Bringing Up Neighborhood Morale
It was just another too early morning after going to bed earlier that same morning. I would have rather slept in and leisurely enjoyed a nice hot cup of coffee. However, it was admittedly...
Category: Attitude
Don’t Quit Your Day Job
How many times has a Monday morning rolled around too early? If only you had a little more time at the end of Sunday night to finish that last bit of tile. The kids...
Blog Ammo Reload Week – Everyone Has A Job To Do
Our family is on the road this week getting more ammo for this blog. Everyone has a job to do and my husband, daughter and I are all playing our parts. We’ve done a...
Stop Watching House Hunters on HGTV
I’m more than happy to go house hunting with you. Proof: I’ve been looking online at apartments for a friend in Long Beach, CA. Call me crazy, but I’m even seriously considering a seven...
!@#$%^&*…How Do I Fix This Problem?
Like most normal people, I planned on hanging mirrors in the bathroom. The mirrors I chose are particularly fancy because they have the ability to tilt up and down. With little people in the...
Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey: Reviving a Beloved Home
Is there a place in your life that you feel so connected to, there isn’t a thing you would change about it? A home that is so ingrained in your memory you can still...
How to Spot Shitty Hurricane “General Contractors”
Were you in the path of destruction left by a hurricane? Are you struggling with the loss of all the items even high end stores like Macy’s or Ethan Allen can never replace? Did...
Is it a Vacation without a Trip to Menards?
This week we will take a brief side venture into 2017…as recently as last week! We are still in the midst of recovering from our annual drive to Nebraska (and back!) to visit my...
Paint a Room? I Would Rather Replace a Toilet
If you have been reading this blog during the past few months you may have had the following questions briefly cross your mind: Doesn’t the name of this blog use the word “paint”? Why...
Learn a New Skill: Read a Book (It’s Not Heart Surgery)
Read a book. It sounds too easy. Probably because oftentimes it is difficult to understand directions even with pictures. How many times have you struggled with directions on how to assemble a simple piece...
