Everyone who has a computer worries about the security of their network, their computer, their internet connection, but how many of us worry that much about home security? Everyone wants to think that where they live is safe, that they have nothing to worry about. They want to think that the police can take care of any problem that arises, but how can the police take care of a home invasion if you don’t have some sort of security system in place?

Living in a rural area, it’s quite easy to be lulled into a false sense of security, to believe that crime only happens in town, but it’s not true. My house can be robbed just as easily as my cousin, who lives in town. What more, some security services provide services for seniors who need a little extra help. For instance, if you have a parent who lives alone, doesn’t have any close neighbors and doesn’t want to move, there are systems that have call buttons that can summon immediate response, even if you can’t get to a phone.

Why is all of this important? Because security is important. No one should live in a home that they don’t feel safe in and no one should feel completely safe without some sort of security system of their own.

I keep watching different home improvement type shows, shows where they fix up houses for sale and whatnot. One thing that I’ve noticed is that when they do a kitchen, they change the kitchen sinks 9 times out of 10. And it always makes a vast improvement to the kitchen. I don’t understand why, though, a sink can make such a big difference.

I do love watching home improvement shows, it gives me a ton of ideas for what I’d like to do if I had the money to do it. Hopefully, one day…

Everyone shops for furniture and has their own style. Some people like modern furniture, some people like prefer antique furniture. Everyone has their own taste and style, even so far as mixing modern and antique in the same area. It’s amazing how much different everyone’s homes can look. Next time you decorate your home, consider how much different your home will look, even if you buy the same pieces someone else does.

So, I keep watching all these home improvement shows on DIY and such. I keep seeing all these beautiful kitchens that they build and I wonder how much money really goes into them. Especially when they use granite for counter tops or Grohe faucets. I don’t know where they get the deals for these shows, but they have to have some sort of sponsorship deal.

Ah well, one day I’ll be a rich and famous author and will build the house of my dreams.

So along with the thoughts of a new kitchen sink, I’ve also had the idea of doing work in our bathroom. We have a flimsy double sink that is made of crap plastic, which we all know is crap. So why not look into new bathroom vanities to find something sturdier.

We don’t need, nor do we use the double sinks, so getting a smaller vanity would give us storage space for, perhaps a small dresser to store our towels, rather than have them stacked up because we have so little storage over all. But again, it seems like putting a band-aid on a sinking ship to make these changes when there are bigger problems.

We’re qualified to get an economic stimulus check in May, so that means money that I didn’t have, nor plan in the budget. So what can I do with that money? I’ve been thinking that we need a better kitchen sink. I’ve seen the Franke sinks and they’re rather nice without being pretentiously expensive. I suppose, however, there are bigger things that need to be fixed than the sink. It’s still nice to look and consider.

One of the cool things about being able to build your own home is the ability to design your own House Plans. What could be better than that? Who wouldn’t want to live in a home that they planned themselves. But design services are expensive aren’t they?

Then why not check out Home Plans and More? They have Home Plans that fit every budget need. They also have plans that fit any size requirements, room requirements and bathroom needs. You get to put in what you want, you can put in the price range and you can even estimate how much it will cost for your area.

What could be better than Log home plans with the pricing for the area you live in? Fewer surprises when you actually get down to doing the building and you even can keep your builder honest so that they don’t screw you.

What can be better than Home Plans and More? Not much if you’re building a new home.

So many different home improvements I’d like to make. One of which is a change of water heaters. Currently, our water heater is housed in the bedroom closet. It’s loud, and annoying, plus it takes forever for the water to heat when you start to draw water.

What I’d like to do is replace it with one of the new tankless water heaters. They take less power, they heat your water faster and they’re much smaller. Not only would it save money, but it would also solve another problem. The problem of our water smelling like sulfur water when the hot water is drawn.

We don’t have sulfur water, but the heater was hooked up somewhere that did. This means, we get the remnants when water is drawn off. Ick. Hopefully, we can get a tankless one if this one dies.

So there’s all this talk of an extra refund check coming in may. Personally, I won’t hold my breath waiting for it. I know what I’d use the money for, however, if it does come. We need to do some home improvements. We could use some floor work done, along with ceiling work. Most importantly, however, we need to get a roof done first. No point in doing floors or ceilings if the room isn’t done, right?

Seriously, we have enough leaks in the roof that our space is ruled by where there aren’t buckets to catch the drips when it rains/snows/melts/etc. It won’t be enough to do the work. That’s alright, it should make a good start on saving the money to do it properly. But yeah, money for nothing, I know I’d put it to good use.

In the words of Donald Trump, “I think I’ll buy a bar of soap.”