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Custom toy box for a birthday gift

Custom toy box for a birthday gift

After debating different options, I decided to give my grandson a toy box for his second birthday. I wanted it to be really special and something he could use as he grows older. I didn’t want a plastic monstrosity that looks ugly and won’t hold up to regular use. I was unwilling to invest in

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Custom toy box for a birthday gift

Custom toy box for a birthday gift

After debating odd options, I decided to supply my grandson a toy box for her second birthday. I wanted it to be really special and something she could use as she grows older. I didn’t want a plastic monstrosity that looks ugly and won’t hold up to respected use. I was unwilling to invest in

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Choosing an automation system for security features

Choosing an automation system for security features

I was able to afford my new home because the neighborhood is a bit questionable. I live walking distance from a really beautiful and affluent area. My street includes several abandoned homes and some that are not very well cared for. I am hoping that the growth of the community eventually reaches my neighborhood and

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Installing an HRV to improve indoor air quality

Installing an HRV to improve indoor air quality

I’ve read that most people spend approximately ninety percent of their time inside. The weather in my local area often makes getting outside just about impossible. Between the summer heat and humidity and the sub zero temperatures and snow during the winter, we are extremely reliant on the air conditioner and furnace. I look forward

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Calling plumber for a potential problem with kitchen sink

Calling plumber for a potential problem with kitchen sink

The other night I could not sleep. It didn’t help that I had two cups of coffee about an hour before bed. However I needed the coffee for my drive back home. I had to take my daughter to her very first soccer game. It was three hours away and she is on this league

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Using enzymes to help dissolve and eat items in septic tank

Using enzymes to help dissolve and eat items in septic tank

I am an avid cook. Cooking is a big hobby in my family. I was taught how to cook by my grandmother. I was happy to be one of her main grandchildren who was taught by her but continued to still cook. I went to culinary school and received a degree. I now work at

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Septic tank was backed up

Septic tank was backed up

The house that my parents bought, must have some kind of bad omen. My parents have had no luck with it recently. There was a random crack in the wood floors that got worse, so my dad had to tear up the whole section of the dining room just to get to it and replace

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Using thick toilet paper and clogging up toilet

Using thick toilet paper and clogging up toilet

When my mom goes grocery shopping she likes to buy the least expensive things. She even brings her coupons with her to get money off. She will save at least fifty dollars every time she goes to the store. My dad and I call her the bargain shopper, but her money saving ways have rubbed

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Preventing pipes from freezing

Preventing pipes from freezing

This winter has been very mild and I have been extremely happy about this. We have only had one ice storm and one snow storm. I have only had to plow my driveway once this year. I haven’t had to shovel at all this winter. I am not complaining there! As I was watching the

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Reducing energy costs in the winter

Reducing energy costs in the winter

I am always looking for ways to save a decent amount of money all of the time. I don’t pay for a garbage service to pick up my trash, I take it to the dump myself. I do this because the garbage service wants $30 a month just to pick up my track. I feel

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The benefits of changing your air filter

The benefits of changing your air filter

When it comes to cleanliness I am a big advocate of it. At work my desk is tidy and very organized. When I break for lunch and go to the break room I always make sure that the counter is wiped down and clean. I also like to make sure the extra crumbs and trash

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Mold buildup in cooling

Mold buildup in cooling

My husband and I have a house up north and in the south. It’s great to have two houses because when we get sick of the cold we can just come down south and enjoy the warm weather. Personally I prefer the warm weather and my husband sometimes can’t stand it when it’s too hot.

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Craving warmer weather and wanting to turn the furnace off

Craving warmer weather and wanting to turn the furnace off

There are times where I feel so sleep deprived because I work so much. And feeling so sleepy doesn’t help as much when I have to cart my kids around as well. On Monday’s I have to pick them up late after school because they have after school tutoring. On Tuesday’s and Thursday’s I have

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The weather going from hot to cold

The weather going from hot to cold

People from the north have been saying that their weather has been very mild. People from the south have been saying that the weather has been somewhat a little chillier. Coming from the south I can say that it has been one of the coldest winters that I have ever experienced. My sister who lives

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Visiting my aunt’s house and having to change her air filter

Visiting my aunt’s house and having to change her air filter

The air filter was so clogged that when you took it out some of the dust and other particles fell on the ground as well. My daughter doesn’t mind visiting our family members especially her aunt. My sister lives down south right on the beach. This allows my daughter to wake up in the morning

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