Hey there podcast listeners, in this episode catch up with Nicole and Michael’s adventures in having painters in their home, updating their kitchen, life with allergies, training dogs, avoiding ticks, dryer balls, Verizon problems, and Disney’s Dreamlight Valley. Listen to the episode.
Show Notes for Season 3 Episode 6: Sunday, March 31, 2024
- Having painters in your house
- Put in a completion date in your contract
- Take very thorough before photos
- Buy plastic sheeting and cover everything up
- Be EXTREMELY specific about what you want – annoyingly specific – use sticky notes
- Ask who is doing the painting – who will be prepping the area – who does finishing work
- What are their working hours and are those hours consistent
- Be firm and do not wiggle on questionable work
- NVP is allergic to methylisothiazolinone – not the only one
- Paint additive
- Skin care additive
- Laundry detergent additive – Persil and Tide
- Kitchen update
- New light – Ludomide Ceiling fan with light – Henry is afraid of fan
- New artwork (The Last Pickle) – Frame
- New blinds (Arlo Faux Wood Blinds)
- Curtains – Koufall curtains
- Curtain rod (magnetic)
- Kellen is back – Kellen’s K9’s
- Outdoor place – Coolaroo outdoor raised bed
- 20 Foot line
- Treating ticks
- In the yard – TropicClean yard spray
- Dog dryer – Flying Pig
- Dryer balls – two sets for dogs
- Verizon problems – again
- Is it the modem – Motorola modem vs Qualcomm
- iPhone 15 pro
- Junk we bought
- Smartish – Leaf Me Alone
- Jetech clear case
- Aiulin Screen protectors and lens protectors
- USB-C wired headphones
- Anker 6 foot charging cables
- AkoaDa 3, 6, 10 foot charging cables
- Sneaker fail:
- Altra Lone Peak 7 – no
- Altra Lone Peak 6 – the best sneakers on Earth
- Altra Provision 7
- Solar eclipse
- Glasses – Eclipsmart Celestron Solar Safe Glasses
- Sun is 400 times larger than the moon
- Next eclipse is in 20 years
- How scary was the eclipse before science – for animals
- Best eclipse app – Solar Eclipse Timer
- Weather – who knows
- Our lives have been taken over by Disney (Disney Dreamlight Valley – Apple)