Tuesday evening last week, I’m expecting my book club in an hour when I walk into our living room and get hit with a smell that can only be described as “salmon dinner meets teenage boy’s gym bag with undertones of wet dog.” The lingering aroma from last night’s fish dinner had apparently decided to … Read more
Friday night two weeks ago, I’m hosting my first dinner party in months, feeling pretty proud that I managed to get the house clean and dinner prepped without any major catastrophes. Guests are due in twenty minutes, and I’m doing that final walk-through to make sure everything looks perfect when I hear it – the … Read more
Saturday evening last week, I’m finally settled on our back patio with a glass of wine and a book, ready to enjoy the first decent weather we’d had in months. Five minutes later, I looked like I was performing some kind of interpretive dance as I swatted at the cloud of mosquitoes that had apparently … Read more
There’s nothing quite like standing ankle-deep in shower water that refuses to drain while you’re running late for work, watching your bathroom slowly transform into a shallow lake as you contemplate whether this constitutes a genuine emergency worthy of calling a plumber at 7 AM or just another Thursday morning disaster you’ll somehow have to … Read more
Picture 11:47 PM last Thursday when the house was finally quiet and I was settling into bed with my book, when suddenly: “MOOOOOOM! THERE’S NO TOILET PAPER!” echoing through the hallway like a battle cry from the bathroom. My peaceful evening evaporated as I trudged to the linen closet, only to discover we were completely … Read more
If you’re living in a house where every meal, craft project, or simple walk through the yard somehow results in mysterious stains that appear on your favorite clothes like they’re magnetically attracted to expensive fabric, and you’ve become an expert at discovering discoloration hours later when it’s already set into permanent decoration, these stain removal … Read more
If you’re living in a house where the word “splinter” sends everyone into immediate panic mode and you’ve become a hostage negotiator trying to convince a screaming child to let you approach them with tweezers while they’re acting like you’re about to perform surgery without anesthesia, these splinter removal tips are for you. You know … Read more
If you’re living in a house where you’ve discovered water dripping from pipes at the worst possible moment – like Sunday evening when all the plumbers are unavailable and hardware stores are closed – and you’re watching your floors get soaked while frantically googling “emergency plumber near me” only to find out the earliest appointment … Read more
If you’re living in a house where the electricity goes out and suddenly everyone acts like the apocalypse has arrived, and you’re stumbling around in the dark trying to find a working flashlight with dead batteries while your kids have complete meltdowns because the WiFi is gone and they can’t watch Netflix, this power outage … Read more
If you’re living in a house where you cook with oil regularly and you’ve never actually thought about what you’d do if a kitchen fire emergency happened until that terrifying moment when flames suddenly shoot up from your pan and your brain goes completely blank while you’re standing there holding a spatula wondering if this … Read more