How I tackled a big paint job, in a nutshell! Nowadays, no matter the size of the room, I break it up into stages. Day one is always prep - ...

Happy Birthday to Son #1 who made me a mom 36 years ago!  He is a hardworking man, loves his family, has a wicked sense of humor.  A good gu...

Continuing on with January plans: I will be super busy this week! The front rooms are getting a deep clean (hence the missing cushion covers...

Last week I bought myself an inexpensive TV for the bedroom.  Got it home, set it up on top of the chest of drawers, and thought wow this is...

The last 12 days have been what Mark would have called a "pisser".  Between waiting for the dishwasher part on order having no wat...

One last glimpse at Christmas before I put it all away... One of my favorite things about January is the sense of  a fresh new start .  I lo...

  The title of this post should be "Thank God December is Over".  Because try as I might, I cannot seem to escape the Cannary trad...