CapitolHille's Profile

I'm a woman bourbon drinker myself. I'm a native Kentuckian and there is nothing unusual about ladies drinking mint juleps where I come from. Now I live in DC and my other Kentucky girlfriends here all drink bourbon. It still surprises guys when I order a bourbon on the rocks though--even my husband had to stop getting it with water so he wouldn't be shown up :-)

The dresser in my bedroom that originally belonged to my great-great-grandmother. I had a bad dream before a move once that it fell out of the back of a pick-up truck, and someone had to shoot it because it was dying. Um...I am a little attached.

I haven't had cable for years but I still watch TV. With a newer TV or a digital converter box and bunny ears you can get beautiful FREE over the air digital TV. And because I have an HD TV, the signal is HD when stations broadcast in HD. I think a lot of people have had cable for so long they don't know they can do this. I figure if there is something I can only watch on cable, I just watch it online or at the gym.

Yes. I bought a new modern leather sofa (Ikea Sater) recently after lots of frustration with cat hair on my old sofa. While the new sofa was much more my style, it opened up a can of worms. All of the sudden I had to move the mid-century reupostered chair from my grandparents into the living room because it went so well with the new sofa, and then my overstuffed, slipcovered loveseat looked frumpy, so I had to replace that with a new more modern looking loveseat...now I need new pillows, something to go with that teal lamp...etc. etc. The good thing though is that now when I walk into my living room room I'm so happy with what I see. But sometimes a new purchase ends up costing a lot more than it's initial cost!

I love the Rockhouse! I went there in 2005. While it is a resort you can feel good knowing that they practice sustainability, are involved in the community and treat the staff well. it is also affordable. We also enjoyed getting out and experiencing some of the local restaurants near the hotel. If you look at their TripAdvisor ratings you'll see that pretty much anyone who stays there is equally as enthusiastic.

This is FlyLady's first step! http://flylady.net/pages/FLYingLessons_Shine.asp

I've used Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap since childhood as a handsoap. I even tried brushing my teeth with it once...wouldn't recommend that.

Wow. What a wonderful transformation. It looks terrific! I too have felt that my room is kind of dark and creepy and I have had trouble sleeping. I keep trying to improve it but it never quite feels right. Great job and and what an inspiration!

Nice to see another FlyLady lover out there Joan A.!

When you read design magazines is the furniture in any room ever a set? Never! It should look good together but I don't think it should all match.