo recorded with my interests in mind. One of these was The Office, an episode in which Steve Carrell became a homeowner. He excitedly leftContinue reading
Girl crush For the record, I found Angelina Jolie positively captivating on Anderson Cooper last night. I loved her winged eyeliner and thought she had on just the right amount of makeup. And I feel that I learned a lot about refugees around the world. Heart-wrenching. I did however, find it annoying that they atContinue reading
Didja hear? Nestle is buying Jenny Craig.
Trying times Rob and I have stopped fighting about which Realtor is less incompetent and saw some houses yesterday that might do. One is hideous from top to bottom, but in a great location. I’ve been watching several consecutive hours of HGTV every weekend, so I’m comfortable with my ability to knock out walls andContinue reading
To reiterate I cannot stop looking at real estate listings online. Am getting through it with the help of a Sobe Fuerte – mango-passionfruit drink with guarana, yerba mate and jamaica (also known as hibiscus). That’s 325 calories well spent.
New tack Have shifted gears and am looking for cheapo houses in excellent locations that we can turn into our dream home/studio. It’s actually something of an obsession. Or a compulsion. Or both.
Kari Neumeyer 