The Christmas gift no one wanted. Except me.

I'm someone who worries. A lot. I worry about my health, about the health of my children, whether my husband is safe during his daily commute to work, about whether I did something wrong, and sometimes I worry about the fact that I worry so much. Time to get some peace of mind! So I...

Alas, our porch swing is no more. A fierce wind tipped it over, and it's never been the same after. Because I couldn't find a nice replacement I thought I'ld buy myself a swing chair. Swing chair problem But when I went to put it up, I stumbled upon a new problem. The ropes are...

My sixteen year old son was getting ready for school and his presentation about Addiction and Environmental issues. So I wished him good luck, and started to climb the mountain that is our laundry. I forgot my opinions! Like the seven dwarfs, I like to sing while working. But just as I was trying to...

While I have to do all the boring gardening stuff, like pickings weeds, my husband does the vegetable garden. Growing vegetables gets him even more excited than a Star Trek episode! It's still kind of cold outside, but he couldn't wait to start sowing his seeds. So he created his own little hothouse, using some...