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YES! Operation Manhattan is back on track
Today, I successfully refinanced my house for what I hope is the last time. There were a couple times to help pay off the debts via Somara’s student loans and to give her partial ownership. Then to punish Wells Fargo. … Continue reading
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The joys of home remodeling
This weekend, Jennifer made good with a promise or a threat, it felt like the latter sometimes, due to my pride. Yup, she gave my house’s two full bathrooms a thorough cleaning since I only know how to “boy clean” … Continue reading
Taming the backyard, phase four
It doesn’t look that impressive because there’s still a lot of waste baking in the sun before I can throw it out or better yet, find someone with a wood chipper to convert this into mulch; a preferred solution. I … Continue reading
The new, improved patio!
Since Saturday was spent on the yard and I really couldn’t get much further due to a lack of disposal, I decided to take on another sore spot in the divorce, the patio or as I often call it, the … Continue reading
Taming the backyard, phase three
My immediate backyard goal of carving out a “moat” around the house has been fulfilled! Through my chainsaw, machete and grit, I cleared out all the remaining dead branches, cut down the skank trees and chopped down the green weed-like … Continue reading
Taming the backyard, phase two
Above is the first major view from the porch! It may not look like much but I blame the Sun pounding down on the ground. Trust me, I’m making progress. The immediate goal is to clear out a “moat” around … Continue reading
Same address for 20 years!
I wish I could time travel back to around the days I was in high school during one of the many heartbreaking, painful moves. Of all of them, I’ll go with when we left Houston for Indicrapolis in February 1984. … Continue reading
Taming the backyard, phase one
Here lies another reminder of my divorce and my ex’s inability to finish anything she starts, the backyard. When we first got the house, Somara wanted to do all this yard crap and gardening and blah blah. Handling the lawn … Continue reading
Minor side trek, my workspace
To be fair, I made the setup/situation worse that it originally was for two reasons. The first was to create the fake drama, the number one rule for “Reality TV,” since my desk wasn’t that much of a disaster. The … Continue reading
Kitchen is now done, or at least “boy clean”
Operation: Manhattan continues to roll on! I finished the other half of my kitchen by cleaning the stovetop, the remaining cabinet, organized the coat closet, more dishes and then some. I will have to hire someone to do that deeper … Continue reading
Another nudge toward defeating chaos
The Memorial Day weekend was put to good use as I tackled the space over the dishwasher, the area where I store the cat food and the biggest undertaking…cleaning out the microwave. The ex was quite a piggy here. She … Continue reading
Before & After – The Dining Area
Last year I initiated Operation: Manhattan, made only five entries about how I cleared up the master bedroom (now about half undone) and some progress on the guest bathroom. Then…it fizzled out as I got sidetracked with my last entry being … Continue reading
Nineteen years at Chez Maggi
Another year chalked up at my house, nowadays it’s my house, for many it was our house but that’s life. The other funny factor, being in the same anywhere for more than three years is very anti-Maggi given my past propensity … Continue reading
Holy crap! The new roof is done
The roofers pulled it off in a day! I know they were professionals but they had to tackle 2000 square feet (186 square meters) in unbearable heat; it was well over 100° F (40° C). The noise level while I … Continue reading
Today, my new roof (for my house) is being installed
A momentous day for Chez Maggi. I’m finally getting the original roof replaced. It was overdue because we all know today’s home builders just slap on something mediocre and it wasn’t meant to last more than a decade let alone … Continue reading