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Two Pinterest Tips Worth Trying
The test subject: The guest shower that’s been a bit grody since we moved into the Hayley house nearly four years ago. Test one: Vinegar cleans hard water off of shower heads. Like I said, our guest shower has been a bit grody. This isn’t technically dirt, but it is an abundance of hard water […]
A Wild Hair
All it takes is a bit of rest and some gaps in the schedule. The next thing you know, The Boy and I went a bit crazy on long-overdue projects. We pulled leaves off the roof line and cleaned the house. We did all the laundry and cooked meals to prepare for the week ahead. […]
Bringing Things Back Together
It only took just under two and a half years to right a wrong, but it’s finally done. Do you remember when this happened? I do. What I can’t believe is that it took me one month shy of two and a half years to get them soldered. Thanks to a local shop, King Arthur […]
His Goals – Keeping it Simple
The Boy is nearly done rehabbing from his DI. The cast and pins in his thumb are long-gone. Weeks of physical therapy are behind him. And now, he’s gotten the good news that he can start to move from mobility therapy to strength therapy. It’s very exciting!! I had a chance to sit in with […]
Too Much Junk in the Trunk: Organizing the Car
Hi, my name is Shannah and I have too much junk in the trunk. Seriously…this normally well-organized, a-place-for-everything-and-everything-in-its-place woman has a deep dark secret: My car trunk is in complete disarray: Erp. I decided it was high time to clean up that mess. Let’s just call this part of getting our lives pulled back together. […]
Making It Fit – Size and Budget
Ah, February in Texas! Swimsuits in the stores, 65-70F days, all winter items on clearance. This, my friends, is why I moved here in 1997. I was pretty excited to find this waiting on me when I got home from work last week: Since my great get-in-shape mission of 2012, I’ve had […]
I May Be Weird, But I Like Marking Time
I keep all of my old calendars. You may think that’s weird, but I really enjoy looking back at what I was doing on October 1, 1998, or flipping through my schedule in 2002. (I don’t look at it every day, of course…just now and then it’s fun to take a trip down memory lane.) […]
Continuing to Unpack
Awhile back, I wrote about how I (along with The Boy) am doing internal clean-up. It’s funny how, in the midst of cleaning up and clearing out, you can start to feel nostalgic – a little melancholy even. Source I suppose that this is a natural by-product of the process. After all, in order to […]
Removing Silver Tarnish: How Pinterest Sometimes Sort-of Lies
I saw a pin on Pinterest many months ago that I knew I had to try out: A how-to on removing tarnish from your silver all at once. Here’s the how-to photo: And the instructions: De-tarnish ALL your silver ALL at once… line your sink with aluminum foil, add 1/2 c table salt, 1/2 c. […]