Why did you pick your SN? high school nick name Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)? yep, together 9 years, married 4 Do you have children (PIP if you want)? nope, but trying Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? yep- see outdated pic in sig. He's currently 17 months and approx 90 pounds of love What do you do for a living? I teach middle school Where (approximately) do you live? Chicago Own or rent or something else? Own a townhouse- hoping to move in next year or so to a better area (possibly out of state) House details (PIP if you want)? 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, teeny tiny yard. Would like to move to at least a 3 bedroom with a larger yard for pup What are your upcoming house projects? Finish all trim, figure out what to do about hall closet (approx 9 ft opening- we tore out/junked the aluminum door that was there, but now debating if we should drywall top and install standard door, or try to find a custom door) Do you have any non-HG hobbies? baking, cross stitching, tv junkie
What's something interesting/quirky about you? I am a flylady failure.
Post by mandiespharm on Oct 19, 2014 20:27:14 GMT -5
Why did you pick your SN? It's my nickname and I may be employed as a legal drug dealer. ie a pharmacist
Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)? Yep married for three years
Do you have children (PIP if you want)? Not yet....
Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? 2 fur babies. Shrek and Fiona
What do you do for a living? I work for a large retail chain as a pharmacy manager
Where (approximately) do you live? Upstate ny
Own or rent or something else? Own a very old farmhouse that has been remodeled here and there.
House details (PIP if you want)?1840's farmhouse. 3 bed 2 bathrooms 1 acre. Lots of apple trees. With a very nice lake view
What are your upcoming house projects? We are about to start the kitchen. We are in the process of picking out appliances. Cabinets countertops and sink are done. I'm indecisive about the floors. We are going with white bead board and a black/silver countertop and I have no idea on a wall color yet.
Do you have any non-HG hobbies? Crossfit running and reading.
What's something interesting/quirky about you? I'm very much a type a person and things run very much my way or the highway in my store.
Why did you pick your SN? I had this nickname back in the day. Close friends and DH always called me "megs" but growing up I had a friend with the same first name so I added the "too" for online stuff.
Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)? DH and I have been married for 9.5 years, together a total of 16 years.
Do you have children (PIP if you want)? No kids, I wish insurance would cover the infertility treatments but they don't.
Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? 1 dog named Cleo who is a black cocker spaniel
What do you do for a living? I work 2 jobs - during the week I am a recruiter for IT/Engineering positions and on the weekend I'm a food rep for Blue Buffalo. The part time job is my "fun money"
Where (approximately) do you live? Northern Virginia
Own or rent or something else? Own
House details (PIP if you want)? 3 bed 3 bath, 2 car garage split level house. Built in 1978, it's a bit on the small side but that's all money could afford in this extremely HIGH cost of living
What are your upcoming house projects? We need to replace our deck, I'm not sure it will make it through the winter. Our DIY project though is to replace the moldings and quarterrounds in the hallway this winter and to restore DH's old toy chest
Do you have any non-HG hobbies? I like to read and I also do bootcamp workouts which yes are torture but I love the way I feel after
What's something interesting/quirky about you? I'm a huge homebody
Why did you pick your SN? It was my old nest / bump name. Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)? Yep! Do you have children (PIP if you want)? Yes, 2 little ones. Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? A kitty. What do you do for a living? I'm a SAHM. Where (approximately) do you live? Colorado Own or rent or something else? Own, we just bought a new house this summer. House details (PIP if you want)? It is a 3 bedroom 2 bath bungalow. It was totally builder basic but we are working on putting our touch on things. What are your upcoming house projects? To fully finish the basement. Right now it is partially finished (our bedroom, bath, and laundry). We will add a bedroom and family room. It is just finishing a couple exterior walls, ceiling, and carpet. Do you have any non-HG hobbies? I've been working at our church a lot. I'm starting a 0-3 ministry! What's something interesting/quirky about you? I have no idea! I have a funky style that I'm still exploring and trying to hone in.
Why did you pick your SN?o It's the result of a several stage morph from lauren8248 Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)? Yes, I've been married for 6.5 years Do you have children (PIP if you want)? Yes, Hazel is 3 and Lydia is 16 mos. Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? A dog and a cat What do you do for a living? SAHM and very part time REA Where (approximately) do you live? upstate SC Own or rent or something else? Own House details (PIP if you want)? We have a log cabin on 20 wooded acres. Never say never is all I can say on owning a log cabin. Now that's it's renovated, I love it. What are your upcoming house projects? We are slowly finishing the basement Do you have any non-HG hobbies? I like to cook What's something interesting/quirky about you. I love to move.
Why did you pick your SN? It's similar to my actual first name and my initials.
Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want) Yes 8 years in Nov.
Do you have children (PIP if you want)? 1 DS who is 5
Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? Not since my 19 year old kitty Kallie died about 2 years ago. Will get a dog someday in the near future. I think DS is ready for one.
What do you do for a living? Corporate travel
Where (approximately) do you live? DFW area Ft Worth actually
Own or rent or something else? Own
House details (PIP if you want)? Typical one story cookie cutter type/builder basic home. But it's ours so I love it, it's about 1860 sq feet
What are your upcoming house projects? Built our house in 2006 and most of the rooms still have builder white walls. I really want to paint soon but am indecisive on just which shade of neutral to paint. Shouldn't be that hard.
Change out faucets, I got great deals on bathroom faucets and they have been sitting in the closet for about 1 year. Maybe I will ask hubby to do that as an anniversary gift. Lol.
Do you have any non-HG hobbies? I love to read and love to bake and decorate cakes. I took my first cake decorating class this summer. So fun.
Wanted to share My DS Star Wars bday cake I made in Aug
What's something interesting/quirky about you? I have really curly hair that I hate and has always been my nemesis but get complimented by at least one person any time I go anywhere.
I am a lurker, haven't been around much lately but hope to be on a bit more in future.
Why did you pick your SN? Just a nickname
Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)? Technically, but we've been separated for almost 5 months.
Do you have children (PIP if you want)? One beautiful little boy A who turned 2 in July.
Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? Nope, my stbxh kept the puppy dog as he was his anyway. We still see him often but now I don't have to deal with cleaning up after him anymore! I promised A we could get some fish now that we have our own place though.
What do you do for a living? Marketing manager for a smallish company.
Where (approximately) do you live? Down under
Own or rent or something else? Own the house my stbxh lives in, rent my current home where I live with my little boy. Just sold my bachelorette pad that I renovated before selling, but not to enjoy while I actually lived there!
House details (PIP if you want)? The house we built after getting married is 3500sq ft, two storey 4br/2.5ba McMansion.. I like the idea of the house but never really felt at home there. I hope to never live in a house that large again.
My rental is a two storey 2br/2.5ba townhouse with a courtyard, walking distance to shops etc with a park & swimming pool across the street. It's just the right size for the 2 of us and I'm loving it so far. No idea how big it is but it's small enough that I only have to plug the vacuum in in one spot on each floor!
What are your upcoming house projects?
Once we get our settlement sorted out I hope to either find a house to overhaul or find a nice piece of land and design & build a small, passive solar house. Building is my preference at this stage but will have to see how things work out. At this point I'd be happy renting for a while and doing something else with the money, just not sure what that might be!
Do you have any non-HG hobbies?
Not really! I am starting to remember what I was interested in before I married though, which is nice. I am very curious about minimalism and simplifying your life to make time for the things that are important to you, so have been doing a lot of reading on that, and purging which feels great!
What's something interesting/quirky about you? I am a first generation Aussie and 5th generation American but I've lived in oz my whole life except for a year in university
Post by berrysweet on Oct 21, 2014 10:50:11 GMT -5
I'm actually an old-timer, back from when this board was Decorating & Renovating I haven't been too active in awhile because (a) we don't have a lot of home/renovating projects going on right now and (b) I put myself in a posting timeout after making a comment that was misconstrued/misunderstood and being WAY too upset about it in real life for *months*. I needed a break. Now, I lurk when I have some time.
Why did you pick your SN? My name is Meredith. When I was growing up, people called me Merey-Berry. Somehow, that evolved into berrysweet. Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)? Yes! His name is Justin, he's a plumber, and we got married in 2007.
Do you have children (PIP if you want)? Yep, two girls--Becca (almost 5) and Lizzy (almost 2) Attachment Deleted Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? Yes, one cat named Bones (after the TV show). What do you do for a living? I mostly stay at home. I do photography on the weekends, and write for Digital Photography School. Before the girls were born, I used to work at CASA, which is a nonprofit that advocates for children in foster care. I loved it, but it was VERY stressful, and after daycare & expenses I would have been making less than $100 per month. There was no opportunity for growth at my job and a lot of opportunity for growth at Justin's job, so it just made sense to stay at home with the girls.
Where (approximately) do you live? Southern Oregon.
House details (PIP if you want)? It's a 3 bed, 2 bath on a quarter acre. It was a bank owned property, and needed a TON of work. The entire quarter acre lot was star thistle when we moved in. We've done a lot of work so far (including bringing in a quarter-acre's worth of topsoil and seeding), and still have a lot we'd like to do, but have mostly done small projects since the girls were born. I'm still waiting for the trim to go back up after re-doing the floors *cough* six years ago *cough*.
What are your upcoming house projects? My husband was trying to use up a can of paint, and painted AROUND some furniture on one wall of the living room. It drives me nuts. I'd also like floor trim to go back up Right now though, the next project will be building benches for the farm table that we just built, and then probably bunk beds for the girls.
Do you have any non-HG hobbies? Photography, quilting, and watching Top Chef like a pro. I also just started watching Gilmore Girls for the first time, and am a little bit obsessed.
What's something interesting/quirky about you? The quirkiest thing about me is something that I HATE--I'm a medical anomaly. My appendix was on the wrong side. I've had weird (benign) grapefruit sized tumor removed from my breast right after high school--I had to FIGHT for a mammogram after several technicians refused to perform one because I was "too young" to have breast tumors. I broke ribs coughing in high school. I had an extremely rare form of cancer about three years ago (dermatofibroma sarcoma protubrence), and my rare form of cancer presented in a rare way. Needless to say, I have a little bit of white coat syndrome/anxiety about medical situations. I am certain that lots of people probably think I'm a hypochondriac!
Post by Velar Fricative on Oct 21, 2014 11:32:18 GMT -5
Late to the party!
Why did you pick your SN? I'm a linguistics nerds and it's a linguistics term.
Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)? Yes, a DH.
Do you have children (PIP if you want)? Yes, a DD who just turned 1.
Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? No pets, we are not pet people (though we like our friends' pets!). Our experience living with the ILs and their dog only solidified our desire to never have pets.
What do you do for a living? Managing librarian
Where (approximately) do you live? NYC outer boroughs
Own or rent or something else? Right now, we do not own or rent. We are living with the ILs because we sold our apartment last month and are expected to close on our new (to us) house on Friday.
House details (PIP if you want)? It's an attached home with 3BR, 1.5 baths (hope to add a 3/4 bath in the next few years) and a sizable basement which will be a living area. Open floor plan on the main floor (living room, dining room and kitchen). No garage, just a carport. Decent-sized yard for a house in this area, but not huge. Built in 1992 and currently looks every bit like 1992 inside the house lol. We love it though! Now if only we could move in soon...
What are your upcoming house projects? DH will finish the basement so we could use it as a family room/mancave by the end of next year. I will tackle painting our kitchen cabinets and countertops with the Rustoleum kits since we don't have money in the budget for a remodel and I don't mind the kitchen layout or cabinets themselves anyway.
Do you have any non-HG hobbies? Sports!
What's something interesting/quirky about you? I love tomatoes and ketchup but tomato sauce makes me want to puke.
Why did you pick your SN? on the knot/thenest I was monpetitchou, which is a french term of endearment. I wanted to go a little simpler when we moved over here.
Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)? yes
Do you have children (PIP if you want)? DS - 19 months. see my sig
Where (approximately) do you live? FL
Own or rent or something else? own, and in the process of building our next house
House details (PIP if you want)? our current house, we redid practically every room (DIY). I'm looking forward to the next house being brand new! although i'm sure I'll find plenty of projects, just hopefully won't be gutting any bathrooms right away.
What are your upcoming house projects? we're focused right now on refining the plans for the new house
Why did you pick your SN? It's based on a nickname my mom used to call me. Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)? Yes, DH. Do you have children (PIP if you want)? Yes, an almost 3yo DD. Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? Yes, crazy 5-year-old beagle/hound mix. What do you do for a living? Actuary Where (approximately) do you live? Philly 'burbs Own or rent or something else? Own House details (PIP if you want)? 75 years old, 2000sf, 3br/2.5ba, 1.2 acres, with a solarium, brick courtyard and a big 2-story barn. Attachment Deleted What are your upcoming house projects? We just moved in January so still finishing decorating the interior. In the spring, I want to redo the brick courtyard and landscaping and get the driveway re-done. Do you have any non-HG hobbies? Reading, running, binge-watching shows on Netflix. What's something interesting/quirky about you? I've recently started coloring as a hobby. It's relaxing!
Post by mrsreynolds4 on Oct 22, 2014 20:36:43 GMT -5
Why did you pick your SN?-->Character from one of my favorite episodes of one of my favorite shows.
Do you have a DH/SO (PIP if you want)?-->Yes, we've been hitched for over 8 years now. No PIP on my phone.
Do you have children (PIP if you want)? -->4 boys: 17, 14, 12, 4.5. The 3 oldest are from 1st marriage and we have split custody.
Do you have pets (PIP if you want)? -->Nope. DS4 keeps asking (and praying!) for a baby so we may end up getting a dog at some point. (horrible, I know). We've all wanted one -except DH- but this may sway him.
What do you do for a living?--> I currently work with 5th graders. Before this school year I did light tech/admin work and also a stint working with events/community/business development.
Where (approximately) do you live? -->Outskirts of Denver metro area.
Own or rent or something else?-->Own. Sometimes I wish we didn't.
House details (PIP if you want)?-->1970s, split-level, on close to a half acre. The house isn't big but the lot is pretty big for this area.
What are your upcoming house projects?-->Re-do main level: organize, furniture, fix walls (ugh), paint, trim, possible remove popcorn ceiling - if I can swig a wood floor since the carpet is awful.
Do you have any non-HG hobbies?-->Reading, jamming/canning, hopefully biking again
What's something interesting/quirky about you?--> hmmm. My entire family was born on different islands? That's all I can think of now.