At the end of a very grey and gloomy day of work last week, I received a text from Kyle that made me jump for joy: we got a jacuzzi tub for the upstairs bathroom! While I tend to be more of a quick shower and go kind of girl, I think that I could easily be converted to a tub user; after a long day of teaching or on a lazy weekend, those jets and bubbles would be lovely! This sounds especially appealing right now with this chilly, very un-spring-like weather we've been having (why is it snowing right now?!) But how did we acquire this jacuzzi tub, you ask? Again, this was a case of Kyle's family having connections. Kyle's uncle did work for a man who decided that he didn't want to use the tub after already ordering it. He gave it to Kyle's uncle, but not needing a tub himself, he offered it to us as a gift! Thinking that we would purchase a standard tub when the time came to outfit the bathroom, we gladly accepted his offer! Moral of the story: it pays to network, and the old-fashioned system of bartering and labour-exchange is still very much alive and well!
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About MeKyle and I just became new homeowners. The house we purchased is not what one would classify as "move in ready"; in fact, it is quite the opposite. Built at the turn of the 20th century, our Victorian style house is both beautiful and terrifying in its ancient status and will be a project in renovation. This is a documentation of our triumphs and lessons learned, as we deconstruct and reconstruct this house. The end result? A space that we can proudly say we created. Archives
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