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Category Archives: Home
Bad Things Come in Threes
“What happens twice, happens three times.” You’ve most likely heard this old saying. It falls in the category of superstition. I tried to look it up and found anecdotes about three celebrities who died the same week, three tornadoes happening … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Humor
Tagged appliance service, bad luck, circumstance, Coincidence, Repair, Superstition, warranty
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How to Remodel a Home
As most people will tell you, any home remodeling job is a long and endless process. I recently had to have my kitchen floor replaced due to a leaky refrigerator and this is how it went: Step 1 – Choose a … Continue reading
The Great Ceiling Scrape
Do you get tired of asking people to do things and end up doing it yourself? I often do. But last week my honey made the mistake of asking if he could help me do anything. All my blood drained … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Humor
Tagged Do it yourself, Handyman, home maintenance, home repairs, How to, painting ceiling, scraping paint
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Git ‘er Done
Git ‘er done Larry the Cable Guy advises. I need to clean my closet in the worse way. Perfect, I think as I look out the window. It is pouring rain outside. Spring is here and my closet is stuffed … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Humor, Southern Humor
Tagged Cable Guy, Cleaning Closet, Computer Updates, Energetic, Organizing, Shopping, Spray weeds, To Do List
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Ode to Coffee Mugs
I like my coffee in a mug. Coffee demands a large cup that you can hold with more than one finger. That being said, I seem to have overdone a good thing. While cleaning the kitchen, I realized that I … Continue reading
Be Careful What You Ask For
Wood is hard and unforgiving. I’ve already dropped a glass and had it shatter everywhere. Of course, you can’t expect to drop a glass and not have it break, but with the new floor, it smashes into smithereens. And I … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Humor
Tagged carpeting vs hardwood, Cleaning house, dust, Floors, hardwood floor, housework, loud sounds, slick floors, wood floors
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The Hoarder Episode
My house was like an episode from “Hoarders.” I don’t know how it happened — but that’s what they all say, isn’t it? Okay, I do know how it happened and it’s my fault … sort of. I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Humor
Tagged Acclimate, Boxes, carpeting vs hardwood, Clean house, Clutter, Collectables, dust, Knickknacks, Prefinished hardwood floor
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Flash Flood!
“Help, somebody help!” What are those kids yelling about now, I wondered, thinking it was my grandchildren. Then I remembered, the grandchildren are at home. My daughter came down the hall yelling, “I need help.” What in the world? Is … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken pipe, Busted pipe, emergency, Emergency Service Plumber, Flooded house, Home problems, Plumber, Water cut off, Water leak
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