Ever since graduating from college, I've fancied myself an extremely strong and independant woman. For years after graduating, I paid all of my own bills, I fixed and maintained my home (wherever or whatever form it took), and took out my own garbage - even if it required walking up and down 6 flights of
Today, we're going to discuss a rather stressful and frustrating experience I've been going through over the past few months, in part because I want to spread a message of caution and because I just need to vent! For those new to living in southern California, it rarely rains more than a few times a
I, like many of our readers, have been a huge caffeine addict for the majority of my adult life. I still remember my first energy drink while preparing for an all-nighter studying for finals at the tender age of 20. Since then, there has rarely been a day when I missed my morning caffeine fix. Iced
When we created this blog, our primary purpose was helping other parents discover ways of starting and running their own businesses from home while taking care of their families. We wanted other people in our situation to know that they could support their loved ones both financially and through housework while never really leaving their
Anyone who has been reading this blog for any length of time knows that I'm always on the search for healthy recipes that can be made quickly and easily for a family on the go. My oldest has two different sports going on any one time, my youngest is just about to turn a corner
Drive through most neighborhoods in southern California throughout the week and you're bound to see the telltale circus tent-colored tarp that marks an ongoing termite treatment. Tenting is the most visible form of pest control, which makes you wonder why you only really see it being done in residential zones in a town. Are termites
Welcome back, fellow moms! Let me tell you something right out of the gate: when it comes to Christmas gifts, I really outdid myself this year. To give some background, my husband and I are in a yearly competition to see who can get one another and our kids the best gifts. He wins almost every
When we first bought our starter home, the landscaping was what my husband and I referred to as the ‘childfree entertainer’s dream’. The backyard was comprised of a fully decked-out outdoor kitchen all set to service a well-shaded and tastefully constructed patio, complete with electrical fixtures and a dedicated router for a TV and streaming. The
A recent email sent by a reader got me thinking about the subject of this post. I won’t go into details, but the gist of it was, ‘How can I put the tips you give into practice when me and my husband got divorced and prefer not to speak to one another?’ We tend to keep
Pest control has always been a dirty business - you can’t efficiently destroy thousands of tiny critters at once without using some pretty powerful poisons. Things changed dramatically with the advent of the industrial revolution, however, as we transitioned from more natural methods of pest eradication to mass production of industrial-grade pesticides. This method had its
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