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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

Works for Me Wednesday: Manual Binder

Posted in Homemaking

We had so many different product manuals lying around the house that it was crazy. Then, there were all the manuals that my husband had for all of his stuff in the garage. Needless to say, I needed to find a better way to organize them and keep them all in one location. I created binders (Garage Edition, House Edition, Electronics Edition) and put all of the manuals in sleeve protectors in the binders. (Ok, I’ll be honest. The only one that is completely done is D’s as his was first on the list. lol! The rest are in process…

Tackle It Tuesday: Packing

Posted in Homemaking

Well, as you know, we closed on our new house on Friday. Now, it’s time to really get to work packing. I posted a moving boxes wanted on my local freecycle group, and received a couple of offers. I’ll be picking up those boxes today. No more putting off the packing now. We’ve created a staging area in one room (for now) where all of the boxes will go. So, my first tackle will be picking up the boxes. My next tackle will be finishing the packing in the staging room. My daughter will be joining me in this tackle…

Daylight Saving Time: New Info!!

Posted in Thoughts

Daylight Saving Time Beginning in 2007, daylight saving time (DST) will be extended in the United States. DST will start three weeks earlier on March 11, 2007, and end one week later on November 4, 2007. This results in a new DST period that is four weeks longer than previously observed. Unless certain updates are applied to your computer, it is possible that the time zone settings for your computer’s system clock may be incorrect during this four week period.In particular, you must make sure that both your Windowsoperating system and your calendar programs are updated. Do I have to…