Author: Freddy

If I drip with sweat at the end of my visit with a client, it will seem like I am a hard worker. I am a fulltime electrician like my father before me. My entire family is full of men who work in the trades, as my grandfather was a carpenter while my two uncles […]

I wasn’t happy in my old job and the cramped studio apartment that swallowed me alive everyday. My position was at a prestigious insurance company and I was finally making enough money to afford a tiny apartment in a coveted area of my city. But despite the pay, I was basically living paycheck to paycheck […]

I never thought that I would become obsessed with essential oils like I am now. I always bought and burned candles in my apartment, especially during the winter holidays. My closet is full of boxes of votive and tea light candles in various scents from pine to peppermint. Although organic candles don’t have any potentially […]

Too often someone gets cheap just to save a dollar, and ends up spending much more in the long run with fixes, repairs, or replacements. My college roommate tried to forgo oil changes in his old Pontiac Grand Am. With over 300,000 miles on the engine, he could not afford to mix a single oil […]

After insulating my attic from the elements, I decided to make an effort to keep it clean and use it for storage. Before I came up here to make my improvements, there was enough dust and cobwebs in here to fill the bed of a pickup truck. I used my shop vacuum and filled the […]

One of my favorite locally owned businesses is a delicious bakery that was started in the 1970s when my parents were kids. Even though it has seen five decades of changes in this city, it has been passed down by one family member to the next. Now the grandson of the original founder is the […]

I have tried to get my children more involved with chores and housework, but it’s difficult when they’re still in elementary school. They kept making excuses about “forgetting” to do their basic chores, so I made a huge display for the refrigerator in the kitchen. I even rotate some of the tougher chores like weed […]

Where I live, we are just about to go into the best weather of the year. This has a lot to do with the fact that we have once again managed to overcome the hurdle that is summer. And summer heat around here is no small challenge. Thankfully, there is reliable, efficient HVAC cooling that […]

While I love this time of year because the unrelenting heat is beginning to fade a bit, a seasonal nemesis still lurks. And that would be the ragweed or whatever else tends to bloom this time of year in our region. The beginning of spring and the end of summer are my most allergic times […]

I’m always on the lookout for home improvements to elevate the comfort, appearance and value of my property. I’ve painted, sanded down the hardwood floors, installed new windows and replaced light fixtures. I’ve spent a great deal of time and money on my home. I recently invested in a smart thermostat. Compared to some of […]