My title might seem silly, but I was thinking about this last night. I use Tide to wash my clothes at home. For way over a year I have been using Tide’s Rose & Violet scent, as well as the matching dryer sheets. I have become used to the way my clothes smell and I […]

If you know anything at all about mattresses, you know that often one manufacturer may sell to many retailers all over the United States, under different labels. All in all, the mattresses made by the same manufacturer are essentially the same, but you sometimes ending up paying different prices for different labels at different retailers. […]

I don’t live in my house. After my divorce I was able to remain in the house for a little over a year while I went back to school to get certified to teach. My ex paid all the bills. Then, I had to move out so he could move in – which stands to […]

I just got a call from my friend Harriet. Her husband was in the background making all kinds of noise – hammering, sawing, banging around. It turns out he is putting wine racks in the dining room. I had to admit to her that I was a bit jealous. I always imagined I would have […]

I’m remodeling in fits and starts. I really need to replace the vanity and sink in the main bath, but it is a really funny height and the tile work around it would suffer if I tried to put in a standard vanity. So, I have to work out a creative fix before I can […]

I got another list of items in the house that need fixed before my ex thinks our house it ready to compete on the very competitive real estate market. It does not seem to matter if you are looking at Tampa, Orlando, Gainesville, Miami, or Winter Park real estate – the situation is just dire. […]

I love flowers.
It’s that simple. Fresh flowers lift my mood. I love living in Florida, because there is always something fragrant and colorful blooming in my yard. I love being given cut flowers as a gift, because they make the whole house feel happier and they don’t need storage space in the closet after I’m […]

Our next door neighbor put in the most amazing in-ground pool last summer. Now, I have always lived in communities here in Florida that had one or more pools we could use, so there was no real need to have a pool in my yard. Here in this house, though, we do not have a […]