We have now spent a whole week living in our new apartment. During this week, I have made some less than pleasant discoveries. It seems that my body has adjusted to living in a non-furnaced place. A non-heated place. My body has been living in such conditions for over a year and a half, and apparently that is a long enough time to adjust, internally and externally. Now I have moved into a more modern place, that comes along with a furnace. It heats the place. And also dries out the air. So I have had unusually dry skin all day every day, and have had blood in my nose (sorry if that grosses you out) for the past week. Not bad, just when I blow it there's some red. My body is trying to recuperate and become used to a dryer, warmer climate. I'm hoping it will be a smooth transition. I am also finding myself being overly warm lately. I sleep too hot, I sit too hot, I am just too hot, more often. It is a weird experience.
This post is to document the journey our outside of our house has been on over the last few years. A lot of these projects I took on this summer, and a few I did earlier. I am so happy with where we are currently at, but still have some plans before it's finished. So, here is what it looked like the day we bought the house. Seven years ago. Don't let the "grass" fool you. It's just weeds. And the ugly brown window trims paired with the ridiculously old glass in the windows and the green brick with maroon grout. Not too pretty. We have since painted the door, trim, and replaced the windows. Also replaced the porch light and house numbers. This spring we also had a new concrete half circle driveway installed. We live on a busy street and our front yard is useless and our driveway is tiny. So now we have much more functionality, less weeds, and overall happiness. After the driveway was installed, I also ripped out the rest of the grass and installed some decorative...
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