My first car was a red sedan with no air conditioner. I will never forget how angry it was to drive around with no air conditioner in my car. The only benefit of having no AC in my car was that my friends never wanted to ride with me, so I consistently lucked out on
Life as a photographer for an environmental magazine can be truly exciting. I am able to travel to amazing locations and see some of the most amazing things on the planet. It also means that I have seen some of the worst that the world has to offer! There are parts of the world that
Turning fifty was a huge wake up call for me. How could I be half a century old and still living in some run down apartment? I work for a local retailer and l have been struggling to put any money in savings. How can my life have gone so off track? I had planned
Let’s face it, teenagers don’t always make the best choices. This is not to say that they are the only ones, however, due to stubborn and independence, they sometimes make worse ones that other age groups. I know that when I was in my own teens I made some that could have been devastating if
I deceived myself into giving my details since my device my buddy and I use for a professional tune-up session There was an open market at the neighborhood square in my tiny hometown that I had not heard about before. My mother called me to tell me about it over the weekend because he knew
I’ve been renting an apartment with a roommate for 6 months. I was really excited to rent an apartment from this specific apartment complex because I’d heard great things about it from friends. The bedrooms were large and there were two bathrooms so I didn’t have to share one. Having your own bathroom is amazing,
We purchased a rental house along the lake upstate and knew that my pal and I would use it for a few weeks out of the year ourselves too. It would be a good way to have a holiday house that paid for itself. My pal and I made sure to have is furnished with
We will save money on things like wax melts, candles, and air freshening sprays once we get the air purification system installed in our house. Our house has been smelling really bad for the past few weeks and I am really sick of it. I don’t like it whenever my house doesn’t smell fresh and
I used to despise getting my photo taken professionally. I do not like being told how to smile or which way to look. I am an awkward person plus I feel like getting photos taken just made me feel more awkward. All of this changed when I got married, plus met my amazing photographer, then
When I need to get something done plus repaired I will normally get some advice from local professionals, my entirely knowledgeable friend or talking to Representatives at the hardware store, and i find that I get a lot of modern information plus then I learn more things although I talk to Representatives! The other day
After years of saving and planning my fine friend and I finally had the option to snap up a beautiful old factory in the city. The craftsmanship that went in to its construction over a hundred years ago is amazing and could not be replicated this week. Not only would you be strenuous pressed to
In the region where I live, the weather does not get chilly enough for there to be snow, however, this Fall, I am planning a trip with some friends to a region where it is going to be genuinely chilly in the Fall, however sporadically, I do not like to be chilly as well as
I’ve never been somebody that prefers sunny weather, I like sunny days however not overly hot temperatures, however I live in a tropical temperature where the temperatures here readily climb into the 90s, even our winters have only dropped into the 60s, it’s hot all year round here Oftentimes it was legitimately hot outside if
Sometimes I do something I just feel like the dumbest person alive in that moment. This happened to me recently yesterday when I discovered that smart thermostats are a thing that exists. I know this is going to sound so dumb but I actually did not know that there was a such a smart thermostat!
In the region where I live, the weather does not get cold enough for there to be snow! However, this Fall, I am planning a trip with some friends to a region where it is going to be truly cold in the Fall… Sporadically, I do not like to be cold and cherish turning the
My neighbor was outside the other afternoon and so I walked over to chat. My friend and I don’t see each other often due to our hectic schedules so it is nice to catch up every once in a while. I prefer hearing about her kids and all the things they are up to. Her
Although it wasn’t my house, I thought this was absolutely discouraging When I went to visit my brother’s house, I couldn’t guess how frosty it was. I wasn’t expecting such low temperatures, as well as I felt absolutely unprepared. My brother enjoys to save money every way he can, which includes keeping his boiler turned
My sister has been trying to get me to transfer in with him for a long time; She recently lost her roommate plus keeps asking me to live with him. I have to say that that is becoming more plus more charming. I am in the middle of a nasty divorce right now. My soon
My kids have been studying global warming in school this week. They are learning about the impact of everything we do on the planet and now they are determined to do everything we can around the house to save energy and reduce our carbon footprint. We started to recycle and make shorter showers. They also
I seem to constantly have a nice sense of people. I’m absolutely nice at identifying their personality as well as the type of person they are at the initial meeting. My friends constantly like me to meet their potential bestie or girlfriend since I know first impressions absolutely well. I have used this special sense
My buddy works as a demonstrator at trade shows. Because he is a freelance salesman, he never knows what product or repair he will be working with from show to show. One time he could be pitching roofing and siding and another time, the latest in hair care products. It is actually amazing how much
My spouse, Todd, plus I have been living in the same household for over twenty years now, plus my buddy and I do not ever plan on moving. After the children moved out, my buddy and I thought about moving, but my buddy and I decided that my buddy and I enjoyed our household too
The other afternoon, I told my spouse that I was going to run errands, and before I left, she suggested that I stop at the local hardware store in addition to purchase some more air filters. She wrote down the exact air filter that our Heating, Ventilation, in addition to A/C system used in addition
I wish I was one of those people who could coupon. I have tried more than 2 unusual times to start couponing, but each time it has not worked out well. I just cannot seem to keep up with it. It is like a full time job trying to find coupons that I would absolutely
Oftentimes it was entirely tepid outside if you don’t have access to an air conditioning system, or you are just looking for another way to cool down without having to run your air conditioning system and as such drive up your heating bill, one way that you can cool down is to go swimming. I
My acquaintance works as a demonstrator at trade shows. Because he is a freelance salesman, he never knows what product or service he will be toiling with from show to show. One time he could be pitching roofing and siding and another time, the latest in hair care products. It is certainly amazing how much
When our daughter called and said that she was coming home during her mid-winter break, I was very concerned. Not only would she be driving on her own, but, she would need to make her way through the mountains and many times the roads can be almost impassable. We found an app for her phone
We have to get a new A/C unit before the baby comes in a couple of months. I have been having a rough pregnancy, and I think that it’s all because of the fact that the temperatures have been so hot around here. I do not do very well in the heat and the fact