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- [House Sitting Welcome Guide For Homeowners](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/house-sitting-welcome-guide-for-homeowners/) - Preparing your home for a house sitter is much like preparing it for a guest. You don't have to go to the extremes that might be necessary if you were renting your home on Airbnb, but you do have to anticipate what your guest might need for comfort, meal preparation, routine housekeeping, and uncommon situations.
- [House Sitting Guide For Homeowners](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/house-sitting-guide-for-homeowners/) - This guide is meant to help navigate the process of selecting someone to house sit when using free house sitting sites, as well as how to prepare your home for while you are away. It also includes a list of questions to ask potential sitters, how to write a listing, and what to include in
- [USPS Tracking says Delivered PO Box But I Don't Have One](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/usps-tracking-says-delivered-po-box-but-i-dont-have-one/) - It is definitely concerning when you are waiting for a package, only to find out it may possibly have been delivered to the wrong address. Especially if your package is arriving by USPS and the tracking number update shows a status of "Delivered to PO Box" when you don't have a Post Office Box and
- [NHP Purple Tomatoes (A Super Tomato)](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/nhp-purple-tomatoes-super-tomato/) - We ordered purple tomato seeds in March of this year after seeing news releases regarding the sales of seeds for a new true purple (both inside and out) bio-engineered cherry tomato that had similar health properties to super fruits such as blueberries and blackberries. The seeds were available from Norfolk Healthy Produce at $20 for
- [65+ Funny And Cute Gardening Sayings](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/666/) - Whether you're planning on making a sign for your garden or crafting a gift for a gardener, here are 65+ cute and funny gardening memes, quotes, and sayings to get inspiration for your project. Here's the gardening sayings list. Enjoy! Garden Of Weedin' A Dirty Hoe Is A Happy Hoe May All Your Weeds Be
- [PAH And CoolSculpting - What Are Your Options](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/pah-and-coolsculpting-what-are-your-options/) - See legal disclaimer at bottom of post. Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH) is a known potential adverse side effect of cryolipolysis treatment using CoolSculpting. Cryolipolysis is a non-surgical cosmetic treatment to reduce fat in targeted areas. Unfortunately instead of losing fat, patients who developed PAH experience an increase in the size and density of fat cells
- [150+ Ideas Must-Have Items For Your Cruise Packing List](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/150-ideas-must-have-items-for-your-cruise-packing-list/) - If you're wondering what to pack for a cruise, here's a list of essential items you will want to bring along. You also don't want to miss some cruise-specific tips as well as what you don't need to pack for your cruise at the very bottom of this post. While you may not necessarily need
- [20+ Reasons You Could Be Audited](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/20-reasons-you-could-be-audited/) - How Your Federal Return Is Initially Examined For Potential Audit All federal income tax returns are added to what the IRS calls its Master File after they are checked for basic errors. From there the returns are scored using the Discriminant Function System (DIF) and then processed through the Unreported Income DIF (UIDIF). The IRS's
- [Vine Participation Tax Considerations](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/vine-participation-tax-considerations/) - Disclaimer: the following information is purely "food for thought" and should not be construed as tax advice. Everyone's tax situation is different. Please consult a tax professional for guidance for your specific situation. Amazon Vine is a program in which participants have access to promotional products at no cost. The total value of the Vine
- [How To Write Product Reviews With Examples](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-write-product-reviews-with-examples/) - If you review products on a routine basis you'll find that writing quality product reviews is harder than it seems. You are typically being asked to provide honest product-specific feedback (good, bad, or otherwise) that a purchaser might not otherwise have known about prior to making a purchasing decision. If you’re just going to give
- [IRS Audit Technique Guides (ATG) Updated 2023](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/irs-audit-technique-guides-atg-updated-2023/) - IRS audit technique guides and technical guides are meant to provide guidance to auditors on specific topics. These guides address issues specific to a profession, an industry, tax credits, and deductions. These guides are also extremely beneficial in educating taxpayers on their specific tax situations and reporting obligations. In the event of an audit, these
- [About Amazon Vine With Tips & How To Get Invited](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/amazon-vine-how-to-get-invited/) - What Is Amazon Vine? Amazon Vine is a program in which actual Amazon customers who have been identified by Amazon as having previously submitted high-quality reviews on their purchases are invited to provide unbiased reviews about products made available to them at no cost (for free). Per Amazon, the Vine Voices Program offers select customers
- [DIY Dollhouse Miniature Window Cornices](https://soeasilydistracted.com/dollhouse-miniatures/diy-dollhouse-miniature-window-cornices/) - Cornices are a really nice way to scale up your window dressing and give a room a tailored feel. A cornice is made by creating a box-like structure that is dressed with fabric and trim. To make a dollhouse window cornice, the only supplies you'll need is cardstock, fabric, and adhesive spray. If you want
- [How To Hem Fabric For Dollhouse Miniatures Without Sewing](https://soeasilydistracted.com/dollhouse-miniatures/how-to-hem-dollhouse-miniature-fabric-without-sewing/) - Hemming fabric for use in dollhouse miniatures gives drapery, upholstery, and bedding a finished look. Unfortunately, seam stitching looks out of place for 1:12 scale fabrics. The easiest way to get very clean, crisp hems for use in dollhouse fabrics is to glue the hems. The bottom hem of these curtain panels were glued prior
- [DIY Dollhouse Miniature Curtain Pleater Board](https://soeasilydistracted.com/dollhouse-miniatures/diy-dollhouse-miniature-curtain-pleater-board/) - Getting somewhat realistic looking pleats on drapery for dollhouses without a miniature pleater can be a challenge. It's difficult to get fabric to conform to a 1/12 inch scale. This DIY dollhouse curtain pleater is made using bamboo sticks mounted onto a a board. It is inexpensive to make and can be reused indefinitely. The
- [How To Stiffen Fabric For Dollhouse Curtains](https://soeasilydistracted.com/dollhouse-miniatures/stiffening-fabric-for-dollhouse-curtains/) - Fabric used for dollhouse curtains is usually stiffened to help hold their final shape. There's definitely an art to getting the threads of fabric to conform to and retain a 1:12 pleated shape even when using a pleater. You can pleat dollhouse curtains by hand, holding the pleats in place using sewing pins, but a
- [How To Pleat Dollhouse Miniature Curtains By Hand](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-pleat-dollhouse-miniature-curtains-by-hand/) - If you want to pleat curtains for your dollhouse windows and don't want to make a pleater board, you can get similar results just by pleating with sewing needles. One of the benefits of pleating by hand is that the pleats will look more natural, and you can pleat larger pieces of fabric. The pleats
- [Copycat Ikea Plant Ball Swedish Meatballs Recipe](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/copycat-ikea-plant-ball-swedish-meatballs-recipe/) - This copycat recipe is based on Ikea's vegetarian plant balls, which are used in their restaurant as a meat-alternative option for their Swedish meatballs plates. This recipe combines the traditional ingredients of a Swedish meatball with plant-based protein options using ingredients commonly found in most grocery stores. The meatballs in this recipe are light, moist,
- [Copycat Ikea Swedish Meatballs Using Ikea's Own Recipes](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/copycat-ikea-swedish-meatballs-using-ikeas-own-recipes/) - These recipes are the actual recipes that Ikea released to the public at the start of the 2020 Covid pandemic. They provided the recipes when everything shut down so that customers could get their "Ikea meatball fix". Ikea released two recipes. One recipe was posted on Twitter and other was posted on their website. The
- [How To Clean And Restore Silver Plated Items](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-clean-and-restore-silver-plated-items/) - After inheriting and cleaning a very large collection of heirloom silver plated items, I learned that using any shortcuts such as chemicals or acidity do more damage in the long run. The best way to clean tarnished silver If these are silver plated pieces that you want to cherish for years to come, the only
- [How To Cleanly Cut Cork Board Sheets Without Crumbling](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-cleanly-cut-cork-board-sheets-without-crumbling/) - Should You Heat Cork Before Cutting? Several online resources suggest soaking or steaming cork to make it easier to cut, especially for projects using wine corks. Heated cork expands and its elasticity becomes more uniform (it normally has elastic anisotropy properties - one directional). This can help provide a cleaner cut and makes sense
- [How To Repair A Pop-Up Camper's Roof Side Wall Boards](https://soeasilydistracted.com/campers/how-to-repair-pop-up-campers-roof-side-wall-boards/) - Before You Do Anything! Take a lot of photos and measurements. Take photos of the interior to capture how everything is attached to the side board. Measure the distance of the support poles and bolts from both the ceiling and from the corner of the roof. Measure the locations of the exterior support bolts
- [How To Organize Google Photos Into Albums And Remove Them From Main Library](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-organize-google-photos-into-albums-and-remove-them-from-main-library/) - When you open your Google Photos account, you land on the main library screen. This screen presents you with all the photos you've added to your account as well as photos that have been shared with you by other users. The one nice benefit to having all the photos appear in the main library is
- [How To Repair Pop Up Camper Corner Caps](https://soeasilydistracted.com/campers/how-to-repair-pop-up-camper-corner-caps/) - During our Jayco pop-camper restoration, we needed to repair the 4 corner caps on the body of the camper. These caps protect the corners when the camper's roof is in a fully closed position. The caps overlap the trim, and they cover/protect the inner wall which would otherwise be exposed. Our caps were dry rotted
- [How To Remove Wax Residue From Glass](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-remove-wax-residue-from-glass/) - After having cleaned 50 glass votives used at a wedding, we finally found a method that actually worked. Once we removed the votive candles, we were left with bits of wax and grit on every glass. Heating the glass did help a little, but there was still a waxy film residue and gritty bits of
- [DIY Curtain Tie Backs](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/diy-curtain-tie-backs/) - Here is a fairly easy, inexpensive way to make graduated braided rope curtain tie backs. Curtain tie backs aren't as popular as they used to be, but they are a necessity for outdoor curtains. In our case we needed them to prevent our curtains from flying everywhere in even the slightest breeze. We bought inexpensive
- [How do you fix a ripped mesh screen on a pop up camper?](https://soeasilydistracted.com/campers/how-do-you-fix-ripped-mesh-screen-on-pop-up-camper/) - Here's another project we completed on our pop-up camper repair/remodel. We had temporarily used tape to hold the torn screen sections; but it wasn't attractive and was definitely not the look we were going for. After thoroughly cleaning the canvas, we found that this section of screen (that sat under the damaged roof when closed)
- [Refinishing RV Camper Countertops And Table With Epoxy](https://soeasilydistracted.com/campers/refinishing-rv-camper-countertops-and-table-with-epoxy/) - The pop-up camper that we were remodeling had the typical laminate countertops. Ours were in a sandstone finish, which would not work with the white and gray interior we were hoping for. In addition to that, the small cabinet beside the front door was missing its countertop. We had thought about painting and then sealing
- [DIY Sew-In RV Camper Curtain Tabs](https://soeasilydistracted.com/campers/diy-sew-in-rv-camper-curtain-tabs/) - If you have a pop-up camper and are repairing or replacing your curtains, you will probably need new tabs. The tabs have a special ridge that fits inside camper curtain channels. These tabs are sewn directly into the curtains and slide into channels inside the camper, allowing them to be pulled open or closed. The
- [DIY Camper Awning - Portable](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/diy-camper-awning-portable/) - This was the final project for our pop-up camper remodel. We wanted an awning that didn't look "DIY" and that had support arms attached to the camper (versus poles that are staked to the ground). We used nylon webbing to make straps so the awning could be strapped to the camper roof when not in
- [DIY Fire Pit Using Retaining Wall Blocks](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/diy-fire-pit-using-retaining-wall-blocks/) - Making a DIY fire pit is a very simple project if you use trapezoidal blocks. There was only main issue we ran into - the quantities of blocks we needed. First, the fire pit calculator at Home Depot was way off. We ordered way too many blocks; 38 blocks too many. We even compared their
- [How To Mend A Tear In Ripped Bed Sheets](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-mend-tear-in-ripped-bed-sheets/) - Not sure how it happened, but a bed sheet came out of the washer with several staggered tears. To fix these holes, the best solution seemed to be to patch them. Rather than have several, long seamed repairs I decided to try to make the patches look decorative. After deciding on a design using large
- [Epoxy Over Tile Kitchen Countertops - Before And After](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/epoxy-over-tile-kitchen-countertops-before-and-after/) - We epoxied our tiled kitchen countertops and the wood mullion face trim about 4 months ago. Our only regret is that we didn't do it years earlier. The countertops are better than we had hoped for and are a 100% improvement over our old, chipped/broken tiles with their crumbly, dirty grout lines. The best part
- [Boat Manufacturer Identification Code Lookup - MIC](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/boat-manufacturer-identification-code-lookup-mic/) - Use this free tool to look up the Manufacturer Identification Code (MIC) to find the name of a recreational boat, canoe, kayak, or jet ski's manufacturer. The first 3 characters of a boat's Hull Identification Number (HIN) represent the manufacturer's code. MIC codes are issued by the United States Coast Guard. There are over 16,000
- [Received an AlertBus or PhotoNotice School Bus Citation?](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/received-alertbus-com-school-bus-citation/) - If you received a civil penalty citation in the mail for unlawfully passing a stopped school bus, and the letter advises that you can pay the penalty online at alertbus.com or photonotice.com, that means your municipality has enacted a school-bus Stop Arm Safety Program. The school bus Stop Arm Program is meant to deter drivers
- [Navigating The VA Disability Claims And Appeals Process (2021 DIY)](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/navigating-the-va-disability-claims-and-appeals-process/) - This post is a bit of first hand experience and lessons-learned about applying for and appealing a VA Disability claim during the process of helping a family member (whom we'll call "Joe" for these purposes) through the VA Disability claims application process. Like everything "government" the application process is a hot mess, muddled with confusing
- [Practical DIY Projects For Leftover Composite Decking Board Scraps](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/practical-diy-projects-for-leftover-composite-decking-board-scraps/) - Raised Garden Beds Raised Dog Bowl Stand Benches Decorative Privacy Screen Garden Potting Bench Planter Boxes Birdhouses And Nesting Boxes Window Planter Cornhole Game Boards Plant Stands Vertical Deck Skirting Step Stool Outdoor Patio Shelving Shims Chicken Feeder Compost Bin Outdoor Window Serving Buffet Bar Rolling Plant Caddies
- [Quick Tips For Installing And Maintaining Composite Decking](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/quick-tips-for-installing-and-maintaining-composite-decking/) - Joist Spacing The minimum recommended spacing for most composite deck joists is 16 inches on center. If you are laying your boards on a 45 degree angle, you'll want your joists spaced at 12 inches on center. If you are updating a much older wooden deck, there's a chance that the joists may be
- [Caring For And Propagating Frosty Fern](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/caring-for-and-propagating-frosty-fern/) - To successfully grow a frosty fern (AKA Selaginella kraussiana 'Variegata') you have to provide a similar environment to how it grows in its natural habitat. It needs moist, well-drained soil, deep shade, temperatures between 68 to 84 degrees, and 77 to 88 percent humidity (please, no misting!). Most of these requirement make for a recipe
- [Practical Items New Grandparents Should Have In Their Home - By A New Grandparent](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/practical-items-new-grandparents-should-have-in-their-home-by-new-grandparent/) - It has been quite a few years since there have been babies in the house. As first time grandparents, we wanted to get just those items that we would need on those occasions we might be babysitting. Did we really need to get a bassinet, a crib, a changing station, and the hundred other items
- [Caring For And Propagating Hoya Kerrii](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/caring-for-and-propagating-hoya-kerrii/) - The Sweetheart Plant's "Dating Profile" Likes: Bright, direct (but not intense) indoor sunlight, preferably 1 to 3 feet away from a south-facing window Dislikes: Bright, direct, harsh outdoor unfiltered sunlight Likes: Warm, humid, airy environment Dislikes: Dry, cool or cold or damp or drafty environment Likes: Lightly damp, loose, well-draining soil with a dry spell
- [DIY Infinity Circle Or Hoop Trellis For Indoor Potted Plants](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/diy-infinity-circle-or-hoop-trellis-for-indoor-potted-plants/) - An infinity hoop or circle trellis is an elegant solution to attractively display your indoor climbing or vining potted houseplants and tame those long, trailing vines into a manageable shape. Benefits Of A Circle Trellis Because the vines continually loop back to the soil, additional rooting points can be established, resulting in a healthier plant.
- [Repair Large Holes Or Tears In Insulated Ductwork](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/repair-large-holes-or-tears-in-insulated-ductwork/) - 3 DIY options to repair large holes or tears in your insulated flexible ductwork. Zip Tie Damaged Ductwork Fix This budget-friendly repair makes quick work of large hole or tear repairs in your ductwork, and works best if there is enough slack in the ductwork to allow losing a few inches in length. If the
- [How To Make And Use Oven "Sun-Dried" Tomatoes](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-make-sun-dried-tomatoes-in-the-oven/) - So many of us are trying to think of ways to use all those excess tomatoes once they all begin ripening, that it just makes sense to dry them. That way, there's a bit of home grown tomato flavor to last throughout the winter. It's crazy to think that a package of sun dried tomatoes
- [How To Get Rid Of Fungus Gnats - What Works And What Doesn't](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-get-rid-of-fungus-gnats-what-works-and-what-doesnt/) - Just before the first frost of the season, we bring all our potted plants indoors. This marks the beginning of our seasonal battle with indoor fungus gnats. They've been busy colonizing all our pots all summer, and within two weeks of coming inside they are pretty much everywhere. The adult fungus gnats don't really fly
- [Sweet Campfire Cornbread Recipe](https://soeasilydistracted.com/campers/sweet-campfire-cornbread-recipe/) - Not going to write up a big narrative about this recipe, other than to say it is our go-to recipe for moist, sweet cornbread when we go camping. This year we made it to go along with a smoked turkey for "Campsgiving", but we normally make it to accompany the chili dinner we always make
- [Unique And Practical Ways To Re-Purpose Spice Bottles](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/practical-ways-to-repurpose-spice-bottles/) - We don't like clutter (who does), and in the past would normally throw out empty spice containers. But while we were planning for a recent camping trip we were trying to come up with storage solutions for several scenarios. If you are not camping in a big RV, space is always at a premium. More
- [How To Remove Stubborn Sticky Label Residue From Plastic](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-remove-stubborn-sticky-label-residue-from-plastic/) - This solution came about as we were trying to get label residue off of empty spice bottles for this project. We first removed as much of the paper or plastic labels has possible, then soaked the bottles in hot soapy water for a few hours, and most of the remaining label adhesive glue residue came
- [35+ Uses For Twist Ties](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/uses-for-twist-ties/) - First things first...if you are going to reuse twist ties to help contain items or organize things in your home, the very first thing you should organize is your collection of twist ties. It doesn't make sense to have a jumbled mass of twist ties shifting around the bottom of your junk drawer if the
- [DIY Portable Indoor Greenhouse And Tips](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/diy-portable-indoor-greenhouse-and-tips/) - If you are starting seeds before the spring or wanting to protect plants over the winter and don't have a greenhouse, a portable indoor greenhouse is a great alternative. Buy Or DIY? In terms of price, the main comparison is the lower cost of a pre-made portable greenhouse (without casters) versus the items you would
- [USPS Tracking Status Scan Code Events List](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/usps-tracking-status-scan-code-events-list/) - This page provides a list of the standard USPS Product Tracking & Reporting (PTR) scan status events as packages are processed through their system. If you are trying to get an idea of where a package is after checking its status on the USPS website, you can get more information by visiting our USPS Tracking –
- [What You Should (And Shouldn't) Buy At Aldi's](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/what-you-should-and-shouldnt-buy-at-aldis/) - Aldi opened a location near us about 6 months ago and it is now included on our regular weekly grocery store stop along with Walmart. We have been comparing Aldi prices and quality with comparable Walmart and Food Lion store-brand products (by no means trying to recommend one chain over another - these are just
- [Decorating Empty Spice Jar Containers](https://soeasilydistracted.com/curse-you-pinterest/decorating-empty-spice-jar-containers/) - If you are upcycling empty spice jar bottles and looking for a little inspiration, here are a few designs that might help inspire you. This is a continuation of the Unique And Practical Ways To Re-Purpose Spice Bottles post, and provides a little more detail on the ways various bottles were decorated. Acrylic paint was
- [USPS Tracking - Where Is My Package?](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/usps-tracking-where-is-my-package/) - How Does The USPS Tracking System Work? USPS packages are tracked by number. Tracking numbers are automatically assigned when a shipping label is created. The barcode on the shipping label is scanned to track the package as it moves through the USPS system and up to the final delivery (or attempted delivery). Automated Processing Equipment
- [DIY Repairing Canoe Deck End Caps](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/diy-repairing-canoe-deck-end-caps/) - This old, neglected canoe was in need of some serious attention. In addition to needing significant body work, a portion of the fiberglass deck had broken off. We contemplated getting a small sheet of thermoplastic, creating a wooden form, and then using a heat gun to shape the plastic onto the wooden form. But we
- [Camping Hacks - Campfire Cooking](https://soeasilydistracted.com/campers/camping-hacks-campfire-cooking/) - One of the highlights of camping is cooking all our meals on the firepit, rain or shine. Over time, we've figured out what we need to bring to make cooking three meals a day on a firepit as feasible as possible while still traveling light and on a budget. Here are some of the solutions
- [How To Propagate Hawaiian Ti Plants Cordylines From Cuttings](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/how-to-propagate-hawaiian-ti-plants-cordylines-from-cuttings/) - Fortunately, Ti plants are easily propagated and rooted up in water using stem and tip cuttings. You can also air layer the stems, or root up the cane cuttings directly in lightly damp soil, but you'll get a week or two jump start by using the water method. How To Prune Hawaiian Ti For Propagation
- [15 DIY Homemade Face Masks Patterns And Tutorials](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/15-diy-homemade-face-masks-patterns-and-tutorials/) - Important notes: Before attempting to use any of the linked patterns and tutorials below to make your own mask, please know: If you want true protection from viruses, use a properly fitted medical N95 face mask which provides 95% particle protection. At best, a properly designed DIY mask provides 50% protection from particles (see study
- [Pop Up Camper Makeover - DIY Curtain Tab Type C Options](https://soeasilydistracted.com/campers/pop-up-camper-makeover-diy-curtain-tab-type-c-options/) - If you are remodeling your camper and are ready to update or replace the original curtains, you will need to decide how you will secure your new curtains to the camper's C channel curtain track. You can either reuse the original tabs or make your own replacement tabs. Reuse The Original Tabs If you still
- [Plant Watering Stakes And Watering Globes Review](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/plant-watering-stakes-and-watering-globes/) - Keeping plants in the house over the winter always ends up one of two ways in our home; they are either over watered or under watered most of the cold winter season. We can't ever seem to find a happy balance between indoor humidity levels, and neglect or too much attention. After participating in a
- [DIY Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) Trellis For Indoors And Outdoors](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/diy-dragon-fruit-pitaya-trellis-for-indoors-and-outdoors/) - We live in zone 7a, so our dragon fruit plant lives outside in the summer and inside during the cooler months. We got him as a little cutting, and once he started growing past 18 inches we provided him with a one gallon pot of soil and a 5 foot section of 2x4 to climb
- [DIY How To Make Your Own Carpet Stair Treads](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/diy-how-to-make-your-own-carpet-stair-treads/) - Using either carpet remnants or inexpensive floor mats is an economical way to make your own carpet stair treads. Here are two examples of how to make your own carpet stair treads, using either a piece of carpet remnant or inexpensive purchased carpet mats. If you don't have carpet remnants and can't find inexpensive carpet
- [Pruning And Propagating Montauk Daisies Using Cuttings](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/pruning-and-propagating-montauk-daisies-using-cuttings/) - Here in zone 7a, our Montauk daisies (also known as Nippon daisy) tend to get pretty leggy by mid-June. If left untrimmed we would still get a pretty, but sparse, flush of blooms in early fall. Some people prune them by mowing the plants down, but we prefer to prune them by hand so that
- [How To Repair A Cookie Press](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-repair-cookie-press/) - We make a lot of spritz cookies for holidays and other family events. So much that we have 3 cookie presses. One is a Wilton Cookie Pro Ultra (model 2104-4010) and two of the older, white Wilton all-plastic cookie presses. The plastic ones work great, especially when the cookie dough is at room temperature. But
- [DIY Plastic Bottle Garden Cloche](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/diy-plastic-bottle-garden-cloche/) - Garden cloches are an attractive way to protect tender plants until they get established. You can make your own lightweight protective plant cloches using a standard two liter bottle. If you also want to maintain humidity, just add a wine bottle cork to the top. Of course you could just use the cap that came
- [DIY Plastic Bottle Weed Killer Spray Shield](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/diy-plastic-bottle-weed-killer-spray-shield/) - A quick solution to reducing over-spray when applying weed killer it to create your own spray shield using a 2 liter plastic soda bottle. You can then target specific weeds, even on a windy day, and reduce the risk of the weed killer reaching your non-target plants. This simple design makes it easy to attach
- [Why Are My Spinach Leaves Getting Pointy](https://soeasilydistracted.com/backyard/why-are-my-spinach-leaves-getting-pointy/) - If the leaves on your spinach plant were once full, fleshy and oval, but are now thin, narrow, and resemble pointed arrows, it means your spinach plant is in the process of bolting. The spinach plant is preparing to flower and produce seeds. The structure of new spinach leaves change when the plant is begins
- [How To Remove FRP Lock On Samsung Galaxy S9 Android 9](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/how-to-remove-frp-lock-on-samsung-galaxy-s9-android-9/) - If you've reached this page, you are likely locked out of your phone and have realized that trying to do a factory reset doesn't work because the phone keeps asking you for the Google email account that is locked to the phone (and you obviously don't have access to that information). This is because the
- [13+ Things To Do When You Are Stuck At Home](https://soeasilydistracted.com/home/13-things-to-do-when-you-are-stuck-at-home/) - Don't let something like the weather, or a quarantine, prevent you from exploring a new hobby, helping others in a small way, or just taking care of a few small tasks. If you find yourself stuck at home and are looking for something interesting or productive to do, here are a few suggestions to get
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