Category Archives: Home Improvement Projects

The job so far

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Linda Andrews

I got most of my crafts sorted. I bought a couple new carts to keep everything organized and in the open Even got a few cards made. I will have to figure out a better filing system, but I am … Continue reading →

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Spooky season

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Linda Andrews

We’ve all seen the movies. The house lights start blinking, signaling a message from beyond. Naturally, I was a little excited when it happened. Then the power went out, but only in part of the house. And it did it … Continue reading →

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Fan-ta-shoot

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Linda Andrews

It started with the ceiling fan light. You see, the light wouldn’t turn on when the remote was pushed. And the fan speed remained stubbornly the same. We replaced the battery. Then all the lightbulbs. And no luck. Then a … Continue reading →

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It only takes a decade or two

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Linda Andrews

We have lived in our house for twenty years in July. In that time, the pool plunger for the backwash system had become my nemesis. Several times a year, I have to move the whole sand filter out of the … Continue reading →

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tapped out

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Linda Andrews

We redid our main bathroom about 10 years ago. I still love it. Unfortunately, the handle on the hot water tap decided that it didn’t want to stay. In other words, it popped off. It did wait until after the … Continue reading →

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Working on the weekend

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Linda Andrews

After a long period of neglect, we decided it was time to work on revamping the pool house. We patched the drywall then sanded and patched again. Afterward, we cleared out the mess inside. The toilet remained as it needed … Continue reading →

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When it rains…

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Linda Andrews

Is about the time you realize that your windshield wipers don’t work. Yep, I went to turn on my wipers and all I heard was the dying heartbeat of the motor but no wiper motion on the driver’s side. I … Continue reading →

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Assembling the weekend

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Linda Andrews

It’s always fun to move. Not! This weekend, I moved some of my crafting stuff out of my office and into our living room. I had purchased a few organizing pieces to help keep the area neater and more streamlined. … Continue reading →

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Switch

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Linda Andrews

I had plans for the weekend. Big plans. I didn’t complete all of those plans, and, yes, some of it is because I decided meh I don’t wanna. But there was also an event that ate up some of my … Continue reading →

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Three phases of Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Linda Andrews

Just as there is a Christmas Past, Present and Future, there are 3 phases to the gift giving process of Christmas. There is buying the presents, returning some presents, and lastly the organizing of the stuff you have accumulated. We … Continue reading →

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