There are a number of ways to get creative when packing clothes for a long road trip. Hereās what I decided to do. DF Shira has a lot of experience with long trips and gave me the suggestion of packing daily outfits in two-gallon storage bags, placing them in bins and then transferring daily needs […]
A long road trip requires a nice cooler. Well, we have a really nice one. And this is my honest review of the Massimo Electric Cooler. For the Mount Rushmore road trip we took in May, hub ordered the Massimo 50 liter electric cooler through Costco. But. It didnāt arrive in time. When Denisse and […]
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, […]
My first week of retirement was busy and didnāt go a thing like I had planned. There were no lazy days sitting by the pool (or by the fire) reading. There was only one long walk. But there was fun to be had and friends to share it. Here’s my week wrap up. And a […]
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 […]
The Target Dollar Spot really delivered during a recent shopping trip. I had as much fun as a kid in a candy store and I brought a small haul home. To be quite frank, our Target is in the hood. No offense if you live in the hood, of course. But when I visit other […]
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 […]
A bit warmer, dryer weather led to a winter patio spruce up. My honest report on some excellent online customer service after all the holiday hoopla! The holidays gifted us with a lot of rain. I pulled all the cushions under the patio cover and we hunkered inside for about a week. The firepit beckons […]
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 […]
My anxiety-driven spending frenzy seems to be quelled, but I did do a bit of first-of-the-year shopping and want to share a couple of great bargains and highly recommended items. Banana Republic Girlfriend Jeans & Sweatshirt I never find petite sizes at BR so I never go into their outlet near our home, but I […]