The Pumper's Wife

If you’re building in the country, something you might not know is you have install your very own wastewater system – or a place for all your wastewater to go -- for your home.   In town, there is plumbing and city sewers to take care of all that, but if you build in the country you have to provide your own sewer system!   The most popular types of wastewater systems are septic systems. Septic systems work in conjunction with Mother Nature.   The largest part of a septic system is the drain field (also known as a lateral field or leach field).   The drain field is the portion of your septic system that uses the soil to absorb ALL of the water that comes out of your house.   Every time you flush, do a load of laundry, take a shower, run the dishwasher, wash your hands, etc., the water drains out of the house and eventually ends up in the soil right outside your house. But there’s actually a little more involved with where your septic system is plac...

I was reading an article (non-septic related – shocker, I know…) about memory loss the other day.   There is a recent study that found the average adult forgets three things a day.   Three things a day!!   Isn’t that crazy?   On the list of things “most forgotten” the top 5 were: 1       1.   Letting a cup a coffee go cold          2.  Where you put your keys          3.  What you went into a shop for          4.     Clothes in the washing machine          5.  Taking food out of the freezer We live in a world where there are more pressures and distractions than ever before.   This does not aid in our memory loss.   So, if we struggle to remember things daily what about things we need to remember on a monthly or even yearly level?   Or even worse…every 3-5 years?   Like pumping you...