The Dangers of Overhauling

Are you in the overhaul business? In These High, Green Hills,by Jan Karon, one of the characters is asked why he doesn’t like women. ‘They’re in the overhauling business,’ the man replied. What did he mean by that? Sometimes what happens is one partner, and it’s not always only women, falls in love with a person and then sets about trying to change them. But what happens is that as the character in this book found out, once they’ve changed them into what they thought they wanted, the person still isn’t happy and ends up leaving anyway. It’s a bit … Continue reading

Attack of the Dust Bunnies!

If you have a home that is so immaculate that you can run a white glove over any object at any given time and it comes out clean, this article is not for you. If this describes you –and your house is that way on your own efforts and you do not employ a cleaning service or housekeeper- then this article really isn’t for you. The rest of you, come on and admit it, your home has had at least a few dust bunnies at some point in time. I know I’m not the only one. I just never realized … Continue reading