The Lighter Side: Home is where most everything is until it’s not
It is said that home is where the heart is, where family and pets and memories are. But really, home is where most everything is.
Two’s Day is coming, Two’s Day is coming
Wondering what exciting things you can look forward to in the new year? Feb. 22, 2022 (2/22/22) will fall on a Tuesday, thereby making Two’s Day.
The Lighter Side: New year check-in quiz: How are you doing?
Who would have thought a year ago that we would still be enduring this pandemic? How are you faring? Answer these questions to assess your mental wellbeing.
The Lighter Side: Every Christmas tree is the most beautiful one
The lovely thing about Christmas trees: everybody thinks theirs – full of their own memories – is the most beautiful. Obviously, we’re all visual geniuses (or blinded by nostalgia).
The Lighter Side: Pandemic side effect – Supply chain woes
Who knew the phrase “supply chain” before the pandemic? Many of us have been spoiled living in the land of plenty for so long that we had no idea how good we had it. Now we think about these flipping supply chain issues every day.
The Lighter Side: Is gardening together a date? Sure, why not?
Recent apple picking got me thinking: When you have been with someone a long time, what constitutes a date?
The Lighter Side: American products – Everything’s shrinking (except the prices)
I got out a new roll of toilet paper the other day and saw that it was noticeably narrower than what has always been the standard size. What the heck?
All fired up about fall
We all need to muse more, and fall is the perfect time for sitting, pondering and reflecting, particularly in front of a fire.
The Lighter Side: It’s fall! Time to winterize your home and yard!
Ah, fall in Colorado! Sunny days with cool, crisp air, blue skies and colorful foliage. Unfortunately we never know how long this weather will last. Thus now is the time to winterize your home and yard.
Talking to our pets, our selves and our imaginary friends
Recently I received an email from a reader named Randy from Loveland. He noted that since becoming petless he has started talking to imaginary friends from his childhood. He said he wasn’t sure what this says about him. I’m sure his imaginary friends are probably more...
The Lighter Side: Get it right! Five tips for buying a sofa or sectional
“How hard can buying a couch be?” you ask. Well, you can really screw it up. I suggest trying to buy a piece you actually like. Thus, consider:
The Lighter Side: The pee garden: A “garden” only little children could create
Most all gardens are wonderful, but some hold a special place in your heart. For my husband and I, this was our sons’ pee garden.
Post quarantining: Are you suffering from socialization reentry stress?
Have you felt a wee bit of socialization reentry stress? Answer these questions to assess your status.
The Lighter Side: Brain blips – Losing things around the house
How can it be that an organized person such as myself spends so much time combing our house, trying to remember where I have set things?
The Lighter Side : Ask ML- Answers to your pressing home-related relationship questions
As relationships become increasingly complex, more than ever people are turning to advice columns for answers.
The Lighter Side: Have we had enough of the wall signs with quotes?
One home trend on the downswing is the popularity of wall signs with inspirational or saucy quotes. You know, those signs that say things like: “Live every day like it’s your last,” or “It’s wine-thirty somewhere!” Thank goodness!
The Lighter Side: Post-pandemic problem – still waiting for some home goods
Many of us thought when the pandemic (mostly) ended that things would just snap back to normal. Unfortunately, this is not exactly the case buying home goods.
The Lighter Side: What’s with all the critters this season?
Something strange is going on here this summer. Besides our foliage initially growing like it was on steroids, there are more critters in our neighborhood.
The Lighter Side: Do we need to slick up because of our increased home values?
While pondering our new home appraisal, I started wondering if we need to slick up our house to match its new value.
The Lighter Side: Home inspections – They’re not as scary as you think (but they can find weird issues)
If there’s one thing that strikes fear in the hearts of homebuyers and sellers alike, it’s the home inspection.
The Lighter Side: The simple joy of a properly labeled electrical box panel
So many things in life should make you happy but don’t. Then there are the unexpected pleasures that surprise you. For me, one of these is our electrical box panel labeling which is both functional and attractive.
The Lighter Side: The weirdness of my grandparents’ home
When you’re a kid growing up, you don’t think too much about how your grandparents live
The Lighter Side: Post-pandemic – Can we give up our new home-related conveniences?
Staying at home for so long has changed how we live. We’ve become rather used to our new home-related conveniences. Why should we give them up now?
The Lighter Side: The creatures around our homes that freak us out
But as much as we know that all creatures are doing their part in nature, we just can’t help hating some or at the very least being freaked out by them. People seem to fall into some very distinct camps in terms of who gives them the willies.
The Lighter Side: How do we get so much home stuff? Mystery solved!
If there’s one thing quarantining at home has made abundantly clear, it’s that my husband and I have way too much stuff. This got me thinking: How do we all get so much stuff in our homes?
