Just when you thought youād heard every stick vacuum review I could possibly write, I hit you with another one. We bought the Shark Pet Plus Cordless Stick Vacuum and here is my honest review. Hereās the scoop. We LOVED our Dyson stick vacuum. But the dang battery doesnāt last long. Not as in it doesnāt […]
Crisp spring weather was perfect this week for a girlsā field trip to Lost Dutchman State Park and the Superstition Mountains. At about 2,000 feet elevation, the hiking trails at the park are perfect for cool weather hiking, but the lack of shade means you wonāt get me anywhere near there when the temps start […]
The pet feeding and watering station recently moved from the laundry room to the kitchen. Which Iāll explain shortly. But the pet food storage situation was quite unattractive and needed some attention if it was going to remain in such a prominent space in the house. Weāve had some litter box issues the past few […]
One month into retirement, two sets of house guests, 4,000 miles across the country and Iām saying itās time for a new routine. Time to start living my new life as a retiree. Again, that is. I haven’t had a chance to establish a new routine, so now I’m plotting that out. Cooking and Cleaning […]
Because gifted authors use settings as characters which are rich and alive, our road trip traveling through the South has made me feel like I was hitting the road with some of my oldest friends as many wonderful books were brought to mind. Texas Friends Traveling between Austin and San Antonio brought to mind Tres […]
Whether itās romantic, or itās all about the kids, or itās for your loving gal pals, a simple valentine celebration can still be a special. Pulling out everything I own that is pink, heart shaped, vintage or flowery helps put me in the mood for valentine decorating. Using what I have is always my motto, […]
In one of my recent YouTube viewings, I watched a video on a $7 Walmart DYI Mirror Tile Hack. The theory is you buy a $7 mirror from Walmart and use leftover tile sheets to frame it and class it up. When I shared the video with John we agreed we could try it on […]
Well, hereās the big news around here. Iām retiring. By which I mean Iām retiring again. I tried this three years ago and my retirement lasted seven months. But. This time, I think Iām ready. And. Weāre hitting the road. For a month. Yep. Weāre loading up Johnās Big Red and heading out. Iāll have […]
You could consider this the first project of 2022.Ā Changing out our current under cabinet lights has been high on my list for a while, and hub surprised me while I was napping with this less-than-30-minute job. We have such high ceilings in our home and when we first moved in our kitchen only had […]
Ok, 2022, letās get this started, shall we? Is everyone up for a new year? Do you have plans or resolutions you care to share for the New Year? Do you start a New Yearās Eating Plan? Well, Iām way too old to do that now. But. I could give my tummy a bit of […]