My friend Emma saw a woman at a concert wearing plaid with floral last summer. She said it looked so put together she started mixing her own clothes. Now her wardrobe is way more fun.

Seriously... he's probably right about that.

Comparing a botched shelf to five thousand dollars is wild. My uncle's tax mess just proves the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Forgiving a wobbly bookshelf is free, but that debt still has real zeros attached. Maybe Joel can build my dad a shelf worth five grand to settle up.

Tbh, your quick fix story reminds me of oiling a door hinge only to make it stick worse.

Read about trees pumping out toxins to keep pests away, nature's own defense system.