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    The Ups and Downs of Decorating for the Holidays While Working on the House

    Christmas is this week and I’m sad to say I don’t have a big tree up in my house. I had plans to put one up, but this year things are different. My house needs work and I don’t have…

    By essieofwho December 21, 2025
  • Blog,  Home,  Home Repairs,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Home Improvements, Cleaning Out Stuff, and Anxiety About Everything in Disarray

    Lately, life has been… interesting. Although there isn’t many important moments, it has been a world wind of worry, concern, frustration, anxiety, and a lot of repair work to my house. There are many things that are holding up well…

    By essieofwho August 14, 2025
  • Blog,  Home,  Home Repairs,  Lifestyle

    Work on My House: What I Did, What I’m Working on, and What I Still Need to Do

    It’s that time of the year when the weather has cooled off enough for me to work on my house! I like to work on the interior of the house whenever the weather is cooler. This way I can keep…

    By essieofwho November 11, 2024
  • Blog,  Home,  Home Repairs,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Picking Wall Paint: The Colors I’m Aiming For and Why I Picked Them

    In a previous post, I mentioned I need to pick a new color for wall paint. The reason why is because I’m tired of the color the walls are. Since I still have not completely decided on what color (or…

    By essieofwho October 8, 2024
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    Fall 2024 Home Repair Update and If I Should Hire Someone to Work on My House

    It’s the fall, which is ironic because Arizona is going through a heatwave. A heatwave so hot it feels more like summer than fall. Even though it isn’t unheard of to go through such hot temperatures in the fall, this…

    By essieofwho September 30, 2024
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    12 Things I’m Planning on Doing This Fall- 2024

    The official start of fall was this past Sunday. Even though it seems it started in the end of July, I usually start trying to focus on fall themed activities after the fall equinox happens. Where I live, it is…

    By essieofwho September 24, 2024
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Cooking,  Home,  Home Decor,  Home Repairs,  Kitchen,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Things I Recently Purchased for My House and Why- January 2024

    For many years, I have wanted to make improvements in my house. Despite the fact most of the improvements are not something I can do myself (I don’t have the time, energy, know how, I need more people than just…

    By essieofwho January 25, 2024
  • Blog,  Home,  Home Repairs,  Lifestyle

    Painting the Bathroom has Begun!

    I am finally began to paint the bathroom! One coat of paint on some of the walls, sore muscles from stretching, and an almost ruined pair of leggings later, the bathroom no longer looks so yellow. Instead, it is starting…

    By essieofwho November 2, 2023
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    Update on DIY House Work: Still Not Ready to Paint, Second Guessing My Work, & Why

    It has been a few weeks (Probably more) since I wrote an update post about the work I’ve been doing on my house. To recap, I am currently working on the bathroom of the house. I originally planned on painting…

    By essieofwho October 16, 2023
  • Blog,  Home,  Home Repairs

    An Update About Home Repairs and How I’m Doing

    After years, I finally decided to begin to do repairs on my house. I still am planning on moving, just not at this immediate time. Since I will be here for a longer time I anticipated to be, I decided…

    By essieofwho September 21, 2023

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