I woke up with a pleasant start. I hadn’t expected to fall asleep in my contorted positions in the front seat of the Suburban. With the summer heat, I hadn’t even had a sweatshirt to fold as a pillow. But when I woke up about half way through our 12 hour drive, I felt refreshed […]
Helpless Female Deals with the Work Efficiency Learning Curve
Have you ever seen that statistical curve? The one that represents your gain in knowledge compared to your increasing awareness of all the things you don’t know? The line showing your gains in knowledge is on a steady, barely imperceptible climb. The line showing your awareness of what you don’t know goes exponentially off the […]
Helpless Female Explains Sprinkler System Spring Startup and Repairs
There are three main concerns when turning on the sprinkler system in the spring: what date is the best remembering the steps and switches to activate the system is water going to all the right places The date to turn on the sprinklers depends on what climate you live in and if your access to […]
Helpless Female Gets Offered Help Carrying 50 Pound Bags of Animal Food
I have a dilemma. Since I’ve let my hair show it’s natural color, I am getting offered all kinds of help. My grey transition is not complete, but from the front or side, I look like I have a head of mostly silvery white hair, the stuff of ancient wisdom. I used to get offered […]
Helpless Female Gives Advice on Setting Metal Fence Posts
I think we have more metal fence posts in place around our yard than the average home. This is only partly due to us living on an acre. Our neighbors, all with similarly sized or smaller lots, generally have white vinyl fences, if they have fences at all. Most of these seem mainly decorative, though […]