High fives to myself for continuing on my weekend-to-the-fullest journey, hurrah! And Scott, too. Our building wide yard sale + bike shop sidewalk sale was a success (more on year’s past here and here), which naturally meant treating ourselves to pasta and a late night flick with neighbors, followed by Sunday projects (the reconstructed ottoman […]
Tag Archives: flood
“C” Is for Complete
Holy smokes, our basement renovation is finally complete. It’s been two long, crowded, and disorganized months since we’ve been babbling about the Windy City flood, which wreaked all sorts of havoc on our neighborhood. I know. I can’t believe it’s October and we’re still talking about it. For kicks, here’s how we found our storage […]
ThisClose
An amazing thing happened this week. For the first time since that *@&! flood wiped out the basement of this wee yellow brick building, we’re feeling relief. Relief, because, as the hubs and I were testing our storage solution a few afternoons ago, the restoration company showed up. And not just to hang out and […]
Getting There.
We’re sorry. We don’t blame any of you who may be growing weary of the continuous tale of our basement woes. (And if you’re just joining in now, you can see what we mean starting here, questioning lost items here, and trying to keep those chins up here). But. We must. Trudge. On. While this […]
Basement Blues (and Greens)
You may have seen our recent post in which we relayed to you, dear reader, the trying tale of the great flood of 2010. But thanks to a lot of work, research, and oh-so-much patience, we now have hot water restored to our condo (after 10 days without!). And it looks like the building’s insurance […]
Paint for the Soul.
Many of you know that the hubs and I lost a boat full of invaluable items after last week’s Windy City flood. (Insert four-letter expletive here). And while 3 heavy duty bins are now a murky dried up soup of class notes, daily news clippings, and countless photographs, there was one item in particular that […]
Son of a Flood
Remember that relaxing weekend we promised each other? We half-kept our word, but for good reason. After spending a great Saturday being a tourist in our own city (with the hub’s folks in tow) – from double decker bus tours, Garrett’s popcorn, and sinful burgers off the beaten path – we came home that night […]