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Basics of unclogging a sink drain plug

Have you thought about how to unclog your bathroom sink drain?  In my years of being a housekeeper and living in places with the pull up knob style sink plugs I have learned how to take out the stopper. I also can do the more involved process of disconnecting the pipe.  We will start with…

Butter fingers

Have you heard the old saying that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree? This has nothing to do with apples or trees. The great likenesses family can have is wild sometimes. Have you had times when you thought you were going to talk about one thing, then life gets slippery? I thought this…

Building up old Garden beds

If you are a die hard gardener and believe in reusing you might be interested in this blog, take time to get your beverage. Moving to my new space I was excited with a clean garden slate. There was some dread in building new beds. It can be expensive with wood prices up. I started…

Meals for a small fridge aka hotel living

Many times in my life we are away from home, jobs, conferences and pleasure. We are forced to use tiny hotel fridges to store our meals. Being someone with food challenges, I need to bring food with me. This is quite the task. Lugging a huge cooler with me is something that gets me through.…

After holiday inflammation

Many of us enjoy the holiday foods and beverages. Sometimes our bodies say this is not working for our best.  More coffee, alcoholic and carbonated beverages, excess  fats and sugars, lower fiber and the things we overindulge in over the holidays with our homemade or store bought foods. If you’re one of the many that…

Moving in a snow storm

Have you ever had the adventure of moving in a show storm? I don’t recommend this but sometimes we have to do things that are above what we would normally do. This is a longer read, you might need a bigger beverage and drink slower.  So the adventure started with taking a ferry to spend…

Pop Pop Fizz Fizz or Soda

Do you enjoy carbonated beverages? What do you call that sweet drink? Pop, soda, something else? Have you ever wondered where the term came from or what inspired the fizzy beverages? The term soda came about in around 1767 with carbonated water.  It was carbonated with Co2 otherwise known as carbon dioxide. It was bottled…

Painting An Art Supply Board

My adventures in the new house bring me to creating a crafting room I had a peg board I was using for my workbench tool storage. At this time I don’t have a workbench so I watched some Youtube videos on how to make your craft room more organized and user friendly. I really want…

Laughing and Jokes

Have you had one of those weeks where things felt heavy and grim? Friends came to my rescue after a particularly hard week.  I’m trying to recall some to share.  Laughter is very good to help you get out of a sad or rough emotional state. It helps flood us with oxytocin (it is an…

Used house problems

Have you ever moved? Whether you bought or rented, I’m sure some of you have run into some kind of challenges being in a new space. Common things that can be easy or more complex can happen. The plumbing has a block or leak, mold on walls or mold on window sills, an appliance stops…

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