Long drives

Long drives

Working almost an hour away from my house use to drive me crazy. This wasn’t because of the traffic or the fact that I had to wake up two hours earlier just to make sure I was arriving on time. The real issue was the fact that my car had a terrible A/C unit. It

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Two more months of using the fireplace

Two more months of using the fireplace

I’m pretty cheerful with my last power bill I just got for $155 for the two month billing period. Last year at this time I got a whopping $600 power bill for my little flat for two months. Maybe this doesn’t sound like a lot in the States, but over here in Europe it was

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Getting an interior designer to stage a cabin flip

Getting an interior designer to stage a cabin flip

My brother as well as I are in the cabin flipping business, we buy up out of date homes, do some major renovations, as well as sell them for a profit. We have to stay up-to-date with new trends. We also find cool, edgy things people are doing. We have done penny tile, the paint

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This is going to make a pressing difference

This is going to make a pressing difference

Suddenly I got light-headed and short of breath. I never experienced a overheated flash or a heat stroke until just recently. It started out like any other day down south. The temperature was at least in the low 90’s but inside the home and in my vehicle with the A/C on I could barely tell

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Getting an automation system for my parents’ home

Getting an automation system for my parents’ home

I like that there is a panic button My parents are in their eighties yet remain quite independent. They still drive themselves to their appointments, mow their own grass plus care about a fairly active lifestyle… While it’s lovely that they are able to remain in our childhood home, I worry about them… I try

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Allergies get in the way of dating

Allergies get in the way of dating

My friends and family are regularly joking about my lifestyle; I assume that they find it absolutely funny that I tend to live alone and keep to myself in the comfort of my own home. If you ask me, there has nothing bizarre about this preference for being alone and having control over your indoor

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Working on my home’s heating and cooling

Working on my home’s heating and cooling

I enjoy long road trips. The idea of going cross country and sleeping in either tents or old university motels seems almost charming to me. That was until I heard about one terrible experience my friend had while driving up north and then back down again. Apparently her car’s A/C component is a bit touchy.

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Cold weather is for romance

Cold weather is for romance

Bypassing the boiler as well as thermostat in order to get the highest quality snuggles I realized recently that my brain responds to the changes in season like closing chapters on my life. Every time the weather changes, my brain is ready to process the past multiple months as well as transfer on to whatever

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Working on my home’s heating & cooling

Working on my home’s heating & cooling

I love long road trips. The idea of going cross country & sleeping in either tents or old college motels seems almost charming to me. That was until I heard about one excruciating experience my associate had while driving up north & then back down again. Apparently his car’s air conditioner is a bit touchy.

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Making music at the heating dealership

Making music at the heating dealership

Well, our band now has a location to practice inside when the weather is not agreeing with us. Sometimes my associate and I want to play outside but it is either too cold or too rainy out to play. This week is one of those afternoons as it looks like my associate and I are

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Cold weather is for romance

Cold weather is for romance

I realized recently that my brain responds to the swings in season like closing chapters on my life. Every time the weather swings, my brain is ready to process the past many months plus move on to whatever the next many months have in store, then springtime sizzling sand rain signals that it’s time to

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Wi-Fi control device keeping us cool

Wi-Fi control device keeping us cool

The modern smart control device set me back about $95, but it will save me a ton of time by not having to adjust the control device to run the a/c or boiler each afternoon It is time to go grab that cologne from the store that I can’t remember the location of. This town

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Work more efficiently, make more currency

Work more efficiently, make more currency

My entire life I’ve realized that I am not the sort who should have a traditional task. I cannot handle the idea of reporting someplace 9 to 5 everyday based on somebody else’s schedule. I am happiest when I have personal freedom plus that includes being my own boss. At a minimum, I know that

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Leaving job in time for snow

Leaving job in time for snow

The guy that I hired is an absolute nightmare, however between the horrific heat as well as the bad management, I grew tired of the job pretty hastily a few years ago when I moved to this part of the country, I really didn’t have a plan for the rest of my life… I knew

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Dogs and air purifiers all around

Dogs and air purifiers all around

I think we have more dogs than ever now in this town. It seems like when I go out I see more dogs walking than people, but I guess that is how it is in this town so I just need to accept it. I like dogs, but when you go out to get a

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Get that cooling unit going

Get that cooling unit going

I am going to ramp up my yoga and volleyball lessons to make some more money this summer. If I push myself a bit I can make about an extra $500 a month just teaching the two things. That would allow me to either put more money in my investment and get those 20K shares

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