Category Archives: Around the Home

When my man got mansplained

So being a woman, I’m used to sometimes being ignored or mansplained to. Especially when it comes to things that people stereotypically think is the man’s domain. But there was one time when it happened to my hubs! We were planning to redo the flooring on the first floor. It was originally a red woodContinue reading “When my man got mansplained”

Raindrops (from the showerhead) are falling on my head

So we decided (aka had to) update the showerhead in our master shower recently. The current one was a handheld showerhead that developed a crack and needed replacing. We decided to go with a rainfall showerhead. Normally, this would be an easy fix and not really worthy of a blog post, but remember how IContinue reading “Raindrops (from the showerhead) are falling on my head”

Baking Brownies

So I got tired of baking and eating cookies and decided to attempt brownies. I was between two recipes, but then decided to go with Brooke’s Best Bombshell Brownies. I also found this recipe for brownie frosting to try. Result? Could be better, though I don’t think it’s due to any fault of the recipe.Continue reading “Baking Brownies”

Random Home/Car Maintenance and Cleaning Tips

So the more I “adult”, the more I learn. Decided to do a quick post on things I never knew until later in life, but definitely would’ve been nice to know once I was on my own. Flush your toilets at least once every two weeks, otherwise this weird black mold could grow and it’sContinue reading “Random Home/Car Maintenance and Cleaning Tips”

Let there be light (with the ceiling fan)!

So baby Goober has reached the point where he can climb out of his crib…even with his mattress lowered all the way to the ground. We’ve temporarily stopped him by putting him in a sleepsack, but this isn’t a baby post – it’s a DIY post! Since we think it’s only a matter of timeContinue reading “Let there be light (with the ceiling fan)!”

“It’s not supposed to be this bad!”

Famous last words. The hubs and I have done a lot of DIY projects and work on our car/home, etc. I’ll try to remember to update this post to link to the various projects as I discuss them. We’ve changed the brakes on my car, installed new lighting on our stairs landing and dining room,Continue reading ““It’s not supposed to be this bad!””

Stress Baking

So I learned something about myself during this COVID times. Apparently, baking helps me deal with stress. Crazy project timeline at work meant that I was baking this weekend! Decided to try something besides my usual chocolate chip cookies – snickerdoodles! Went to my favorite recipe website, All Recipes and found a super popular oneContinue reading “Stress Baking”