Adventures

Warning – Read with Caution

WARNING - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND PETS said every bottle of cleaner I grabbed to take with me yesterday to clean a suddenly vacated rental unit we own. On my list of to-dos was to clean windows soaked with smoke residue remnants layered there for decades. Ew.  Sounds like a perfect social-distancing… Continue reading Warning – Read with Caution

Adventures

Out with the old sponge, in with the new

I'm smiling because I finally opened up the new sponge I got from Santa Claus.  But for the life of me, I wish I could remember which blogger recommended the Scrub Daddy sponge so I could share the joy with that blogger.  SO if you're that blogger, please step up and chime in.  - Thank… Continue reading Out with the old sponge, in with the new

Adventures · Emptying the nest

How dust bunnies grow

It's been one heck of a busy morning week month year lifetime of dust bunny growth in our house since our little birds flew the empty nest I can't remember when. I frankly don't give a f*** about dust on my books... or nose prints on the windows... Until I start to sneeze or we… Continue reading How dust bunnies grow

Adventures · Inspiration

How to restore your faith as a landlord

Ever have one of those assignments that you just dread starting? One where your heart isn't into it? Where you say, "Meh" every time you think of it?  Urban Dictionary hits the dirty nail on a landlord's head with their (my) perception of some past renters.   Dirty is a word that makes me wanna… Continue reading How to restore your faith as a landlord

Emptying the nest

How I became a renter in my own home

One of the things I've learned over the years, especially now that I'm an empty nester, is the lazy side of my cleaning efforts seems to take precedence as we let go of the structure of a full family life. Who the hell am I kidding? It was tough when there was a full house… Continue reading How I became a renter in my own home