Opening the door of my house leading to my attached garage, I was dispirited when I noticed a couple of boxes and plastic shopping bags that I had put away in the winter to give away to the local thrift shop. As my electric garage door unlocked, I reveled in the gorgeous and sunny Wednesday morning. As the birds chirped enthusiastically, I placed the bags and boxes into my receptive trunk to take over to the thrift shop that day. Of course, I wanted to get rid of the items as quickly as possible so my car trunk would be...

Strolling along a quiet suburban street is certainly a relaxing way to spend a Sunday afternoon in the spring. Sometimes you may get a good idea to fix up your own home while admiring the houses of other families. Interestingly, the simplest homes sometimes look neater than the fancier ones. This is because a big object for sore eyes is the protruding outdoor trash can.  Good and sturdy outdoor trash can liners do a great job in keeping the inside of the trash can clean. Lining your heavy-duty trash can with a complimenting heavy duty trash bag and colored rubber...

The warmer weather has been trying to settle in for the past couple of weeks, and homeowners are beginning to feel that spring cleaning fever. One can hear leaf blowers in the air preparing the landscaping before the first blades of grass begin to bud. Others might just be a little more conscious of the items that are cluttering their home. But the one commonality we all have is that we are looking forward to the freshness of spring and want our homes to reflect that. With that being said, spring cleaning can be somewhat overwhelming especially for homeowners who...

What do a manager of a major company emeritus and business owner, a retired seventy-year-old and a fifty-four-year-old Washington DC rigorous exerciser have in common? They are each road trash warriors. No, these are not some unemployed persons looking for work or prison inmates. Is that who you think of when you see those individuals with their hefty garbage bags and trash pickers or grabbers cleaning up the side of the roads and highways?  When I would see those people on the side of the highways using trash pickers, I never gave them much of a second thought. Well, I...

What should a retiring accountant do with the painstakingly handwritten files and working papers that he has in his possession for the last forty years? Some devoted professionals might look at the clearing out of an office as a morbid activity. What can one show for all years of hard work if not a beautifully decorated and organized office filled with filing cabinets and working papers? This is especially true when we realize that paper filing is a thing of the past. Doctors’ offices are notorious for having paper files in plain sight for all to see. I sometimes wonder...