<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Karen's Opinion &#187; our home, a work in progress</title>
	<atom:link href="http://karensopinion.com/category/our-home-a-work-in-progress/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://karensopinion.com</link>
	<description>because My Opinion Counts</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 02:18:01 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Brown Asian Lady Bugs</title>
		<link>http://karensopinion.com/2012/03/15/brown-asian-lady-bugs/</link>
		<comments>http://karensopinion.com/2012/03/15/brown-asian-lady-bugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our home, a work in progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asian lady bugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horror movies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://karensopinion.com/?p=3273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My family room, known in our house as &#8220;the lodge room&#8221;, has been invaded by brown asian lady bugs. My window sills look like something out of a horror movie. I did some research to find out how to get rid of these pests. Most of the complaints involve massive numbers of these Asian ladybugs [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://karensopinion.com/2012/03/15/brown-asian-lady-bugs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Blisters and Splinters</title>
		<link>http://karensopinion.com/2012/03/12/blisters-and-splinters/</link>
		<comments>http://karensopinion.com/2012/03/12/blisters-and-splinters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our home, a work in progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaves]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://karensopinion.com/?p=3270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why is it, as soon as the weather gets warm, I think all the spring yard work needs to be done all in one day? I love looking out to see all the leaves cleaned up and a nice clean yard looking back at me. I can&#8217;t walk now because I was bent over all [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://karensopinion.com/2012/03/12/blisters-and-splinters/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Gold is Gone!</title>
		<link>http://karensopinion.com/2012/02/13/gold-is-gone/</link>
		<comments>http://karensopinion.com/2012/02/13/gold-is-gone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our home, a work in progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appliances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renovation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://karensopinion.com/?p=3252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hurrah! The harvest gold stove is gone. Making way for the new stove. It shouldn&#8217;t be too much longer.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://karensopinion.com/2012/02/13/gold-is-gone/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Coffee Pot, What&#8217;s Next?</title>
		<link>http://karensopinion.com/2012/02/08/new-coffee-pot-whats-next/</link>
		<comments>http://karensopinion.com/2012/02/08/new-coffee-pot-whats-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our home, a work in progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coffee pot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small appliances]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://karensopinion.com/?p=3249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For Pete&#8217;s sake! First the oven quits working and now our coffee pot leaves puddles of water on the counter. I hope that makes the last appliance we have to replace for a while. Good thing this is a good time to buy small appliances. Lots of sales going on right now. Woo hoo!]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://karensopinion.com/2012/02/08/new-coffee-pot-whats-next/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Stove</title>
		<link>http://karensopinion.com/2012/02/03/new-stove/</link>
		<comments>http://karensopinion.com/2012/02/03/new-stove/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our home, a work in progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appliances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frigidaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stove]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://karensopinion.com/?p=3245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I find myself laughing to myself when a customer comes into our store to pick out new flooring and complains about the color of their &#8220;old&#8221; appliances. They haven&#8217;t seen old until they have stepped into my kitchen! I have harvest gold appliances. They are the appliances that came with the house when we moved [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://karensopinion.com/2012/02/03/new-stove/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In My Own Backyard</title>
		<link>http://karensopinion.com/2011/08/22/in-my-own-backyard/</link>
		<comments>http://karensopinion.com/2011/08/22/in-my-own-backyard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our home, a work in progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[begonias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clematis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tomato plants]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://karensopinion.com/?p=3092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my backyard]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://karensopinion.com/2011/08/22/in-my-own-backyard/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Saving Space with Proper Storage</title>
		<link>http://karensopinion.com/2011/08/03/saving-space-with-proper-storage/</link>
		<comments>http://karensopinion.com/2011/08/03/saving-space-with-proper-storage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our home, a work in progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[storage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://karensopinion.com/?p=3075</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all like our things. We have books, collectibles, and various odds and ends tucked into every nook and cranny of our households, yet the space these items consume isn’t always as appreciated as the items are themselves. As said before, we like our things, we just don’t always like them all over the place. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://karensopinion.com/2011/08/03/saving-space-with-proper-storage/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>It Takes a Mess</title>
		<link>http://karensopinion.com/2011/03/19/it-takes-a-mess/</link>
		<comments>http://karensopinion.com/2011/03/19/it-takes-a-mess/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our home, a work in progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carpet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paint]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://karensopinion.com/?p=2896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why is it, whenever I tackle a project, the whole house becomes a disaster. I painted my sewing room and thankfully, my husband decided that the old carpet needed to be replaced. This is the room while he is putting in the carpet. Here is the guest bedroom with all the stuff from the sewing [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://karensopinion.com/2011/03/19/it-takes-a-mess/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Summer Flowers</title>
		<link>http://karensopinion.com/2010/07/19/summer-flowers/</link>
		<comments>http://karensopinion.com/2010/07/19/summer-flowers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our home, a work in progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://karensopinion.com/?p=2569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My flower gardens are blooming as if it were August. That is when they usually get full and looks their best. We had so much rain in June that they are a month ahead of schedule. It would be alright to have them in full bloom now if not for the fact that some of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://karensopinion.com/2010/07/19/summer-flowers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Happy Plants</title>
		<link>http://karensopinion.com/2010/07/15/happy-plants/</link>
		<comments>http://karensopinion.com/2010/07/15/happy-plants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[our home, a work in progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air conditioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violets]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://karensopinion.com/?p=2545</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you know anything about hydroponics? I have noticed that since I put my plants out in the room that does not have air conditioning they are going crazy. I think they like the humidity of that room. Yucko! I hate humidity. It might be all the windows that let in a lot of sun [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://karensopinion.com/2010/07/15/happy-plants/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

