I love our home. I really do, but if I'm honest, there are days I look back wistfully at renting. Generally, it's when yet another appliance needs replacing or when we had to replace the Chrysler air conditioner upstairs...original from 1963. Did you know Chrysler made air conditioners? I didn't, and if getting it out was nearly as difficult as putting it in, I think they must have built the attic ...
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6 Ways to Protect Your Home from the Elements
If there's anything we are used to here in Mississippi, it's extreme weather. In fact, I heard Mississippi's newest Miss Mississippi's Teen Avery McNair explain recently that storms are not only increasing in frequency but also in strength. Avery McNair has focused her community service on weather awareness because her home was hit twice by tornadoes. When it's not tornado season, it's hurricane ...
A Step-By-Step Guide To Decluttering Your Home
It's almost May, which might still be considered spring where you're from, but the warm weather we've been having say "summer" here in south Mississippi. So, once again, I've missed the boat, and spring cleaning has passed me by. Moms, I know you get me. Between track meets and holidays and end-of-school assignments, I haven't had time to breathe much less do more than get the dishes done and the ...
Minimizing the Disruption Of A Bathroom Remodel
Our home is more than 60 years old, and the bathrooms are showing their age. I dream of adding new tile, replacing old tubs with walk-in showers, and adding a little more space to the master bath. Not to mention turning a rather large dressing room into a separate bath for my teenage son. Actually, doing any of those things? That's another matter. Fist, there's the cost. We all know that kitchen ...