Moving Help!!

So, in about a month and a half to two months, my SO and I will be moving from Southern Texas to Southern California to live near Camp Pendleton where he is stationed. We won’t be moving a TON of stuff and certainly not any furniture. Mainly we’ll be needing to move clothing.
We’ll be traveling [...]

Smoke smells

Greetings!
I’ve just picked up a bunch of cookbooks from the local Freecycle list. There’s a bunch of stuff in there that will be useful, and I’m glad to have it.
The trouble is that, not to put too fine a point on it, they reek. Presumably the house they came from included some really heavy smokers, [...]

Containers for Plant Storage?

We received some– frustrating news.  Our new landlord’s are planning on selling the house we rent at the end of December.  Yeah, not so happy about this.  I’ve planted upwards of 60 perennials on the property and always had the intention of taking them with us when we move.  So here’s my problem, we live [...]

Really Annoying – but not an Emergency.

I have a question for folks who might know something about the LEGAL aspects of Financial Aid that is dispensed via the Federal Government, specifically in Washington State:
Are there specific laws about how long the Financial Aid office may TAKE to process an application, and disburse a check, or process applications for Student Loans through [...]

Cicada wasps?

So I’ve lived in the area for around 5 years, and in this house for 2, but this is the first year I’ve ever seen cicada wasp. Actually the first year in my life I’ve ever seen them. And I’m seeing them in large numbers(they actually keep running into my windows with a big THUMP!)
I [...]