In Case of Emergency

I have finally gotten around to photographing the emergency kit I put together this past year.  I blogged about my car emergency kits here.  I’m sure it’s not exhaustive or as much as recommended by FEMA, but it is more than I had prepared for before.  I went through several blog posts about emergency preparedness …

Sprucing Up the Thuja Greens

I decided to finally tackle a project in the yard that has been on my list for a while – sprucing up the bed next to our patio where our Thuja Greens live.  I am so glad the previous homeowners replaced the original small concrete slab with a larger area of prettier paving stones, but …

Kitchen Organizing

Our kitchen only has four shallow drawers.  If I were designing a kitchen, I think I would install more drawer cabinets than cabinets with doors – I think they are extremely useful.  After deciding to clear almost everything from the counters over a year ago, the tiny drawers have been a complete mess of my …

Eco-Friendly Home

I have been researching ways to substitute earth-friendly products for chemical-laden ones around our home.  I have been using Seventh Generation toilet cleaner, laundry and dishwasher detergent for a while now, but now I want to go even further.  I have decided to try Vinegar as a weed killer and had Bradley use Miloganite to …

Car Emergency Supplies

Last year, I started building an emergency kit for our house.  It is pretty much complete, I just haven’t taken the time to photograph the project and blog about it.  I came across several helpful blog posts via Pinterest that steered me in the right direction while gathering the supplies.  I have always kept a …