Episode-231- Weatherproof The Home For Winter

         I'm grateful for listening to a friend three years ago motivate me to insulate my home as well as I did at that time. The three winters since that time were not nearly as cold as this winter of 2013-14. The past few winters made the presence of drafts in the home known enough but not to the point where I felt further insulating was necessary. Yet this past December I was...

Episode-199- Mend Fences With The Neighbor – Part 2

As I set out to mend fences with my neighbor I had no idea it would be so difficult. But once I started there was no turning back. Episode 198 show how I thought I could get away with doing a half completed job and once I looked at the job a few times I knew I had to start over. The first repair was an eyesore and I like my neighbor enough to not leave it that way. Thus I had to make several...

Episode-198- Mend Fences With the Neighbor

This is one of two videos that show How mend fences with the neighbors. Keeping neighbors happy is one way to enjoy a better life. I share a fence with neighbors on either side of our home and the one on the western side has been falling apart for some time. It wasn't until recently that I examined it enough to realize I had a job to do. This first part shows how I attempted to fix the cheap and...

Episode-180- Get Rid Of Stink Bugs And Other Pests In The Home

    Twice a year I need to do my own insect eradication from the home. I don't many bugs in the home at all and I credit my own home defense method for that. I don't use an expensive and I don't waste a lot of time doing this biannual chore. The biggest hassle is getting up in the attics to do the initial spraying. From there I work my way down through the home to the crawl space in the...

Episode-162- Make a Circular Saw Jig For Straight Cutting

In today's short video I show how I made and employ a straight for accurate circular saw cutting. Before I purchased the  Makita Magnesium 7-1/4-Inch Hypoid Saw I made everything seen at ToDoListHome.com the old fashioned way with a handsaw. It wasn't easy but I made some nice things like the pyramid planter and the other raised beds back in 20110. Since I purchased the circular saw my...

Episode-146- How To A Fix Bike The Hard Way

I don't know why I had to wait until I was in my forties to figure out how to do the things I do to make my life better. I mean I've had a lot of adventure and I've done a lot of things I never knew could be done but most weren't the kinds of things that actually involved putting food on the table or keeping a roof over our heads. I garden and raise honey bees and pride myself in beginning and...

Episode-112- Make A To Do List For Life

No one gets out alive but that’s no excuse for not getting what you want out of life. In actuality I’m living a better life now just by working towards these goals. Each of these goals consists of tasks to accomplish through the use of to do lists and action plans. They all require extensive and evolving to do lists which help to make sure I cut the path to a better life. Each of the to-do...

Episode-68- Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies – Book Review

What I learned from Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies  How to conduct my own home energy audit Inspections focused on searching out moisture, air leaks, water leaks and unused plugged in items How to turn a home into a producer not a consumer What’s really good about this book How it described the steps necessary to fix the audit findings without spending too much time or money The part on...