please help!!! 7 year old destroyed guest room!
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Comments (5)Overtis, maybe I missed something but I assume this is an indoor plant for now and when weather permits, overnight lows in the 50's, it will/may become and outdoor plant. Having said this, as long as it is warm and you've given it enough time to callous, it is safe to plant anytime. If conditions are on the cool side, it will just take more time to root. As Karen said, too much water before it establishes roots will only lead to rot....See More'Chapter Books' for a 7-year old?
Comments (29)My Ds might be the same way (he's only 10, so no parking tickets yet, but forgetting his lunchbox or his homework at school - though never a book!). He is continually reading - even if we're going somewhere - we were taking the kids to a 6pm show at the circus 35-40 minutes away and he had to take a book in the car! I don't know how he can read in the car - I always got motion sickness when I tried. I think he stays up late at night reading and that's why he's so tired in the AM - send him to bed b/t 8:30-9pm, get him up at 7, and he's dragging. When he was about 4 (in preschool, but I forget whether it was PS1 or PS2 - he went for 2 yrs) he explained to his teacher how cell phones worked - he had seen the towers, asked about the antennas, and so I told him the basics. She was impressed - but that's what you get when you have an engineer and a computer geek for parents! He was always asking questions. Now of course he thinks Mom's the dumbest person on earth, always wants Dad to help him with homework - I had to convince him the other night that I really did know how to add fractions! Though by the time he gets to calculus I might need to brush up. DD is just more interested in animals and flowers than technology - and I'm not good at biology/botany so I have a hard time answering her questions....See More7 Year old hot water heater
Comments (23)It's a single line jet pump. Before we closed on the house, the well company installed a UV filter and chlorinated the well and house, due to bacteria that turned up in the water test. What no one mentioned to me was that apparently while chlorinating the house and flushing a thousand gallons of water out of my well and through all the plumbing, the pump also lost its prime then. The well company had to come out and had a hard time re-priming it (it probably didn't help that the priming plug on the pump is rusted in place, the hex head is broken loose and you'd need an ez-out to remove the important part)and he told me on Saturday that he thinks the well line probably looks like a roller coaster, and there is air trapped in the high spots that would be very difficult to get out and would waste a lot of water. Not the bad news I was expecting (your well is dry) but still information I would have liked to know before I flushed 80 gallons of water out through the water heater....See MoreDecorating for AirBnb Guest Room - Please help
Comments (17)We have two rentals and have done the AirBnB thing for years (and VRBO, etc). You want to make your listing as appealing as possible and generate guests that will be as trouble free as possible. You also want to generate good reviews, which will help generate future good business. We do tend to target a more premium listing, partly due to location, and are doing "entire place" rentals. We have friends who rent their in-law unit and are quite successful without a lot of these things we are right about. There is some repetition below with the comments above. I think you have a great start and just need to add certain touches to maximize the appeal. A bed frame, even just the metal frame to get the bed off the ground, is key. A headboard is highly recommended (it is required by our management company). Guests who do not care about sleeping on the ground also tend not to be the best guests (a generalization, but true). Get the mattress cover and pillow protectors. Agree about the white linens. Brighten up the end by placing a colorful throw or blanket across the bottom of the bed to bring in color and then put coordinating pillows on the couch and on the bed itself. Put a rug in front of the sofa to help define the space. I would pick a blue or aqua as a universal appealing accent, and the discount shops are loaded up in that color range right now. Also, pick things in white and bright metallics, when not using the accent, to help bounce light around and keeps things bright. Make sure all the soft furnishings have zippable covers and are washable, however. The big piece of art over the bed, as suggested, can also brighten up the space, and, a white framed mirror over the sofa. Inexpensive white panels can help frame the window on either side and make it look larger. A luggage stand or other area to set up a piece of luggage would be helpful. A bench or storage ottoman at the foot of the bed can serve the same purpose. As others suggested, a small console with coffee maker and a small tray of sugar/tea bags/etc is a nice touch, along with the dorm fridge. I would put it at the blank wall by the couch or to the left of the window. If that is too expensive, put the setup on the vanity in the bath. Put small colorful or metallic accessories on the nice shelving unit and on the coffee table. A small stack of books/magazines, including a local guide/pamplets/map, can be helpful. Home Goods/TJMaxx/Marshalls/Tuesday Morning/Ikea/Thrift/CL/Garage Sales will be your friend. Check the clearance section. A little money goes a long way at Goodwill or a garage sale. Just be careful of going too cheap or dated -- it will show up in replacement cost, breakage, and in your reviews. Also, not related to decor, is have someone take pictures with a nice camera (friend with a photography hobby?) and have them enhanced. AirBnB actually provided us a professional photographer in one situation, but our rental was a few blocks from their HQ. They were one of our first bookings....See Moreoilpainter
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