There are two kinds of people this time of year. Those who are hanging on to the last bits of summer... and those who are ushering in fall with open ...
Decorating for Fall
Five Tips from a Professional Handyman (Friday Five)
A loooong time ago, I hired a handyman to come over and get a few lingering tasks done. I had a coupon from a fundraiser for one hour of a handyman’s work, so it wasn’t expensive, and I had a few projects that I knew a professional would do better than I could. For example,…
How to Fix a Screened Porch
For living in a city, we have a lot of wildlife in our backyard. Squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, voles, hawks, and more… a virtual wonderland for a labrador retriever! Needless to say, Elvis Parsley Dog often gets a little excited when he sees a squirrel, chipmunk, or rabbit. In fact, the other day, he got so…
Five Ways to Get Rid of Unwanted Clutter (Friday Five)
I’m in the midst of a spring cleaning extravaganza, and now I’ve got a pile of stuff that I’ve decided I can purge from our home. The pile consists of games, clothes, home decor stuff, books, and housewares. So, now that I’ve got this pile, what do I do with it? Where should I take it? I…
How to Clean a Screened Porch in Five Steps (Friday Five)
(Note: I included affiliate links in this post. My complete disclosure policy is HERE.) I love everything about spring…the flowers, the warmer weather, the cool evenings…except for that yellow pine pollen! Every spring, a thick layer of yellow pollen blankets everything outside. It makes me sneeze just thinking about it. For the first time in…
My Favorite Spring Cleaning Tips
Things have been quiet on the blog lately. And, with all the chaos going on, I’ve felt a need to feel centered in our home. To me, that means cleaning up, organizing, purging old things, and generally just creating order out of a chaotic home. So here are my favorite spring cleaning tips! Everything you…
Where I’ve Been…
Hello friends, I know it’s been a while. I wanted to let you know what’s been going on. My mom has been/is really sick. It’s kind of a nutty story, actually. My mom got on a plane to England to go visit my brother. As it turns out, she wasn’t feeling well before she got…
Holiday Decoration Organization
After the holidays, one of my biggest organizational challenges is getting holiday decorations and stuff put back and organized so that they’re easy to find and use the following year. For example, my wrapping paper and gift bags are all over the place! Since January is my month to get organized, I thought today I’d…
A "recovering lawyer," I turned in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.