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Lizzie Hessek
- Dec 1, 2016
- 2 min
Nuts and Knockers!
Hello friends! Christmas is approaching and I am worrying about where we are going to fit our tree in our tiny house (I will not downsize our tree. Sacrilege.). Our house is the cutest most cozy house in the world, but since buying it there certain thoughts have preoccupied me such as, "Why are these windows made of plexiglass? Who laid the tile so uneven? Is this Pushmatic electric panel going to explode in the night?" We took care of the electric problem back in October, so
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Lizzie Hessek
- Aug 30, 2016
- 4 min
Lady Mildred: the Quest for a Triple-duty Salon
Hello! Welcome to a new segment called "Lady Mildred." In these posts we will be exploring the super fun world of home ownership. Specifically, home ownership of a 100-year-old 750 square foot house with a whole lot of charm and a whole lot of challenge. As you may know, Rachel and i bought this adorable little house in Philadelphia earlier this summer. It's on Mildred Street, so we're calling it Lady Mildred (which was Ally Walker's idea). It's a type of house rather particu
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Lizzie Hessek
- Jul 30, 2016
- 3 min
Summertime
Well, HELLO Queer Martha! It's been a while. Sorry about that. I am not a "summer person." I do not like the beach. I do not like being hot. At the same time, I do not like air conditioning. I do not like mosquitoes. I do not like the pressure that I feel to "have a great summer" when all I want to do is curl up and die in a puddle of my own sweat. Also, can I bring up the cruel irony that summer is the season of bare legs - dictated by fashion as well as the ever-looming spe
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