House Hunting 101

The Husband and I have decided it’s time to move.  California is officially too expensive for our retirement plan. My home wish list on Zillow is getting to be so long!! There are so many houses that are so stunning I have to wonder WHY would YOU move?!?!

The Husband and I decided we should start a list of MUST have items. Items that we HAVE to have for our new home. Number 1 on my list I want a tub. Not some ‘water to my ankles’ type of tub. I want a tub for soaking with a good book and glass of wine kind of tub. My dream tub would be a claw-foot tub. The tub is a MUST have for me. Second. I want a swing on my new the front porch. I can picture myself sitting on my front porch with a glass of wine and watching the sunset. A wonderful large ‘storybook’ type porch. I won’t budge on the porch either.

Number 3 on my MUST have items is; four bedrooms minimum.  My Mom lives with us and she needs her own space. I need a craft room. I love crafting. Okay, okay, I must have a place to hide from The Husband and The Mother.

Those are the three MOST important items on my list. These are items that I will not budge on. NOT BUDGING!!

My ‘would love to have’ list includes hardwood flooring. Hardwood floors throughout my new home would make me so happy!!  It’s number four on the list and not a deal breaker. Same with a hot tub and a fire-pit. They would make me so happy but not deal breakers.

The Husband’s list starts with a large garage. He is set on a 3-car garage. He will not move without the large garage. He doesn’t even care if the garage needs work. For that matter, I don’t either! I can always call  Markham garage doors , whether the door needs work or needs to be completely replaced. Besides, a retiree NEEDS a hobby!! (I see the wives shaking their heads! YUP YUP!! Retired Husbands need hobbies!)

The Husband also wants a workshop.  Again, sounds great to me!! He needs a hobby that gets him OUT of the house!!

The Husband wants a yard and a garden to tinker in. Again… sounds great to ME!!! Well, as long as I don’t have to do yard work.  I will, however gladly watch from the porch with wine in hand!!

The Mother had two “must haves” Internet and heat. Well, number one, HAVE WE met?! Me without Internet?! You don’t want to see ME without Internet!! It’s like me without COFFEE!! It ISN’T a pretty sight!! Heat?? Hello?! Again??  Have we met?!  Which means I need to add number 5 to my list. Fireplace!!

If you decided to move, what would be on your MUST-HAVE list or WISH list?! So? Wanna see my number one house pick??? I am madly in love with this house!! I must pull this house up 10 times a day. I LOVE this house!!!!!!  Just and FYI, the building next to the house is The Husband’s garage.

Updating my blog’s SEO has officially entered the same category as cleaning behind the refrigerator. Necessary. Noble. Slightly horrifying. 🧹✨

Because nothing says “fun afternoon” like opening a five year old post and discovering half the images have vanished, three links lead to businesses that now exist only in memory, and somewhere deep in the code lives a font choice I definitely made during a caffeine spiral.

Welcome to my glamorous life.

Recently, I decided it was time to “freshen things up.” You know, a light polish. A little dusting.

Instead, I uncovered what I can only describe as The Ghost of PBnWhine Past.

This sneaky little phantom floats through my blog at night deleting pictures like a Victorian librarian with a grudge.

“Oh, you liked that step by step craft tutorial with helpful photos?”
Poof. Gone.

“That product review with beautifully staged shots?”
Vanished into the ether.

Now posts look like:

Step 1: Do the thing
Step 2: [image missing]
Step 3: Trust me

Very helpful. Ten out of ten. No notes.

And don’t get me started on the links.

Nothing keeps you humble like clicking a reference and landing on:

Error 404: This business has retired to Florida.

Apparently half the companies I worked with have closed, rebranded, or transformed into something called “Crypto Spoon AI Wellness Collective.” Time is wild.

So here I am, updating old posts like an archaeologist with Wi-Fi. Replacing images. Fixing links. Adding keywords. Whispering sweet nothings to Google like, “Please notice me. I have snacks.”

It’s not glamorous work, but it does make the blog faster, prettier, and easier to find. Which means more crafts, more reviews, more giveaways, and fewer digital tumbleweeds rolling through the pages.

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Because nothing pairs better with freshly polished SEO than free stuff.

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So if you see me muttering at my laptop and chasing imaginary ghosts with a broom made of metadata, just know I’m not losing it.

I’m “optimizing.”

Which is blogger for: battling invisible spirits, resurrecting broken links, and bribing search engines with fresh content.

Totally normal behavior.