This past year has been crazy. I have worked in the hospital setting both taking care of Covid patients as a respiratory therapist and teaching students to be respiratory therapists in a clinical setting. I have also helped with home schooling for our little grandson in first grade with Zoom schooling. Wow, that was intense. …
Another birthday is here. Hmmm what have I learned to this point in my life? I have learned that I am not always right and to get over feeling defensive if someone doesn’t like my ideas. Be respectful and ask for the same. I learned, after a serious illness this year, that I have people …
We all have events happen that change us or alter the direction of our lives. You can’t get through the stages without having ups and downs. Some challenge us to be better than we thought we could be and some just force us to survive and move on. So how do we do that? Good …
Since we moved into our house, we have remodeled the master bath, master closet, complete kitchen, and outside patio areas. We just completed our last big project for a while last year. The guest (main) bathroom! When we first moved in the walls were covered in wallpaper that had little green and pink flowers. Uh, …
Sedona, Arizona–A small new-age town south of Flagstaff and about and hour and a half southeast of the Grand Canyon. It sits in the Coconino National Forest and is known for its red rocks. My husband and I took a long weekend trip to Sedona and buzzed up for a quick first visit to the …
I remember the first time I came to Arizona, Tucson to be specific, I marveled at how the nature looked just like the old movies I have seen on television. You can easily imagine cowboys and native Americans riding over the hills on their horses. The tall sentinels are the Saguaro Cacti. The Saguaro Cactus …
I think we can all agree that the kitchen is the hub of any household. It’s where people congregate to talk or listen. It’s the place where we create food for ourselves, family and friends. So I think we can also agree it needs to be comfortable and workable. Mine was not! Drawers that were …
Next episode to our remodeling story. We have quite a large space for our master bedroom but the bathroom sink was open to the bedroom. I think it was a style choice in the 70s that isn’t something so relished today. One of us, my husband or I, always had to get up before the …
I love remodeling! When I first got married, and were looking for a house, we couldn’t afford much. We found a two bedroom old cottage with a large closet we made into a very small kids room. Hey, it had a window! It needed a ton of work. Starting with the one bathroom that …
Living in Arizona, I get to travel around a bit. Near Tucson, Arizona is an amazing mission, San Xavier del Bac. My husband and I first visited it shortly after moving to the southwest. I was awed by the beauty, age and history of the building. The history of the mission predates the …