Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, eating, friends, goals, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, reading, writing, tagged antique lamps, blue light, chandelier, chandelier bulbs, chandeliers, incandescent lightbulbs, lamplight, lamps, LED lightbulbs, lightbulbs, lights, natural light, night lights, soft light, white light on May 9, 2022| 7 Comments »
Let’s talk lightbulbs. We use a lot of them here at the inn, especially those little specialty ones for the chandeliers. Those fancy ones that come in individual little boxes and cost a fortune. Yeah, those. I have 14 chandeliers and each one has at least 10 bulbs. We spend a LOT of money on lightbulbs.
Posted in Baer House Inn, breakfast, driving, eating, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, money, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, writing, tagged active military, Airbnb, B&B, Baer House, Baer House Inn, bed and breakfast, discounted rooms, discounts, early riser, housekeeping, inn guests, inn hosting, inn hosts, military, military discounts, Mississippi, money, morning person, overcharging, undercharging on February 21, 2022| 2 Comments »
The other day I had a guest experience that I wish I would have handled differently. Hey, sometimes it happens. But you never know UNTIL it happens. And we all know that sometimes all it takes is one person to screw things up for everyone else. Here’s what happened?
(more…)Posted in breakfast, chocolate, dessert, desserts, dieting, drinks, eating, Family, food, friends, goals, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, resolutions, soup, writing, tagged aging, cholesterol, eating healthy, eating right, exercise, getting old, high cholesterol, long life, medications, old, old people, prescription medicine, prescriptions, vitamins, weight loss, young, youth on December 13, 2021| 11 Comments »
The older we get the more we start thinking about our health. At least I do. I never really cared that much when I was a young woman. Eating healthy? Ha! I scoff at the idea of having a proper diet. Exercising? Seriously? I’m plenty active, I don’t need to exercise. Vitamins? Really? Please, just stop already with the suggestions. I’m young. I’m healthy.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, breakfast, eating, Family, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, writing, tagged antique linens, breakfast, China dishes, crystal, crystal glasses, fancy table, free stuff, gifts, hand-me-downs, napkins, second-hand gifts, table settings on October 18, 2021| 6 Comments »
Sometimes it really is the smallest, simplest things that bring the most joy. Call me silly, but I was gifted with a box of old napkins from a woman here locally, and it just brought me so much joy. The lady said she was cleaning out drawers and cabinets from the house of a family member who had passed away and she uncovered dozens and dozens of old linens. Being a single lady herself, she had no use for that many napkins so she asked me if I could use them here at the inn.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, eating, Family, food, friends, goals, gratitude, health, humor, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, success, Uncategorized, writing, tagged calm, calming videos, curveballs, disappointment, frustration, keep going, knocked down, life, life happens, meditation, nature, overwhelmed, positive thoughts, working out on May 24, 2021| 6 Comments »
Last week was a very long, very overwhelming, and very frustrating week. It seems like every single thing was a struggle. Electronics weren’t working the way they were supposed to, guests weren’t acting the way they normally do, jars wouldn’t open, knives wouldn’t cut, food wouldn’t cook, life was just one giant curve ball. Nothing was easy.
(more…)Posted in April, Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, eating, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, Paranormal, super powers, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, weird, writing, tagged alias, baffling, creepy, doorbell, ghosts, guest book, guest reviews, guests, haunted, haunted house, innkeeper, names, odd, odd stuff, phantom, pranks, skeptics, tricks on May 3, 2021| 8 Comments »
Being an innkeeper is not without its challenges. Or its rewards. And sometimes its not without its surprises. I have to admit, not much surprises me these days. I’m a true skeptic, believing nothing I hear and only half of what I see. It’s hard to impress me. It’s hard to scare me. It’s hard to surprise me. It’s hard to convince me. But sometimes . . . .
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, eating, Family, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, travel, vacation, weird, writing, tagged assigned seats, breakfast table, chairs, childish behavior, flexible, name cards, seating arrangements, social distancing, table, table setting, tables, tables and chairs on April 26, 2021| 10 Comments »
I’ve been an innkeeper for going on six years now and I think I’ve developed a pretty good routine and managed somehow to keep things running smoothly. Of course, there are always those unexpected things that crop up and sometimes throw me off kilter, but I think I’ve learned to be pretty flexible and accommodating if at all possible.
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, breakfast, Family, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, money, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, On Solid Ground, resolutions, social media, success, travel, vacation, weird, writing, tagged AI, always watching, artificial intelligence, Big Brother, computers, cookies, felons, GPS, Paypal, research, shut down, watch list, watching on March 15, 2021| 6 Comments »
So . . . apparently, like Roz, Big Brother really IS always watching. And, if he doesn’t approve of your activities, BAM he’ll swoop on in and shut you down until you can prove you’re worthy of Big Brother’s approval.
So . . . apparently, like Roz, Big Brother really IS always watching. And, if he doesn’t approve of your activities, BAM he’ll swoop on in and shut you down until you can prove you’re worthy of Big Brother’s approval.
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