Dry Winter

I live in Utah. Our official slogan is “the greatest snow on earth.” We hosted the winter Olympics (quite successfully, thanks to Mitt Romney) in 2002. Our governor just announced this week that he's assembled an exploratory committee to review the idea of...

Old Age Odor

This post brought to you by Triad Retail Media. All opinions are 100% mine. The odors associated with nursing homes are well known. Some odd mix of medications, cleaning supplied, skin potions, body fluids, stuffiness, and decay all mingled together. When an elderly...

Cell Phone Savings

This post brought to you by Sprint. All opinions are 100% mine. The first time was had a cell phone was in the very early 90s. We were heading off for a family vacation in Yellowstone and the Ocean Engineering Department didn't think they could risk being out of...

Bulb Gardens

This post brought to you by Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done.. All opinions are 100% mine. There isn't a single bulb flower I don't love. Because my dad served a three-year religious mission to Holland when he was young—and my husband and I returned 50 years later to celebrate...

Backyard Chickens

When we moved to Eagle Mountain, we thought we were going to do the farm thing. Not a full-fledged, up before dawn, milking the cows kind of farm, just a little gentleman's ranchette. With a couple of horses, a goat or two, maybe a few mini-cows (OK, so maybe a little...

Professional Results at Home

Professional results and professional products go together. A few days ago I wrote about my decades-long use of janitorial cleaning supplies to clean my home. Not only do I use professional products, I use a professional system. I don't know about you, but I don't...