Category Archives: Decision making

Getting Back to Basics

Posted on 08/04/2017 by

We subscribe to an internet and TV provider to get super-fast (sometimes) internet and more TV channels than we will ever watch. A couple months ago they sent out notice that the price was going up. They gave notice so … Continue reading →

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Frustrations Abound – daily life while remodeling

Posted on 07/27/2017 by

We knew it was going to take time to get our downsized home remodeled. After we walked through it the first time, we talked about changes we wanted to make. We talked about remodeling different rooms and replacing the back … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July

Posted on 07/03/2017 by

We wish all a happy, fun-filled 4th of July celebration. Surround yourselves with family and friends. Whether you stay home or travel, hold tight to your loved ones, enjoy your holiday and stay safe. Let’s all put politics aside for the … Continue reading →

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Dad has Alzheimer’s

Posted on 06/18/2017 by

This has been a hard post to write. I thought about different ways to tell it. I even thought I would not mention it and write about our latest remodeling or landscaping project. But I couldn’t do that. I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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How to Move a Carport – Take 2

Posted on 06/13/2017 by

In our post, How to Move a Carport, we explained how the two of us moved a carport onto a flatbed trailer and parked it in the yard until mid-February. As promised, here is how we moved it again and … Continue reading →

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The Best Things in Life

Posted on 06/04/2017 by

The best things in life aren’t things. This is the tagline for our blog. We really believe that, however, there are times when we don’t actually live as though we believe it. There are times we hesitate to let go of … Continue reading →

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Our Budget Friendly Headboard

Posted on 05/27/2017 by

When we moved into our downsized home, our bedframe did not fit in the smaller bedroom. Sadly, we broke up our bedroom suite, and donated the frame. We wrote about this in a previous post, Making Room. We didn’t like … Continue reading →

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