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I must confess, I am a Do it Yourself Junkie! My wife and I do everything ourselves. We have almost totally remodeled our home from inside to out all by ourselves. Don't get me wrong, I am self taught and stubborn but not stupid. I will hire a job out if it takes an expert or licensed contractor to do the job, but those times are few and far between. believe me, YOU Can Do This.

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Mastering the List!

Posted on 26 January 2012 | Leave a comment

Ahhh, Saturday morning. The coffee is brewing, the dog has been feed and the wife & kids are off to to the zoo with your Sister.  Finally a day of peace and quite all to yourself.  Watch a little news with your coffee and then turn on ESPN, the 1st basketball game starts at 10am, everything is going to be perfect. . .  and then you find it, artfully positioned right there under your coffee cup, the dreaded Honey Do List complete with a smiley face and XXXOOO’s.

What a buzz kill, this list is huge, what is she thinking? its my day off! How do you even start a list this big?

At first glance every To Do List looks overwhelming, remember its just a bunch of small jobs, its only big because you procrastinated. Besides, your wife doesn’t expect you to finish the entire list today, (or  does she?) she will be delighted if only ONE item was completed before she got home, yea right.

Mastering the honey do list is really simple;  Prioritize -  Divided – Focus – Complete. Continue reading →

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Xeriscape Consulting

Posted on 26 January 2012 | Leave a comment

Southern California is built in a desert with little to no natural water. Aside from the  occasional rain storm ( maybe 15″ per year) they virtually buy all there water. Average costs of water in Southern California, are $371 and $478 per AF- the average house uses 75,000 – 78,000 gallons of water per year. One inch of rain falling on 1 acre of ground is equal to about 27154 gallons.

Desert Landscape to the Rescue

West Coast Plant Guy – Xeriscape consulting and Insulation. They install desert landscapes, dry river beds and rock gardens using mature cactus and naturally occurring desert objects such as dry river beds, drift wood, & rock gardens. Add in a drip water system (if needed) and you not only significantly cut outdoor water use you create a beautiful, ever changing landscape and in the process save big bucks.

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