Maui, Hawaii 2019 – Part 6
This is my final Hawaii 2019 post. On our last night in Maui, we were excited to find ourselves front and center for the 7th Annual Lahainatown Classic Car Show!
A Smart Thermostat for the Dining Room
After installing the living room smart thermostat, and seeing how well it worked, and how cool it was to access it from our phones, we bought 2 more Geo Lux: one for the dining room/girl cave zone and one for the bedroom zone.
A Smart Thermostat for the Living Room
Last month, when we finally turned our heat on for the year, we realized our living room thermostat had broken. The buttons did nothing. Jim suggested that instead of replacing it, we try a smart thermostat, so we could control and check our heat from our Android phones and the internet. Cool!
Fall 2019 In Photos
Even though I started sharing my Instagram pics as a way of communicating with you while I took a break from blogging, I’ve enjoyed it as a way to see what I was up to over the past few months. Here’s my Fall 2019 in photos.
Maui, Hawaii 2019 – Part 5
On our 2nd to last day we spent all afternoon at the Maui Tropical Plantation. We had visited in 2015 and were looking forward to getting back.
Maui, Hawaii 2019 – Part 4
On our 5th day in Maui Jim & I booked a “Road to Hāna” tour for everyone with Valley Isle Excursions. Valley Isle was highly recommended by the Pioneer Inn’s concierge. There are 600+ turns & 50+ one-lane bridges [and rental cars aren’t allowed on the whole road] so it’s highly suggested you hire a tour company!
I Electrocuted Myself Again… But New Bedroom Lighting!
A few months ago I made the decision to flip flop the bedroom and girl cave light fixtures because the bedroom ones were too bright and the girl cave ones weren’t bright enough. Success! Too bad I forgot the bedroom AC was on a different circuit when I went to change out the outlet.
Maui, Hawaii 2019 – Part 3
I only have 2 pictures from our 4th day in Maui. But on day 5 we boarded the Atlantis submarine for a view of the harbor from 100 feet down.
Maui, Hawaii 2019 – Part 2
On Day 2 of our Maui trip Jim & myself, Pop & Susie all piled into Pop’s rental car and headed to Kula Botanical Garden & Haleakalā Volcano.
Maui, Hawaii 2019 – Part 1
Last April Jim & I flew to Maui, Hawaii, where [as a total treat!] we were joined by his Dad and his Dad’s wife Susie, and his Auntie Alice. We had a fabulous time!
Blog Blahs & Evil Blocks
I’m starting to get my project mojo back. Woohoo!!! Everyone always asks “where do you get your energy?” and this past 6 months has been a great example of how long it can take for my energy to recharge. I have done NOTHING.
Bathroom Mirror Frame – Part 2
I woke up Saturday and decided to finally caulk the bathroom mirror frame. It’s been exactly a month since I hung the mirror, and I should have caulked it after the first week. Better late than never. I started by taping a caulk line, like I did when I caulked the kitchen counter.
Bathroom Mirror Frame – Part 1
In early July I decided to DIY a frame for our bathroom mirror. I headed to Home Depot and perused their molding & trim aisle at 7am on a Sunday [my favorite time to go]. I was planning to buy actual wood molding, but a style of fake wood molding caught my eye.
Hubby’s Outdoor Outlet Scare
I won’t say hubby almost burned the house down, because nothing actually caught on fire. He just got a scare this past August when the outdoor electrical outlet shot flames at him as he unplugged his motorcycle charger.
Summer 2019 In Photos
These are based on my Instagrams throughout the summer.
I will be blogging again very soon! I have finally gotten over my blog blahs and have a lot to share with you! I have also downloaded the CLASSIC EDITOR plugin so I no longer have to try and deal with the new Wordpress blocks, which I HATED!
Spring 2019 In Photos
Since I’m not fully back to “blogging mode” yet, despite working on projects [albeit, at a VERY slow pace!] I’ll share my Instagram shots from the Spring. Happy Spring everyone, and I hope you’re all enjoying Summer so far! It started off so cold and rainy, and now it’s WAYTOOCRAZYHOT! …
Fish Tank Divider
Instead of keeping our male and female Mollies in separate tanks, I made a DIY fish tank divider from a plastic cross-stitch panel and aquarium suction cups.
De-Mousing the Foundation – Part 1
Today I began the task of protecting our foundation from a massive mouse invasion. I believe the invasion began last spring when I installed the squirrel feeding platform. Live and learn!
Furlough Project #7 – Everything Else
I am a Federal employee & was out of work on furlough for 5 weeks from 12/22/2018 through 1/27/2019. During my forced vacation I managed to get a lot done at home, some of which I’ve already shared. This post is my last furlough project post and covers all the random, small, miscellaneous things I did!