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Since our modern home has a 2-car garage and I only own 1 car, it made sense to convert the space into something more useful. I never park in the garage anyway, because I don’t have an automatic garage door opener and it’s just too much work to bring it inside. I decided to convert […]

Since I prefer to cook, and I prefer greasy unhealthy fast food, our husband gave myself and others a deep fryer for Christmas. It fits on a countertop, however works the same way as the immense fryers these use in restaurants. I also got a cookbook for recipes called “taste-alikes” which are home versions of […]

I tried to approach retirement with the same gusto I constantly brought to our career. I looked at it adoring a “finish line” of sorts, indicating I had won the race and could spend the rest of our days taking it easy. Thanks to sound investments and a robust retirement package, I didn’t have to […]

Why is it that things always break at the most inopportune time? Take for instance, about a month ago, my entire family came to see me, so I had about 6 extra people staying in my home. I live in a 3-bedroom house, so there was plenty of room for all of us. We had […]

When I saw sparks coming from my light sockets, I knew there was a problem. I called my husband, and he told me to search for an electrician near me. He said I should have three local electricians and ask them to inspect the house and give us an estimate of what needed to be […]

My HVAC company had only been open for two years, but it was already failing. I had a website that I thought was working fairly well, but I was wrong. I had tried to take care of advertising on my own, but it wasn’t working either. I had to make what I was doing work. […]

I didn’t know how the bat got into the house, but I knew it had to go. The obvious conclusion was that it had somehow gotten into the ductwork and come out in my kitchen. The bat was on the wall right about the air vent. I called my brother and asked him if he […]