Liz – Page 12 – CONFIDENT TO DIY

Minimalist Smart Home Technolodgy

If you have ever been irritated by someone leaving lights on, a door being locked or unlocked when it shouldn’t be, tired of the thermostat being changed or having to stand at the wall programming it, or are you trying to program your sprinklers? Then you can now find easy solutions to these everyday problems. [...]

Snowboarding Clothes for Women 101

I have been snowboarding for five or more years now and was lucky that someone could teach me the ropes when I first started so that I didn’t waste my time, energy, and money on useless stuff. So lets begin!! When you first start out snowboarding everything is going to seem expensive but its better [...]

DIY Reusable Air Wick plug in

Close up the house and turn on the heat because the chill is in the air and winter is almost here. So down into the basement I went to find my box of Air Wick scented plugs and empty vials. I kept the old glass vials from last year because I planed to find a [...]

How I Combat the Cold and Flu!

I am sorry to tell you that there is no magical formula or medication to make you all better in 24 hours.. unless you are using theraflu to speed up your flu. Here are simple and affordable remedies I have learned over time in combination of life experience and my nursing education. I have been beaten [...]

Chicken Herbs de Provence with Roasted Carrots and Potatoes

Ingredients boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs (Best cooked with thin pieces of chicken) 2 Tbsp Herb de Provence 3 fresh garlic cloves or ½ tsp garlic powder 2 Tbsp Sicilian sea salt (I find this usually isn’t enough) ¼ tsp ground black pepper 1lb red or yellow potatoes cut up 12oz baby carrots or [...]

Quatro Frijoles con pollo Cantaro- Slow Cooker

Ingredients 1 cup of drained and pitted black olives (I typically omit these) 1 lb of skinless boneless chicken cubed (I generally put it in whole and shred it with forks when it’s done) 1 can (15 oz) of Canelli beans, rinsed and drained 1 can (16 oz) of garbanzo beans rinsed and drained 1 [...]

Gutterless Roof

Historic Homes Our house is 100 year old craftsman bungalow and when we bought it there weren’t any gutters or roof run off control of any sorts. It is worth mentioning that the eaves over hang the house by almost four to five feet which meant that we weren’t experiencing any foundation and basement leaks [...]

Adult Karate Kid Costume

To hand out candy to the kids this Halloween Eric wanted to be dressed as the Karate Kid so for less than $20.00 we bought the grey sweater at Michaels, the red sweat pants at walmart and the white fabric at Joanns and I set out to throw together a bandanna. Christi at Lemon Squeezy Home gave [...]

NRSG 4600 Informatics Application

Basics of the Internet First you will want to make sure that your computer is relatively new as very old computers are unable to handle the processing power and lack the necessary memory storage to work with high-speed DSL connections. You will want to choose an internet provider such as Century link, Verizon, Comcast, or [...]

Simple DIY Diving GoPro Mount

I understand that my GoPro is an older model now but maybe someone can find use of the diving mount I made. Supplies (1) one Type C PVC Conduit Body (2) 1-1/2-Inch Schedule 40 PVC Bell End 45 Degree Elbow PVC primer and glue Bike Bar grip Black spray paint I took the two 45 degree [...]