Wednesday, January 7, 2009

4 things

When we first learned that we would be moving, We were happy to say yes when a friend offered to buy our snow blower. Because we would need to use it all the time in both Georgia and Arizona. (the 2 places they were considering sending us)

But little did we know there would be 4 new pieces of yard/house equipment that would become essential once we got here.

The first, the leaf blower. LOVE this little thing. Makes cleaning up the millions of the leaves so much easier.

Second, the dehumidifier. An absolute must for the basement with all the humidity in the air. Ours is set at 35% humidity and I have to dump it every single day.

Third, a wet dry vac. We found out just how important this one is last night when our storage room was a 1/2 inch deep in rain water. (the dehumidifier is working over time too)

And fourth, a pressure washer. We don't actually have this one yet, but we will in the spring once we can re stain the porch and deck. There is SO much algae on our steps and driveway it is crazy.

Sometimes it would be so much easier though to learn these things before you have to run out and buy one to solve the problem.

3 comments:

Dr. M said...

You should start some kind of business--a website that lets people know all the tips and tricks before they move in to a new place, whether it be info on ward work, restaurants, local traditions, etc.

Dr. M said...

Hmmm, that is supposed to say Yard work.

Anonymous said...

You are incredible, Miss. You are so organized and on top of things. Craziness exists, even in the rain, that's for sure. Good job getting right on top of it though. Nothing helps to organize into plastic bins quicker than a good flooded basement. Had a few of those, that's for sure.