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I Got Mine

Ilona Erwin

Vacation, that is. I just can’t keep functioning without at least a week away once a year- this year I had two weeks, and now am back. The Handyman has been busy. He re-grouted the main bathroom and then caulked it. Looks good, nice and clean with pure white grout. The old back door– well, […]

clutter+ organizing+ to-do list+ walls Ilona Erwin

Deck Maintenance 3

Ilona Erwin

This time with pictures. This picture shows the two levels of the back screen porch and the outside deck. The entry to the porch has been cleaned with deck cleaner, but not stained. The next picture is what the stained deck looks like. We haven’t done the rails or trellis in this photo, and that […]

maintenance+ mess+ the deck Ilona Erwin

Making Work Stations

Ilona Erwin

The Handyman is serious, totally serious, about getting a handle on life. This includes organization around here, and I am on board with him 100%. We are tired of misplacing tools and looking for hours when ready to start the job now. We are tired of wasted money on multiples because we can’t find something. […]

my husband+ organizing+ projects+ tools Ilona Erwin

Random thoughts

Ilona Erwin

One of the problems I find in being a DIY, is getting motivated to get started on a new project. Sometimes there are so many different projects I could get started on, that I don’t get started on any for awhile. And with each project there are multiple solutions or ways of doing it. IOW […]

Handyman+ hindrances+ motivation+ organizing Ilona Erwin

Yes to Mess!

Ilona Erwin

Between Two Worlds: Yes to MessI am not ready to throw in the towel on my efforts to try and organize ( otherwise a person like me could get lost in the avalanche of their own “creative” messiness, but for many of us this article holds solace. An odd comfort, maybe, but the method of […]

mess+ mind+ organizing Ilona Erwin

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I still love writing, gardening, and art after all these years, although travel and grandchildren have become a big part of my life, now.

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