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5 days ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Paige O. Roberts
As I mentioned in a previous column, my sister and her husband have been on the search for a new home, and I have been tasked with being one of their tour guides for this project. Since they live across the country and are planning to relocate, they’ve relied on me as well as other members of the family to view houses and properties and report back.
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1 week ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Paige O. Roberts
As I mentioned in a previous column, my sister and her husband have been on the search for a new home, and I have been tasked with being one of their tour guides for this project. Since they live across the country and are planning to relocate, they’ve relied on me as well as other members of the family to view houses and properties and report back. kAmx’G6 2CC:G65 2E 6249 D9@H:?8 H:E9 >J A9@?6 :? 92?5[ C625J E@ ;@E 5@H?
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3 weeks ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Paige O. Roberts
By Paige O. RobertsI’m not sure if it’s my own unique experience, but I’ve noticed in my adult life — specifically the last few years — I’ve had to teach myself a lot of basic life skills that never came to me instinctually like they seemed to for others. I’m not talking about how to do laundry or do the dishes.
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1 month ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Paige O. Roberts
I have a running list in my head, at all times, of projects I need to complete at my house and at my business. As I’ve shared before, I am not much of a DIYer. My skill set is minimal and my desire to learn is nearly nonexistent. I’ve pushed through some of this in recent years, especially at my business. It feels more urgent and important to learn this stuff when my livelihood depends on it.
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1 month ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Paige O. Roberts
When I visited my sister in Oregon last winter, I remember feeling certain she would never come back East. She, my brother-in-law, and my nephew were making a life for themselves in one of the coolest mountain towns I’d ever visited. It reminded me so much of northern New Hampshire, but instead of all the buildings in town giving Old-New-England vibes, it was more like Wild-West-Cowboy-Saloon structures. Still, like here, the village is filled with small shops selling essentials and then some.
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1 month ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Paige O. Roberts
By Paige O. RobertsWhen I visited my sister in Oregon last winter, I remember feeling certain she would never come back East. She, my brother-in-law, and my nephew were making a life for themselves in one of the coolest mountain towns I’d ever visited. It reminded me so much of northern New Hampshire, but instead of all the buildings in town giving Old-New-England vibes, it was more like Wild-West-Cowboy-Saloon structures.
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2 months ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Paige O. Roberts
When I was in college, and for some time afterward, I did a lot of house and pet sitting. I loved it; I can remember describing it as being paid to go on vacation. For weeks at a time, I would stay in these homes that had so many more comforts and amenities than my own: cable or satellite television, washers and dryers that weren’t in creepy basements, dishwashers, and huge showers with stone floors and built-in steam settings.
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2 months ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Paige O. Roberts
By Paige O. RobertsWhen I was in college, and for some time afterward, I did a lot of house and pet sitting. I loved it; I can remember describing it as being paid to go on vacation. kAmu@C H66<D 2E 2 E:>6[ x H@F=5 DE2J :? E96D6 9@>6D E92E 925 D@ >2?J >@C6 4@>7@CED 2?5 2>6?:E:6D E92? >J @H?i 423=6 @C D2E6==:E6 E6=6G:D:@?[ H2D96CD 2?5 5CJ6CD E92E H6C6?’E :? 4C66AJ 32D6>6?ED[ 5:D9H2D96CD 2?5 9F86 D9@H6CD H:E9 DE@?6 7=@@CD 2?5 3F:=E\:?
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2 months ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Paige O. Roberts
By Paige O. RobertsA few years back, I looked into replacing my house’s foundation. From my understanding of the history of my house, the foundation was repaired at some point in the 1980s. Otherwise, it’s mostly in its original form — which is very, very old. kAmx <?6H 7C@> E96 E:>6 x 3@F89E >J 9@FD6 E92E E96 7@F?52E:@? H@F=5 ?665 E@ 36 255C6DD65 2E D@>6 A@:?E[ 2?5 x H2D >@E:G2E65 E@ 5@ :E D@@?6C C2E96C E92?
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2 months ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Paige O. Roberts
By Paige O. RobertsWhen I returned home from work the other night, I walked up on the porch towards my front door, and looked out at the yard and the distant view of the White Mountains, as I’ve done many times before. kAm$E2?5:?8 :? E96 52C<[ <6JD :? 92?5[ x D:7E65 E96> E9C@F89 >J 7:?86CD 2 76H E:>6D 367@C6 x 76=E E96 72>:=:2C 9@FD6 <6J] x 4@F=5 962C >J 5@8 @? E96 @E96C D:56 @7 E96 5@@C[ DE:CC:?8 H:E9 6I4:E6>6?E 2D x EFC?65 E96 =@4<[ 2?5 D@@?
