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Is Home Security the New Necessity?
As a very young and fresh-faced new homeowner with a passel of kids and low income, if you had asked me if home security was a necessity, I would have laughed you off the property. Our solution to ensure against the possibility of theft was “have nothing of value!” Well, it seemed funny when I [...]
Continue reading...Finding Good CFL Bulbs
29. March 2011
The Old House Journal has a terrific article called How to Find Energy Efficient Bulbs That Don’t Suck: Nutrition Facts for Light Bulbs. Starting in January 2011 light bulbs are required to be labeled with lumens, watts, kelvins and efficacy. Greek to you too? Not worry. The label is now clear, easy to understand and [...]
Continue reading...Incandescent vs. CFLs
28. March 2011
In 2012, sales of incandescent light bulbs in New York State will be illegal. The bulbs nominated to fill the void: Compact Fluorescent Lights, or CFLs. The government’s Energy Star website says that CFL bulbs use “75% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and lasts up to 10 times longer.” Honestly, I’ve been using CFL [...]
Continue reading...I’m Joining Blog Jog Day
8. November 2010
I read about Blog Jog Day on Sparkle the Designer Cat’s blog. It looks like a great way to get new readers and a great way ti find new blogs. It can be difficult finding new blogs. I have joined a good share of blog network communities, and have dropped out on most of them. [...]
Continue reading...The Stainless Steel Everything Store
8. November 2010
Whoa. I thought I had seen it all. When I think of “stainless steel,” the kitchen sink comes to mind. And maybe silverware. But this store, The Stainless Steel Store, has EVERYTHING. Even the website is designed like stainless steel! Although I don’t like stainless steel because it is rather cold-looking and uncolorful, I like [...]
Continue reading...A Cute Addition to Any Kitchen
8. November 2010
Awwww!!!!!!!!!!! Look at these things, aren’t they so cute! My kids had something like these kids kitchens as kids. Actually, we had two of them. They didn’t have the Kid Kraft brand, but they had those cheesier plastic models. Kids kitchen are usually very durable. I always wanted one as a kid. I never did [...]
Continue reading...Home Security
23. October 2010
How seriously do you take home security? I have lived in rural or suburban areas most of my life. We never really had to worry much about locking the doors or windows, or having home security systems installed. My step-dad was a gun dealer, and he was an excellent shot. So I can’t say I [...]
Continue reading...Comparing Steam Cleaners
5. October 2010
Steam cleaners are the “new-fangled” cleaning appliances today. I have only heard of them recently, in the past year. I think of them as something akin to an electric mop! They are light-weight, energy-powered machines designed to steam floors. They do not use chemicals or cleaning agents to clean floors– only steam. It’s a very [...]
Continue reading...New Kitchen: The Delta ToucH20 Faucet
30. September 2010
Delta Faucet company graciously gave me a Delta Pilar Pull-down Faucet with ToucH20 Technology. We absolutely love this faucet! I am a Delta fan, anyway– when we moved to this house, the bathrooms had Delta faucets (old Delta faucets, because the bathrooms had been remodeled in the 1970s and 80s). They work marvelously, after all [...]
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I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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