by Sandy Fitzgerald
While many houses have central air these days, there are still some older houses and apartments that do not have central air.
Some days, it’s okay to open your windows and let the fresh air keep you cool, but in the middle of summer, when the humidity levels climb along with the temperatures, there’s [...]
by Sandy Fitzgerald
Another month, another holiday and another present!
But isn’t it something the way there are so many holidays, and not enough money to go around for all of them?
When Father’s Day is just around the corner, but your next paycheck isn’t, there’s no reason to feel bad. Of course, you father will like anything [...]
by Sandy Fitzgerald
The kids are out of school now, and it’s only a matter of time before you’re hearing those dreaded words…
“I’m bored.”
In the old days, our parents didn’t put us in the car and haul us around from place to place to entertain us all summer, so why should you become the kids’ taxi [...]
by Sandy Fitzgerald
How soon we forget!
Here we are. We’ve waited all through those winter months to finally get outside and enjoy the spring weather. We’ve wanted to garden or maybe just sit outside on a warm evening, enjoying the starlight. Either way, we’ve waited all this time to get outside and what do we get?
Ouch! [...]
So, what’s for dinner tonight?
If you have an home freezer, it’s likely that you’ve got it stocked and full of options. After all, when you have a freezer, you tend to snap up the great bargains on meats and other frozen goodies when you see them.
If you don’t have an upright freezer, you might just [...]
There’s one thing a lot of us notice when we’re watching the Oscars.
OK, one thing past the unfortunate designer dress choices and cheesy overstaged production numbers!
We notice that there are a lot of movies and actors who are nominated for awards who we don’t recognize, and that we have a lot of catching up to [...]
Until just a few years ago, the only exercise you could get from playing video games was a build up of your thumb and wrist muscles.
Then came the Nintendo Wii – and suddenly, it all changed – and even people who didn’t normally like video games were suddenly picking up controllers and playing along.
What’s the [...]
There’s nothing like getting away for a well-deserved vacation, is there?
You’ve got it all set up – you’ve booked the plane, bought some fantastic new outfits, and even invested in a shiny new mp3 player that you’ve loaded with all your favorites so you can enjoy your trip surrounded by your favorite tunes.
And then reality [...]
What kind of reader are you?
Are you the kind of reader who prefers the feel of a nice, heavy book in your hands? Do you love the smell of a book, the feel of the paper, the sound of the pages turning?
Do you read newspapers from front to back, cover to cover, stopping with your [...]
Are you thinking about purchasing a new iPod? As we know, everyone has an iPod. Individuals from around the world take their players with them while jogging, heading to college classes, jam with them while traveling, or plug it into a set of speakers to rock out with their favorite downloadable songs and videos anytime, [...]