Little Green House VS. Cari

For those who know me well, you know that I don't sit still very well. So moving into a new place gives me lots of opportunities for projects and creativity. Well, it's getting old. Here's what I've got going on:

• Killing Pests: Today I spend half hour going war against the gnats. You may ask your self, really? Thirty minutes killing gnats?But seriously, that's a conservative guess. Last night I left out a bowl of red wine and a bowl of apple cider vinegar to see which they liked better. Well, turns out they like them both but the gnats weren't ready to take the plunge to their death. So, they needed a little help. What you need to do is wait for the gnat to land on the side of the bowl then sneak up on them and blow them into the liquid. I've caught 7 so far! I need to get a life...
  
• Refinishing Furniture: I decided that I wanted to refinish a buffet that I found at Good Will for $34.99 since that seemed way cheaper than buying a new Ikea one for $100. Well, $50 later and three weekends later, I'm starting to think this wasn't such a fun project after all. ($34.99 + $50 projects = $84.99 + DAYS of my time = NOT WORTH IT) I'm super lucky the Vogler's bought me an orbital sander for my 24th birthday because I sure couldn't have even started this project without it. I'm finally on the stretch and this better be the best dang buffet anyone's ever seen. I'll post pictures when I'm done. If that ever happens.
  
• Lawn Care: Our landlord wrote in our contract that we were in charge of lawn maintenance. Ok, fair enough. We told her, sure, we can do that, we just need some lawn equipment. So, what did we get? A cheaper than cheap weed whacker. We're talking one stringy thingy not even two. So last night, after weeks of procrastinating, we finally got around to it. Since I've never mowed (or whacked) a lawn, I let Henry do it (it's a man's job anyways, right?) and I told him if he did that, I'd run the cord and clean up. Big mistake. The whole thing was a big mistake. We now have a yard that looks like a 5 year old got a hold of their dads hair clippers - it's all uneven with dents everywhere, not atheistically pleasing. Henry whacked the whole yard and I put on gloves and was trying to collect the clippings with a dust pan. I think all our neighbors were probably laughing at us especially because I forgot to add it was pouring down rain.

I am still super excited to be renting a house now not a condo where an 80 year old woman can tell me "Heinrich's buns are getting smaller." But, I don't think I realized how much work this is! Plus, Henry's been so busy, I'm trying to run a one-gal show! Well, at least there's been lots of laughs along the way! :)