Flowering Arranging

Whenever I receive cut flowers, the flowers always 

decline at different rates.

I'm left with varying lengths of stems...

Eureka, Solution!

Use various sized containers, 

place them close together...

and Viola...

A full looking arrangement :)

Don't forget to trim the stems and change the water daily.

These flowers lasted 2 full weeks using this method.

Life Tips from my Plumber

I have this amazing plumber. When he comes to my home and fixes things, he always looks around and gives me tips on other things around my house. It's like a two for one, how amazing is that?

The other day he fixed my sink chomper (aka garburator). The conversation went a little like this:

Plumber: I was at this guy's house the other day to fix blah blah and he didn't know to turn of the main water line when you leave for a 3 week long vacation! Can you believe that? He's a doctor!

Me: Oh really? That's insane, of course you turn off the water...

Plumber: The guy just thought that if he didn't leave on any taps that it would be fine. So much can go wrong when you aren't at home. A waterline could burst and no one would be there to stop it from destroying your home.

Me: Yeah...

I played along because I didn't want my plumber to think I was dumb like the doctor, but in all honesty I wouldn't have thought to turn off the water leading to my home...

Life Tip: Turn off the water line when you go on vacation
Life Tip Two: Play along in conversations so you don't seem dumb ;)

How to Choose a Great Honeydew

After years of choosing bad Honeydew I think I finally got the hang of it. 

When I'm at the store I'm not too choosy with which melon I bring home, the magic is in letting it ripen once you're home. When you first bring it home the skin will be very dry and smooth. 

When it's ripe you'll start to be able to smell the sweetness and the skin will be come moist. It's hard to describe. As you run your hand around the skin it will be like there's a think layer of moisture on it that provides a little resistance.

It may take some trial and error to discover what I mean, but once you understand you'll be able to enjoy a perfectly ripe melon.