If you believe in karma, this is your chance to give. We never know when the day will come that WE too will need the help of others.
These kinds of things still make me crack up big time:
I was excited to find out today that my proposal to teach a six-week course at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Duke University has been accepted!
So, this fall 2009 I’ll be teaching a series of lessons about home organizing. The course is specially designed for folks age 55 and up and their unique needs. It is entitled:
Balanced home, balanced spirit
How small habits can lead to big change: a six-week course on organizing your home
I recently tiled the master bathroom but had not yet reinstalled the toilet. So, yesterday Clinton and I bolted down an extender to raise the toilet flange from the floor so we could reinstall the toilet. Added in a new jumbo wax seal and bolted the toilet down.
Today while Clinton was at work, I added a new water supply connector, replaced the old toilet seat with a shiny new one, replaced the nasty plastic flusher handle with a fancy one in brushed nickel, and installed a new fill valve apparatus inside the tank. Turned the water supply back on, and presto! Toilet works like a charm, and now it looks really good too.
My last trick of the day was replacing both master bathroom sink faucets with sleek new modern faucets. Sweet.
Doing this work myself cost me a fraction of the $350 that Mr. Mean Plumber estimated yesterday. He also tried to tell me I needed a bunch of things that I did not end up needing at all!
Lessons learned:
Good luck!
I just read this announcement on the local MS Web site:
As a community service to all North Carolinians, NC lawyers are volunteering their time to answer legal questions for free on Friday, March 6th. The call is toll free.
Triangle: 800-424-9725
Eastern NC: 866-281-8314
Cool!
