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- Growing Old with Grace and Humor
- The Life of a Cat: Setting the Record Straight
- Adopting a Wildcat: Two Weeks from Hell
- The Journey of Adopting a Cat
- My Ongoing Battle with Household Mice
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Keep What Matters: Decluttering Strategies
Marie Kondo makes it sound so simple. “Find the things that no longer spark joy. Thank them for their service, and get rid of them.” With this advice in mind, I recently had a house cleaning. I disposed of half … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Humor
Tagged Clutter, declutter, decluttering, Hoarding, Life, Lifestyle, Marie Kondo, Trash
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My Ongoing Battle with Household Mice
I can’t ever remember having so much difficulty with rodents. As you recall, I earlier mentioned that a mouse has taken up residence in my house. Even worse, it has chosen my mattress as the perfect abode. I did all … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Home, Humor
Tagged Exterminator, Mice, Mouse, pest-control, Rodents
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Mouse in the House
It was 3:00 in the morning when strange sounds woke me up. It sounded as if something was scratching the bottom of my bed. “That dumb dog is under the bed,” I thought. “Get! Get out of here,” I mumbled. … Continue reading
A Woman’s Work
When I retired from my job, I became a virtual whirlwind of activity. I don’t know why I was in a hurry. After all, as Honey kept reminding me, ”You can do it tomorrow.” I think in my many years … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Humor
Tagged cleaning, home organizing, housework, retirement, White Elephants
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War of the Hoses
Last year I decided I was tired of my old garden hose that leaked and had been repaired several times. I went to the hardware store and bought a fancy new hose, 100 feet long and heavy duty. I also … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Humor, Plants/Gardening
Tagged chores, Garden hose, To Do List, washing windows, Yard work
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Trash in the Attic
Remember all those television shows where someone finds a priceless antique in the attic? All I have in mine is junk. I have written before about all the junk in my attic. I’ve been working on cleaning out the stash … Continue reading
Going Green
The main event in my life this week was signing up for a new recycling service. Yes, you heard me right – recycling — which shows how dull my life is if trash excites me. What can I say? My … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Humor
Tagged All-in-one recycling, Aluminum cans, Convenience centers, Electronic trash, Garbage, Recycling, Trash, Trash cans
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Missing and Presumed Lost
Oh, no, not again! I couldn’t find my glasses this morning. Where could they be? I always put them on the night stand by the bed so I can find them when I get up. Occasionally, I put them on … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Humor
Tagged Finding lost stuff, forgetfulness, GPS, Lost glasses, Lost items, lost phone, Lost shoes, Phone finder
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