Cleaning for company
Since family was coming to visit this week, I finally unboxed my new carpet cleaner and put it to work. After some initial disgruntlement, I decided it works pretty well.My primary complaint is the...
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The new deck was supposed to fit on the footprint provided by the patio slab. The subcontractors did not follow directions and made it larger than the patio. Now crap is growing up between the...
View ArticleThat damn cat
In the not so distant past, I acquired another cat (read about him here and here). In the not so distant future, I will be buying a new TV.From clues left behind by the purrpetrator, it appears Beau...
View ArticleDecluttering update
Almost a year ago, I stumbled across Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and made an effort to apply it to my domicile. (And I want to note here, I was #konmarie'ing before it was...
View ArticleHalloween is over
If I were a better photographer, I would have pix of just how far I went in Halloween decorations this year. This Jack o' lantern was just the beginning. There is nothing like having a five year old...
View ArticleSparking anxiety, not joy
The weather outside was frightful, so I took a day off from my usual retirement activities and focused on some longstanding tidying up, specifically all the computer crap I have accumulated over the...
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