by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 26, 2011 | for Home, for Money
As we near the first anniversary of moving into our home, we also approach the expiration of the warranties for most typical home appliances. Before they expire, we'll be looking carefully through all our appliances to see if any of them need any kind of servicing. So...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 24, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
When we were building the house, I had a file full of designs I loved. One of the recurring themes was glass tile. Especially glass subway tile. I'd seen it in about every home design book and magazine I'd read through, and had fallen in love with the look. In our...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 20, 2011 | for Home, for Money
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carbonite for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Within a month of our wedding, in 1985, Sam proposed again. This time he was hoping for a personal computer in our new little family. I objected. I'd lived 21...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 19, 2011 | for Home
Guest post by Gerard McDaniel A good realtor can make the difference between a wonderful and a terrible home buying experience. When I decided to buy my first place, I was excited and ready, but any new experience can always be a little intimidating. I went into the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 15, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We spent the bulk of our Labor Day holiday, laboring over furniture choices. When we finally went home, we ended up with less cash in our wallets, but some great furniture bargains: 2 tan swivel gliders for the library 2 fabulous brown pillows for the library 1...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 15, 2011 | for Home
For the past few months we've been cleaning out dad's home to prepare for the sale. Trust me, when someone has lived in a home for 43 years, it's got some serious stuff in storage. This week, I gave in and called in the second dumpster delivery. (And my parents were...
