5 thing Friday - dryer, haircut, candles, pie crust, garden

A couple of weeks ago, (the 10 years old at least) dryer failed.  Long story short:  Since the appliance repair guy didn't want to come to the house, Hubby googled around, figured out what was most likely the case, then fixed it.

Its also handy that, since he used to be an electrician, he was able to diagnose a corresponding problem with the breaker, too.  We estimate it would have cost $180 minimum for the dryer issue alone.  Our cost was around $60.  BOOM.  A dryer is a nice thing to have when the weather is rainy...

I need a haircut so badly.  Maybe because it is getting too long, but it seems thinner to me.  I would love to go back to short hair someday, but for now, pulling it back into a pony tail for work is a must.

I ordered two scented pillar candles from Kohl's and got an amazing deal - $29 worth of candles for $7 with free shipping and Rakuten points.  But when they arrived they were a hot mess.  Literally.

They were sent in an unpadded plastic envelope and had obviously been banged around in a warm delivery truck long enough to warp.  You cannot reach a human at their customer service number and all of their stores are closed.  I feel annoyed with Kohl's.  One of these days, I will find two decent pillar candles to replace these.

I FINALLY found flour and Crisco at HEB and bought it immediately to make a batch of homemade pie crusts.  Quiche was had for Easter morning and there are enough packages of crusts in the freezer to make many pies and quiches in the future.

The Healing Garden at work continues to be a lunchtime respite for me.  The weather is warming but it is still a million times better to sit out there compared to our breakroom at work.  People nerves seem to be getting more frayed by the day.  Its hard not to get into an argument when you are feeling stretched past your breaking point.

I am suggesting a lunchtime garden break to every co-worker I can.

Gina