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Neakasa Riko Honored with the IFA 2026 Innovation Award at IFA Berlin

BERLIN, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Neakasa, a global provider of smart pet care solutions, announced at IFA…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Berlin #Animals&Pets #artificialintelligence #Awards #Computer&Electronics #Consumer&Cosmetics #consumerelectronics #HomeImprovement #Household #HouseholdProducts #Neakasa #retail #TradeShowNews
https://www.europesays.com/germany/87698/

https://www.europesays.com/dk/162794/ Neakasa Riko Honored with the IFA 2026 Innovation Award at IFA Berlin #Animals&Pets #ArtificialIntelligence #Awards #berlin #Computer&Electronics #Consumer&Cosmetics #ConsumerElectronics #Germany #HomeImprovement #Household #HouseholdProducts #Neakasa #Retail #TradeShowNews

A black and grey bathroom fails when the black goes on the big surfaces. Keep the large areas grey, put black on the faucet, mirror frame and trim, and use one black finish throughout. Mixing matte black with oil rubbed bronze is what reads accidental.

https://www.omnihomeideas.com/design/interior/black-and-grey-bathroom-ideas/

#BathroomDesign #InteriorDesign #HomeImprovement

A black and grey bathroom fails when the black goes on the big surfaces. Keep the large areas grey, put black on the faucet, mirror frame and trim, and use one black finish throughout. Mixing matte black with oil rubbed bronze is what reads accidental.

https://www.omnihomeideas.com/design/interior/black-and-grey-bathroom-ideas/

#BathroomDesign #InteriorDesign #HomeImprovement

Home Improvement season three DVD I bought at Goodwill
#HomeImprovement #DVD #DVDCollector #GoodwillFinds #90s

VEVOR startet auf der IFA Berlin 2026 seinen Offline-Auftritt in Europa

VEVOR startet auf der IFA Berlin 2026 seinen Offline-Auftritt in Europa – erste europäische Filiale für 2027 in…
#EuropeSays #EU #Europa #Consumer&Cosmetics #ConsumerElectronics #FurnitureandFurnishings #HomeImprovement #Household #HouseholdProducts #Retail #TradeShowNews #VEVOR
https://www.europesays.com/europa/94209/

Myquillyn Smith’s New Book House Hushing Proves Minimalism Was Never the Point

Myquillyn Smith has a theory, and it’s a good one. Empty rooms don’t feel peaceful. They feel abandoned. In House Hushing: The Simple Method to Declutter and Decorate for a More Peaceful Home, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author known as The Nester argues that the decade-long push toward bare shelves and blank walls solved the wrong problem. Her fix isn’t less stuff for the sake of less stuff. It’s a nine-step process she calls backwards decluttering, and after spending real time with the method, I think she’s onto something most decluttering books miss entirely.

House Hushing hits shelves from Revell at 224 pages, and it lands at an odd moment for home content. TikTok is still pushing extreme minimalism. Pinterest is quietly swinging back toward maximalism and collected clutter. Smith splits the difference, and that’s exactly why House Hushing is worth taking seriously if you write about interiors, sell home products, or just can’t figure out why your living room feels loud even though you already donated three bags to Goodwill.

Does House Hushing Actually Work, or Is It Just Decluttering With Better Marketing?

Short answer: it works, but not for the reason the cover copy suggests. House Hushing isn’t a new decluttering philosophy so much as a new decluttering sequence. Every other method (KonMari, the 20/20 rule, minimalist purge challenges) asks you to decide what to remove before you’ve experienced the room without it. Smith flips that order. You remove first, live in the emptier room for two days, then decide. That single reversal is the entire mechanism, and it’s smarter than it sounds.

Here’s the part most reviews will skip: House Hushing only works because it removes the decision-making burden at the moment you’re least equipped to handle it. You’re not evaluating forty objects while standing in a cluttered room feeling overwhelmed. You’re evaluating four or five objects while standing in a calm one. That’s a real behavioral shift, not just a rebrand of purging.

What Backwards Decluttering Actually Means

Smith’s process runs through nine concrete steps, and none of them ask you to make a permanent decision until the very end. You pick one loud room and one holding area (a spare corner, a guest room, or wherever overflow can sit without you seeing it daily). You warn your household this is a two-day experiment, not a purge. Then you strip the surfaces, seating, and floors of loose items, leaving closets, big furniture, and art alone. That’s it for day one.

The genius move comes next. You don’t sort anything yet. You just live in the room. Eat lunch there. Let your kids do homework on the floor. Notice how it feels. Most decluttering books treat “living with less” as the reward at the end of the process. Smith treats it as the diagnostic tool that generates the data you need to make good calls later.

The Two-Day Threshold: The Book’s Smartest Idea

We’re calling this the Two-Day Threshold, our own shorthand for the mandatory waiting period Smith builds into the method. It’s not in the book by that name, but it deserves one, because it’s doing more psychological work than anything else in House Hushing. Two days is long enough to get past the “this looks so bare” panic and short enough that nobody in your house stages a revolt over a missing lamp.

Compare that to a one-afternoon purge, where every decision happens under time pressure, and regret hits three weeks later when you can’t find the thing you tossed. The Two-Day Threshold trades speed for accuracy. That trade is the whole book, honestly.

Quiet Decorating: Editing a Room’s Volume, Not Its Contents

Once the two days pass, Smith’s method asks a simple question: what actually earned its way back? We coined a term for this while working through the book: the Return on Object test, or ROO. It’s a quick gut check: did this item make the room better while it was gone, or did you simply not notice it was missing? Objects that pass ROO get to return. Everything else heads to a slower, calmer decision process instead of an instant “keep or toss” panic call.

This is where House Hushing separates itself from generic decorating advice. Smith isn’t telling you to buy fewer things. She’s telling you to rank the things you already own by how much they contribute, then let that ranking guide what stays visible.

Style Soulfully: The Difference Between Sentimental and Necessary

The soulful styling principle is where House Hushing pushes back hardest against sterile minimalism. Smith isn’t interested in a home that looks like nobody lives there. She wants rooms that hold real objects with real history, just fewer of them competing for attention at once. That distinction matters more than it sounds. A shelf with twelve trinkets reads as clutter. The same shelf with three, chosen with intention, reads as a story.

I’d push this idea further than the book does. Soulful styling only works if you’re honest about which objects actually carry meaning versus which ones you kept out of guilt or habit. House Hushing gives you the process to test that (the two days do the emotional heavy lifting), but it doesn’t fully prepare you for how uncomfortable that honesty gets around gifted items nobody actually likes.

Live Seasonally: Building a Rhythm Instead of a Reset

The fourth principle, living seasonally, is the least developed idea in the book and also the most quietly ambitious. Smith argues that a hushed home isn’t a one-time fix. It’s a rhythm you repeat as your life and the calendar shift. We’d call this the Seasonal Reset Rhythm, our term for treating house-hushing less like a spring-cleaning event and more like a recurring maintenance habit, the same way you’d rotate a wardrobe.

It’s a smart closing idea, but the book spends far less time on it than on backwards decluttering. If you’re hoping for a detailed seasonal calendar or room-by-room schedule, you won’t find one here. You’ll find a strong concept and a nudge to build your own system around it.

Where House Hushing Falls Short

No method is perfect, and House Hushing has a real limitation worth naming. It assumes you have a spare room or usable corner to act as a holding area. Anyone in a studio apartment or a genuinely small home is going to struggle to find that overflow space (what we’re calling the Overflow Buffer), and Smith doesn’t offer much of a workaround for tight square footage.

The book also leans heavily on emotional language over hard data. There’s no visual clutter scoring system, no way to measure a room’s “loudness” before and after. We built something like that ourselves while testing the method, a rough Visual Volume Index scored from one to ten based on surface density, color competition, and sightline clutter, and it made the before-and-after comparison far easier to talk about. House Hushing would benefit from something similar built in.

Who Should Actually Buy House Hushing?

This book earns its spot on a shelf if you’ve tried extreme minimalism and hated how your home felt afterward. It’s built for people who want less noise, not less personality. If you’re already a committed maximalist who loves visual density, House Hushing will feel restrictive. And if you’re chasing a single afternoon fix, the two-day waiting period will test your patience.

Frequently Asked Questions About House Hushing

What is House Hushing by Myquillyn Smith about?

House Hushing is a decluttering and decorating book built around a nine-step method called backwards decluttering. Instead of deciding what to remove up front, you strip a room down, live in it for two days, then decide what earns its way back based on how the space actually felt without it.

Is house-hushing the same as minimalism?

No. House-hushing explicitly rejects empty-room minimalism. Smith argues that peace comes from intention, not emptiness, and the goal is a home with personality and fewer competing objects, not a bare one.

How long does the house-hushing method take?

The core process runs about two days per room, plus a follow-up session to deal with the holding area. Smith designed it as a low-pressure experiment, not a weekend purge.

Who is Myquillyn Smith?

Myquillyn Smith, known online as The Nester, is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. House Hushing follows her earlier books, Cozy Minimalist Home, The Nesting Place, and House Rules.

Is house-hushing good for small apartments?

It works best when you have a spare room or corner to use as a holding area. Very small homes may need to get creative with where the removed items live during the two-day period.

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So.. Had a week of what I candidly refer to as "mental hygiene week", and it's been very rewarding. We're paying to get a new bathroom built, but being the cheapskate I am, I'm doing some work myself. Today, on the last day of my "fuck all of you fucking bastards" vacation, I finished my part. Ceiling has been torn down and refitted with proper moister-whatnot membrane and electricity tubes have been put in the walls. Why tubes and not cables? Because my dad was en electrician, and damn you, PVC pipes are better than cables, because what the fuck are ypu going to do when you drill into a cable? Anyhoo. Work's done.

#diy #homeimprovement

I'm between clients at the moment, for the first time in the 11 years I've been consulting. Well, technically a contract with a new client was signed before I left the previous one, I just very explicitly needed a little time off to reset.

It's just one week, and I've been keeping busy. Early hours have been spent digging into the finer details of designing and building a self hosted CI/CD solution based on #WoodpeckerCI, #Forgejo and #Harbor running on #Kubernetes.

Evenings are spent on the couch, watching reruns of #Farscape or #DeathInParadise.

I between? Well, we bought a house from the late #60s and decided to make a new bathroom on the second floor. We're getting the pros to pour a new heated concrete floor, but I'm doing a lot of the other stuff. Right now, that means rebuilding the ceiling and fixing electricity. It's a super messy, sweaty and itchy job, but very fulfilling.

I'm calling this my #metalhygiene week.

#diy #homeimprovement

I'm between clients at the moment, for the first time in the 11 years I've been consulting. Well, technically a contract with a new client was signed before I left the previous one, I just very explicitly needed a little time off to reset.

It's just one week, and I've been keeping busy. Early hours have been spent digging into the finer details of designing and building a self hosted CI/CD solution based on #WoodpeckerCI, #Forgejo and #Harbor running on #Kubernetes.

Evenings are spent on the couch, watching reruns of #Farscape or #DeathInParadise.

I between? Well, we bought a house from the late #60s and decided to make a new bathroom on the second floor. We're getting the pros to pour a new heated concrete floor, but I'm doing a lot of the other stuff. Right now, that means rebuilding the ceiling and fixing electricity. It's a super messy, sweaty and itchy job, but very fulfilling.

I'm calling this my #metalhygiene week.

#diy #homeimprovement

I'm between clients at the moment, for the first time in the 11 years I've been consulting. Well, technically a contract with a new client was signed before I left the previous one, I just very explicitly needed a little time off to reset.

It's just one week, and I've been keeping busy. Early hours have been spent digging into the finer details of designing and building a self hosted CI/CD solution based on #WoodpeckerCI, #Forgejo and #Harbor running on #Kubernetes.

Evenings are spent on the couch, watching reruns of #Farscape or #DeathInParadise.

I between? Well, we bought a house from the late #60s and decided to make a new bathroom on the second floor. We're getting the pros to pour a new heated concrete floor, but I'm doing a lot of the other stuff. Right now, that means rebuilding the ceiling and fixing electricity. It's a super messy, sweaty and itchy job, but very fulfilling.

I'm calling this my #metalhygiene week.

#diy #homeimprovement

I'm between clients at the moment, for the first time in the 11 years I've been consulting. Well, technically a contract with a new client was signed before I left the previous one, I just very explicitly needed a little time off to reset.

It's just one week, and I've been keeping busy. Early hours have been spent digging into the finer details of designing and building a self hosted CI/CD solution based on #WoodpeckerCI, #Forgejo and #Harbor running on #Kubernetes.

Evenings are spent on the couch, watching reruns of #Farscape or #DeathInParadise.

I between? Well, we bought a house from the late #60s and decided to make a new bathroom on the second floor. We're getting the pros to pour a new heated concrete floor, but I'm doing a lot of the other stuff. Right now, that means rebuilding the ceiling and fixing electricity. It's a super messy, sweaty and itchy job, but very fulfilling.

I'm calling this my #metalhygiene week.

#diy #homeimprovement

I'm between clients at the moment, for the first time in the 11 years I've been consulting. Well, technically a contract with a new client was signed before I left the previous one, I just very explicitly needed a little time off to reset.

It's just one week, and I've been keeping busy. Early hours have been spent digging into the finer details of designing and building a self hosted CI/CD solution based on #WoodpeckerCI, #Forgejo and #Harbor running on #Kubernetes.

Evenings are spent on the couch, watching reruns of #Farscape or #DeathInParadise.

I between? Well, we bought a house from the late #60s and decided to make a new bathroom on the second floor. We're getting the pros to pour a new heated concrete floor, but I'm doing a lot of the other stuff. Right now, that means rebuilding the ceiling and fixing electricity. It's a super messy, sweaty and itchy job, but very fulfilling.

I'm calling this my #metalhygiene week.

#diy #homeimprovement

Quality Shutters, Made in the UK — Now With Klarna

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewspost.co.uk/quality-shutters-made-in-the-uk-now-with-klarna/

I ain’t the handiest motherfucker around, but I’m getting pretty good at doing things cheaply.

#handy #homeimprovement

Hacking IKEA Furniture

https://greenlightning.eu/diy/hacking-ikea-furniture/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497810

#HackerNews #Hacking #IKEA #Furniture #DIYFurniture #HackYourIKEA #HomeImprovement #CreativeProjects

#BathME - #HabitatReStores: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

"Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine is a locally governed non-profit organization addressing the housing needs of low income families. We are an affiliate of #HabitatForHumanity International founded in 1991 by a passionate group of volunteers. Our service area includes Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties and the towns of Brunswick and #HarpswellME.

Proceeds from the ReStore support our affordable housing programs. In addition to selling affordable home improvement products to the public, the resale of unwanted building materials, appliances, furniture, and other items prevents tons of waste ending up in landfills each year.

Whether you are renovating an existing home, furnishing a new room, making repairs, or need supplies for a new craft project, stop by the Habitat ReStore to shop for your materials and supplies!"

Bath Shopping Center
1 Chandler Drive.
Bath, ME 04530

Open to the Public
Tuesday – Saturday
10:00am – 5:00pm

Donation Drop Offs
10:00am – 3:00pm

Closed on Sunday & Monday

https://habitat7rivers.org/restore

#SolarPunkSunday #ReduceWaste #Reuse #ReduceReuseRecycle #ReStores #HomeImprovement

I've had my tv, and thus its remote for about nine years now. How has it taken me THIS LONG to remove the "netflix", "amazon prime" and "rakuten" buttons?!?

I've had this so long I had to look up pictures of my model to be sure I disabled the correct buttons. Even though I keep accedentally pressing them all the time 🤣

#remote #mod #homeimprovement

I have always been interested in learning practical ways to improve and maintain properties, and exploring home improvement topics has helped me discover valuable ideas and solutions. From renovation tips to construction techniques and maintenance advice, I enjoy gaining knowledge from experienced professionals and fellow homeowners. These insights have helped me better understand building materials, landscaping.

#introduction #HomeImprovement #HomeRenovation

The last few days have been a tiring blur of damage control, repairs and way too many waterproofing products.

https://www.arnan.me/damage-control

#diy #home #renovation #homeimprovement #work #rain #weather

Also, local store is sold out. #HomeImprovement #BackToTheStore

Building a backyard office, the build and cost breakdown

https://www.imkylelambert.com/articles/building-a-backyard-office-the-build-and-cost-breakdown

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49434645

#HackerNews #backyardoffice #homeimprovement #costbreakdown #DIYprojects #remoteoffice

Melissa turned on the kitchen faucet this evening and the base split in half. Though the outside showed no damage the inside was eaten away. It was installed 13 years ago and a budget model so we got our money's worth. We picked up a new Delta detachable sprayer, non touch model. After a few curses it's installed and working. My thumb arthritis is acting up which didn't help. Not how I planned spending Monday evening but it was productive.

Have a wonderful night!

#DIY #homeimprovement

The biggest Do-it-yourself Project I ever tackled was building my first house. My father and I did all the work except for the masonry. 1978. #house #stickbuilt #framing #houseframing #lumber #lumberyard #insulation #masonry #foundatiion #cinderblock #cinderblocks #doityourself #doityourselfproject #homeimprovement #homeproject #building #builders #construction #constructionwork #home #house #houses #homes #juniatacounty #pennsylvania #1970s #twentiethcentury #bilevel #hometypes #types

The biggest Do-it-yourself Project I ever tackled was building my first house. My father and I did all the work except for the masonry. 1978. #house #stickbuilt #framing #houseframing #lumber #lumberyard #insulation #masonry #foundatiion #cinderblock #cinderblocks #doityourself #doityourselfproject #homeimprovement #homeproject #building #builders #construction #constructionwork #home #house #houses #homes #juniatacounty #pennsylvania #1970s #twentiethcentury #bilevel #hometypes #types

The biggest Do-it-yourself Project I ever tackled was building my first house. My father and I did all the work except for the masonry. 1978. #house #stickbuilt #framing #houseframing #lumber #lumberyard #insulation #masonry #foundatiion #cinderblock #cinderblocks #doityourself #doityourselfproject #homeimprovement #homeproject #building #builders #construction #constructionwork #home #house #houses #homes #juniatacounty #pennsylvania #1970s #twentiethcentury #bilevel #hometypes #types

The biggest Do-it-yourself Project I ever tackled was building my first house. My father and I did all the work except for the masonry. 1978. #house #stickbuilt #framing #houseframing #lumber #lumberyard #insulation #masonry #foundatiion #cinderblock #cinderblocks #doityourself #doityourselfproject #homeimprovement #homeproject #building #builders #construction #constructionwork #home #house #houses #homes #juniatacounty #pennsylvania #1970s #twentiethcentury #bilevel #hometypes #types

The biggest Do-it-yourself Project I ever tackled was building my first house. My father and I did all the work except for the masonry. 1978. #house #stickbuilt #framing #houseframing #lumber #lumberyard #insulation #masonry #foundatiion #cinderblock #cinderblocks #doityourself #doityourselfproject #homeimprovement #homeproject #building #builders #construction #constructionwork #home #house #houses #homes #juniatacounty #pennsylvania #1970s #twentiethcentury #bilevel #hometypes #types

We Turned Our Front Entrance into a Vibrant Vegetable Garden

#FrontGarden #VegetableGarden #GardenMakeover #DIYGarden #RaisedBeds #HomeGarden #Gardening #BeforeAfter #GardenTransformation #OutdoorLiving #GrowYourOwn #KitchenGarden #SmallGarden #GardenInspiration #HomeImprovement
#dining #cooking #diet #food #VegetableGardening #VegetableGarden #VegetableGardenVideos #VegetableGardeningVideos
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2728579/we-turned-our-front-entrance-into-a-vibrant-vegetable-garden/

This Bare Front Yard Became a Sunset Garden Walkway https://www.allforgardening.com/1836367/this-bare-front-yard-became-a-sunset-garden-walkway/ #BeforeAndAfter #CurbAppeal #CurbAppealIdeas #FrontYardGarden #FrontYardLandscape #FrontYardLandscapes #FrontYardLandscaping #FrontYardLandscapingIdeas #FrontYardMakeover #FrontYard? #GardenLights #GardenWalkway #HomeImprovement #landscaping #SatisfyingTransformation #shorts #WalkwayIdeas

It's official - my skinny door is now a long shelf. The cost of the door + brackets was ~$32, so I believe a little less than Ikea's offerings. Now I need to put some stuff on it.

#woodworking #diy #shelving #HomeDecor #ikea #homeImprovement

Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) — Operating Principle

A recuperator (heat recovery unit) transfers heat from exhaust air to incoming fresh air without mixing the two streams.

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How It Works

Two airflows:

Exhaust air (warm, from indoors)

Supply air (cold, from outside)

They pass through a heat exchanger:

separated by plates or channels

no direct mixing

heat transfers through the material (conduction)

Result: → supply air is preheated
→ exhaust air is cooled
→ overall heat loss is reduced

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Types of Recuperators

1. Plate Heat Exchanger

aluminum or plastic plates

efficiency: ~60–90%

no moving parts

2. Rotary (Wheel) Heat Exchanger

rotating drum

transfers heat and some moisture

efficiency: up to ~85–90%

3. Counterflow Heat Exchanger

air streams move in opposite directions

highest efficiency: up to ~95%

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What Is Transferred

heat (primary)

sometimes moisture (in enthalpy units)

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Efficiency Example

outside: 0°C

indoor: +22°C

after recovery: ~16–20°C

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Advantages

reduced heating energy demand

continuous ventilation without major heat loss

improved indoor air quality

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Limitations

frost formation in winter (needs bypass or preheater)

filter maintenance required

upfront cost

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Core Idea

A recuperator doesn’t generate heat — it recovers and reuses it.

#HVAC #HeatRecovery #HRV #ERV #EnergyEfficiency #Ventilation #IndoorAirQuality #AirExchange #HeatExchanger #SustainableLiving #GreenBuilding #EnergySaving #HomeComfort #SmartHome #BuildingEngineering #ClimateControl #EcoTech #Airflow #FreshAir #LowEnergy #PassiveHouse #NetZero #HomeImprovement #Engineering #CleanAir

“From Dirty Corner to Dream Garden 😍🌿 | So Satisfying!”#usa #gardendesign #shorts #shortsfeed https://www.allforgardening.com/1704652/from-dirty-corner-to-dream-garden-%f0%9f%98%8d%f0%9f%8c%bf-so-satisfyingusa-gardendesign-shorts-shortsfeed/ ##ytshorts #AestheticGarden #BackyardIdeas #BackyardMakeover #BeforeAndAfter #BudgetGardenIdeas #CleanUpTransformation #DiyBackyard #DiyGarden #GardenDécor #GardenDesign #GardenMakeover #GardenTransformation #Home&Garden #HomeImprovement #LandscapingIdeas #OddlySatisfying #RelaxingVideo #SatisfyingVideo #SmallGardenIdeas #TransformationShorts #UsaShorts #ViralShorts #ViralUsa

Your Home's Lifetime Tool Companion 🛠️

Step back to an era of enduring craftsmanship.
This Goodell-Pratt Home Companion is a lifetime of essential tools.

#goodellpratt #homecompaniontoolset #vintagetools #antiquetools #classictools #toolkit #woodworking #handtools #retroad #vintagead #oldadvertisement #edwardianera #1905advertisement #turnofthecentury #madeinusa #homeimprovement #diyhome #qualitytools

A metal awning over the front door helps block sun, deflect rain, and protect the entry from daily exposure.
It’s a small addition that improves comfort and helps reduce long-term wear on exterior materials.
#HomeImprovement #ExteriorDesign #MetalAwning #FrontDoor #Architecture

Here is a list of Screw Types

#ScrewDrives #DIY #HomeImprovement #Tools #Handyman #Crafts #Woodworking #Engineering #Hardware #ToolLovers #DIYCommunity #SlottedScrew #PhillipsScrew #PozidrivScrew #HexSocketScrew #AllenScrew #HexScrew #TorxScrew #StarScrew #SquareScrew #RobertsonScrew #HexagonScrew #Hexagon #SecurityHex #SecurityHexScrew #SecurityTorxScrew #SecurityTorx #Screw

🪛 🔧 What's your favorite screw drive type? 🔧

Whether you're a DIY enthusiast or a professional, share your go-to screw drive in the comments below! 💬

If your favorite isn't listed, let us know what it is. The more the merrier! 😊

#ScrewDrives #DIY #HomeImprovement #Tools #Handyman #Crafts #Woodworking #Engineering #Hardware #ToolLovers #DIYCommunity #SlottedScrew #PhillipsScrew #PozidrivScrew #HexSocketScrew #AllenScrew #HexScrew #TorxScrew #StarScrew #SquareScrew #RobertsonScrew #HexagonScrew #Hexagon #SecurityHex #SecurityHexScrew #SecurityTorxScrew #SecurityTorx #Screw @gutocarvalho

Nothing to Say

I’m down to the final minutes of my lunch break on this fine Friday afternoon. I am pretty exhausted from a lack of sleep over the past… month(s) but I’m hanging in there. I had some Purdue Popcorn chicken and some peanuts and some sugar free Hershey bites for lunch. I really want a drink of water but I still have to wait the better part of an hour before I am clear to drink anything. That’s a gastric bypass patient thing. If you know, you know.

Fed Ex delivered a package today. I am not home to get it, but it contains a new guitar pedal. If I read the amazon shipping notes correctly, it’s a compressor pedal. The first I’ve ever purchased. I have this weird idea of using cleaner guitar sounds for this year’s RPM Challenge in February and a compressor will be a part of that. I bought an MXR Dyna Comp because it’s super simple and it will let me squash my clean signal down to a delightfully mushy… mush. There are two more pedals coming over the weekend. One is a Flanger, the other is an Amp Sim. I don’t have room on my pedal board for any of these kiddos and I don’t have open slots on my power brick… so I am going to need to get creative, I think. It should be fun. I don’t think I bought a single guitar pedal during all of 2024. I know I bought a couple of microphones for band practices that haven’t actually happened yet, but no pedals.

There are a lot of tentative plans for the weekend. We may be messing with our living room and we may be going to some stores for research purposes. I hope to spend some time wandering around town taking pictures with my new/possibly antique (though probably not) camera. I got a gift card for the sugar free bakery in Salem, NH for xmas. I haven’t bought anything from them in about a month, but now I am definitely going back and getting some cookies. Good stuff.

What else… I thought there was something else… One of our cars is going to get a break job. That wasn’t the thing that I am forgetting though… am I going to go shopping for a new iPhone? That’s definitely on the to-do list before we go to Florida at the end of the month, but is it this weekend? I don’t know.

I have to start practicing the guitar. The band is hoping to reconvene (hopefully for real this time) at some point after this weekend. I need to get ready for that. Which guitar should I bring to the first practice? Probably the Les Paul Standard that my wife got me for my 50th birthday in 2021. I really dig that guitar.

I know I had something else I wanted to write about but it has slipped my brain entirely. Don’t get old, kids. This is what happens to you when you get old. Stay young for as long as you can. Unless you’re already old like me in which case… sorry, folks. We had a good run, I’m sure.

#absentMinded #age #breakJob #breaks #Car #carMaintenance #carRepairs #food #Guitar #GuitarGear #GuitarPedals #homeDecore #homeDesign #homeImprovement #LivingRoom #livingRoomFurniture #lunch #Memory #Music #old #oldAge #plans #redesign #sometimers #toDoList #weekendPlans

It was so balmy Thursday, I couldn't resist painting more shelves for the garagarchives. #homeimprovement #improvements #shelves #shelving #archive #archives #archivist #autumn #fall #clement #climatechange #GlobalWarming

One zone in our underfloor heating system stopped working, but now I understand the whole system inside and out. I’ve learned terms like #Manifold and #Actuator, plus I know how to bleed #UFH and replace an actuator pin. Well done, me!”

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