The Boys
My kids are both in the same state school and I feel like my husband and I are throwing away thousands of dollars a month just on rent for them. We’ve been talking about getting a house for them to live in together and they obviously think it’s the best idea ever but I sure wish we could find something I knew they weren’t going to tear apart! I know they both like to party and I’m worried they’ll turn it into a 24/7 party house but I guess this is the point where I have to learn to trust them. We’ve been looking into allhomeSECURITY.com alarms for the place since it will be just the two of them and my husband wants to talk to them about getting a once-weekly cleaning service but I think that should be something they pay for themselves since they’ll be the ones messing it up. I love my boys and I hope they enjoy college to the fullest but I know that shouldn’t be too hard for boys like them!
If walls could talk, my blog would whisper, “It wasn’t me.”
Because somehow, somewhere between coffee refills and letting the dog out, the Ghost of Peanut Butter and Whine keeps sneaking in and removing pictures and videos.
I don’t delete them. I would remember that. I am a responsible adult who double-checks things. And yet… photos vanish. Videos evaporate. Blog posts wake up looking underdressed, like they forgot their pants.
Cue dramatic music.
After the fifth “Where did that image go?” moment, I decided to stop fighting the paranormal and use it as an opportunity. If the ghost insists on rearranging my content, then I’m going to roll up my sleeves and improve my SEO score while I’m at it.
Because if I’m re-uploading images anyway, they might as well have proper file names, alt text, and sizes that don’t make Google sigh heavily. Videos? Optimized. Old posts? Updated. Keywords? Polished like they’re heading to prom.
SEO updates aren’t glamorous. No one brings a casserole when you rename image files from IMG_8472.jpg to ghost-proof-blog-photo.jpg. But they matter. Search engines like clarity. Readers like faster loading pages. And apparently, ghosts like chaos.
While I’m updating, it’s also a great time to remind you about my monthly $50 Your Way Giveaway, where one lucky winner gets PayPal, Venmo, or a gift card of their choice. You can find all the details right here:
👉 https://peanutbutterandwhine.com (check the giveaway section)
And because Google loves good neighbors, here’s an external resource I actually use when brushing up on SEO basics:
👉 https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo
So if you notice posts looking sharper and loading faster, don’t worry. It’s not a haunting.
It’s just me, outsmarting the ghost… one optimized image at a time.