Unlike other people, I don’t mind bugs, as long as they stay out of my home, and away from me! We all know that as the spring rains come all of the creepy crawly things that are outside will try and find their way inside and frankly I just cannot have that. Also being the…
Some “Old School” Ways to Stay Warm If Winter is Lingering
I am not always fond of winter. While it has its moments of beauty and serenity there comes a time when enough is enough and that time is usually around February and March. By this point, we are well past the holidays and the newness of the cold and long for the days when we can…
12 Ways Vaseline Can Improve Life
I can honestly say that in my entire adult life I have never purchased a single jar of Vaseline. I know as a kid my parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles always seemed to have it around yet somehow that tradition never translated when I got older. I simply never saw a need for it…until…
Handyman’s Tricks To Common Household Problems
It’s always good to have a friend who is handy. Especially one that makes his living as a handyman and has done so for years. The reason is they are more than willing to share what they know. There are so many things that go into owning a home that at times it’s impossible to…
5 Space Saving Tips for Downsizing your Home
As society continues to look at downgrading their home sizes we also must look at one vital thing, where in the world do we put everything? This is an understandable question considering we are so used to everything being maximized when you change over to a simplified lifestyle it can be difficult to find a…
The Many Surprising Uses Of WD40
I honestly believe that if the world was to spiral into a post-collapse society, the entire thing could be rebuilt with duct tape and WD 40! Let’s face it the stuff has been around for ages and I guarantee that you cannot walk into any home today and they will not have some form of…
The Magic of Coffee Ground Hacks
I drink a lot of coffee. Okay, that may be an understatement but needless to say I am a fan! There is something about the entire process of coffee that I just enjoy. From the fact that it is grown and harvested to roasted and then ground and brewed fresh in my home every morning!…
9 Unusual Uses For a Blow Torch
If you have always used your blow torch for only one purpose, then you’ll be surprised by all the other unusual ways it can be used! Many of us that do tons of metal working projects are really familiar with a blow torch. It comes in handy helping us to heat up the metal so…
5 Life Hacks For The Five Gallon Bucket
Chances are if you have done any amount of home improvement projects around your house you have one of these sitting in an empty corner of a barn, shed, or workshop. In fact, you may have multiples which are more often than not the case. So rathe than leaving them sitting there going to waste…
