I love a clean house. I just don’t love doing the cleaning. However, as I always tell my daughter – you cannot only do the fun things in life. You have to do a whole lot of un-fun stuff if you want to live in a clean house. And, yes – we want to live […]

There are many things I think any household must have. For one, I think every home should have an old toothbrush in with the cleaning supplies. A kitchen or bathroom sink is never really clean until you have gotten in there and scrubbed in the crevices with a toothbrush.
What I want to talk about today, […]

I like my bed. I have a fabulous pillow top mattress and it nestles me into a solid sleep every night. It’s a twin, though, which is necessary to conserve space while I am living with family. I’ve been missing my luxurious King bed lately. It is in my storage unit, all zipped into its […]

Over the years my tastes have changed when it comes to how I like a room lit. I either like very low light or I want the room lit up like the sun. I loathe shadows when I am trying to work on the computer or read a book or do little handy jobs, like […]

Hello. This is my kind of contest, baby. All you have to do is submit an essay of 250 words or less at the Weiman Products website by July 31 and you can win biweekly maid service for a year from Merry Maids®. Five people will win this grand prize and I, for one, am […]

I’ve been spending a lot of time fixing up the flower beds around the house. I have pulled out nearly everything, installed landscaping fabric, planted new flowers, and mulched. We have potted over a dozen fruit trees and put them on the back patio. The potted trees add a certain amount of charm that you […]

The mockingbird is the Florida state bird. So, I was honored when a pair of mockingbirds decided to build their nest this spring right in front of my front door, in a pair of ficus trees. We watched the nest building process, the mother sitting on the nest, and finally the very quick maturation of […]

The last several homes I have lived in were newer and not really in need of a lot of renovation. In fact, the bathrooms of one of my homes had been lavishly remodeled right before I bought the house.
Now I am living in an older home and it is in dire need of upgrades in […]

Last week my daughter and I went to Dover, Florida to pick strawberries. While we were out there, we stopped by a hydroponics farm and picked a lot of vegetables. I was in the mood for a few days of salads and raw vegetables. I find in cleansing and refreshing. I know some people choose […]

I got rid of SO MUCH when we moved from Gainesville to the Tampa Area at the end of 2005. Then, my ex-husband left us a couple months later and I got rid of even more. And, when I finally moved in with family, I gave away yet more. I’m not talking about a few […]