My wife and I have celebrated the past 20 Christmases together. In all those years, we’ve always decorated with an artificial Christmas tree. It takes several hours to set up our tree and get it looking like a real tree, even before we hang the first ornament on it. This year I wanted to save [...]

I’ve been wondering for quite some time if it was safe to use higher wattage Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) than the manufacturer’s specifications for Incandescent Light Bulbs. I searched for an answer to this question and couldn’t find one. I did discover the Ceiling Fan Questions and Answers blog by Hansen Wholesale though. Although there [...]

A few weeks ago I started seeing reviews for a product called the Jot-It from Cocoa, LLC. Apparently the company sent review samples to several professional organizers . Here are some of the reviews:

Office Stuffer
The Daily Saint
Yanko Design
My Personal Organizing Tools Review
Laura Stack

Most of the reviewers gave it an overwhelmingly positive review. This made [...]

I have been wanting to remodel my home office for a year or two now but it just didn’t seem to be “in the budget.” I’ve been looking at office furniture during that time and also thinking about what I might like to do with the walls and floor. These things quietly sat on my [...]