Staycation Day in The Life - 06/14/2020 - Day Two 

Do you ever look back at these videos and see how you and Scott work so easily together. That kitchen cleaning was a perfect "dance" of two people working together.

This video reminds me why you are my favourite RU-vidr. I have watched you from the UK for many years. No one is as interesting or lovely as you. Best wishes 🌱🌞

Sophia you are really losing weight. You look great. Your home looks beautiful as always. Blessings to you and family. Lorraine

You are undoubtedly the hardest worker I have ever seen! Where do you get all your energy! That is a lot of work you got done!

Love to see your family helping you. You are one busy lady. Love this video.

Our grocery store just started carrying theAHA water!! Gonna have to try it! And as Billy Crystal would say DARLLLING YOU LOOK MARVELOUS!!!!!

Sophia I do believe you are losing weight. I think all the hard work you do in your yard is amazing! I wouldn’t have had the slightest idea of how to eliminate the water problem. I do hope your trench and dry well does the trick. So glad your family had a hand in the yard project! Enjoyed your video!

Wow!! That’s a lot of work!!! But y’all are getting it done!!! It’s great to see the whole family working together!!! 🌻 its all going to be beautiful when you’re done! 🌻 btw... you are looking great!!!

I love your videos plus your looking happier these days. But it’s cute to see you and Scott working together🌺

As I get older (I'm 63) I look for easier methods to help me in the garden. I'm a big fan of smothering turf with cardboard and weighing the cardboard down with bags of soil or just pouring mulch directly on top. I have sandy soil so have little experience with clay. There's a NJ garden designer you may want to view some of her YT videos (Y Garden). Yulia has one on "No dig method." Under my kitchen sink I kept a lidded dishwasher tab container and restock it with those smaller bagged tabs. I had an extra glass canister so filled it with SOS pads. Now I can see when I'm running low and need to restock. I'm lucky (intentionally so) to have my laundry room off my kitchen. I had the contractor reuse one of my old upper cabinets and install it above my washer and dryer. That's where I keep all my less-often-used cleaning supplies. And it's at eye level. I'm excited to see more of your water-diverting project. I love your green planter you added the vine to. Make sure to fertilize that patio tomato with organic fertilizer. Yum, your lunch looked so good. That tender was enormous!

What a delightful video,you gave me motivation to clean cupboard under my sink, a great lunch idea, and looking forward to planting our wildflower garden tomorrow. Good luck with your drain, my fingers are crossed too!

I love these day in the life videos, you and Scott work so nicely together. Your garden looks wonderful and I can’t wait to see how it grows through the summer. PS... I love your hair, you look great with the shortcut you had last year and this longer style looks nice on you too!

Good job so far! SOPHIA THERE IS A FABRIC "SOCK" THAT GOES OVER THE DRAIN PIPE TO PREVENT SOIL FROM GETTING IN AND CLOGGING THE PIPE OVER TIME!

I stuff the plastic grocery bags in empty kleenex boxes...compact and pull one out at a time...I give them to Grandmas with little ones diaper changing..or in the car for trash

I LOVE the Family effort on completing this task! Looking good Sophia!! I noticed you don't have the doors in the kitchen blocked because of Le Chief. Did he lose interest in opening them? I'm sure your trench will be fine. So glad everyone is doing well. I hope you get to quilt on your Staycation too! Stay well & Stay safe 😷 Love 💖 to y'all from 🌞 Florida 🌴 🌊 🐚

Good Morning Sophia! Under my sink use to be the same way until I started keeping only what I am currently using under there. I put the rest elsewhere aka “the laundry room”.

Sophia you are looking good girl. Have you lost lots of weight? I always love your videos. I’ve watched you for years and your channel is one of the only ones I have consistently watched. Thank you and stay well and safe.

Sophia, nice post. I watched yesterday's and loved it. Your garden is looking wonderful and so is the deck. I love your idea for dry well/ riverbed thingy. It sounds like it will work for you. Truly hope so. I remember posts you've done in the passed showing the water just rushing into the back of the yard. What a nightmare that has been for you. Best of wishes on all your projects. Cheers

Great team work! 💗 Good experience for the kids! 😊 It’s really coming together! Hope it solves your problem! When we lived in MD, we had underground springs and when it rained, the backyard was a swamp!! ☔️🌧

Omg Kerrygold butter is life!! So delicious!

I love how the whole family is involved !!! 😍❤

I keep bags in kleenex/tissue boxes fill them up & place boxes onto of each & i keep box in bathroom & Laundry room & box in car & bottom of kitchen trashcan. This makes it easy to use & store & can get refilled easy. Just an idea.

So much hard work, but you will be so happy with the end result. Family team work. 💕💕

Hi, Sophia. Your home looks great! Looking forward to trying the A-Ha. Do you remember/have you heard of a group called Aha? They did a 1980’s song called “Take on Me”? It’s partly animation/partly human on You tube or google. Worth checking out!

I love your staycation videos and your garden looks great!

The end of the video was awesome...you two looked happy, healthy, fun, and like wonderful partners!

Hi Sophia! It was so wonderful to see your family working together. :) I wish we were close to you, My husband is a dirt contractor. He would know exactly what would work the best. Keep up the good work.

This is so much fun!! Watching your project coming together in between my own gardening. I must admit, yours is far more interesting! Can’t wait for tomorrow!

Stuff the bags in an empty tissue box. If it gets full get another empty tissue box. If that gets full then gather the leftovers and drop them in the bin at Wal-Mart. It will be way easier to get your supplies under the sink. All the best, ~K~

Yay! Enjoying your vacation blogs. 👒👷🌱☀

You & Scott do well in the Kitchen together. He knows where items go. Great teamwork on the yard the past weekend. Rest up with pain med & shower.

What a job! Hope it works out as planned. 👍🏻

Thank you for putting out a video during your staycation Sophia.

Hi Sophia. Just want to thank you for posting this video. While I watched it a while back and thought you did an excellent job, I don't have similar water problems, so it was more out of curiosity that I took interest in the dry well/french drain system. Imagine today, while talking to a neighbor, racking my brain to come up with a solution for his backyard water problem, that I thought of your system. He probably wont need the french drain part, but could connect his downspouts to the dry well to help when his back yard floods. So thank you for being the inspiration to be a helpful neighbor here in Michigan. You always do a great job and I really look forward to all of your videos.

"Necessity is the mother of invention" With your two smart brains put together, it should work !!! It is wonderful to see the whole family working together !! :) ps I watched Scott's video, nice !! Good Work !

The part at the end was so funny 😂 You guys are the best 🙌🏼

You and Scott at the end of the video was too funny. 😂

So hoping this works well. Lots of hard work!

Awesome job!! Love when you clean gives me a great motivation both of you did a lot, great duo ( my husband needs to see how Scott helps you ;)

Wow.....you guys have your hands full.....Digging is always...hard work. Crossing my fingers for you guys X... I've seen homes lower from the hills and always thought of the rain racing in their directions.

Scott, you rock with the butter! I certainly will rethink guilt the next time I butter my toast 😃

Things r looking good great to see all you hagwk

I would direct as much “clean” water down the driveway as possible including the garage roof downspouts and the overland flow coming across the driveway. That depressed curb to me was a bad idea by the previous owner and should probably be raised to at least match the other blocks, unless you’re concerned about water freezing on the driveway. That dry well will fill quickly. You could also try to uncompact your lawn soil at some point.

This was fun to watch. Thanks :)

You look great. Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it!

Hey Ms.Sophia!!!☺️You look just great!! I love gardens! Thanks for all you share!🌺Wendy Thomas

Great video. I know what you're going through. We live in the mountains and until we put in pipes to drain the banks where water was draining into the yard making a pool we could swim in, it was a mess. We ran drain pipes from the backyard underground to the culvert in the drive and onto the stream at the woods. It's a back breaking job. Looks like you're on the right path. Take care.

You are looking fabulous!!!

Oh Sophia, when you mentioned you have red clay in your soil, I had to laugh because I've lived in NJ and now I live in the Piedmont region of NC and boy do we have red clay here in abundance! That is all the soil is here & it is impossible to dig in or put in a garden without lots and lots of "elbow grease"! Of course, you are doing lots of hard work for sure! I so admire all you are doing and you just inspire me with every video. I look forward to seeing each one! ~M. Ashton

Good job putting those boys to work 👍🏻

We had many sheet metal/HVAC journeymen in my family so duct tape was a staple when I was growing up. My Dad would temporarily patch his gray work pants from the cuts caused by sheet metal creating a headache for my Mom. Before washing them she had to find and remove each patch (gray tape on gray fabric) so they would not clog the washing machine or get stuck on other clothes. 😒 Duct tape still rules supreme in my house for a myriad of temporary fixes. 😄 I love what you've done in your yard!! ❤

Well Done, it's going to be great all you'd hard work fantastic 😊👍

You can’t beat real butter on toast!

Wow! lots of work, I will cross fingers and toes, lol that is does the job!

You keep me going! Merci mille fois vous m’inspirez à ne pas céder à la panique 😅

I’m not sure why, but I am so interested in this drain! I guess my mind doesn’t naturally work in that way so it is so interesting to me! Can’t wait to see how it works over time.

Yep, It will work!

You look fabulous Sophia

I have my fingers & toes crossed for you 🤞 Tfs & take care 🌺

You could put a sturdy hook somewhere it’s convenient for your bag of bags. OR there is a wall mounted bag holder that’s real tidy.

I would suggest going to Walmart and getting a plastic drawer which will enable you to store the bags but also give you space on top for more storage. I use this system under the kitchen and bathroom sinks to gain double the storage space. I actually double stacked in the bathroom and labeled the drawers.

Lovin these vids! :) Hey, at least you can wash dishes for a long time with that stock! lol

You are looking very slim these days!!!!

I love it when I have no idea what I’m doing too! 😂

You end the video by saying you don't know what you are doing and this whole process of your garden reboot I'm thinking "how the heck does she know how to do that?" Great job. Love seeing a family working together.

Your hair looks awesome like that Sophia!

Lots of hard work. I hope the drain works the first time so you don't have to dig towards the back. I have drainage problems also in my back yard. My yard is lower than everyone around me so their water drains into my yard so anytime it rains heavy the water ponds. I already tried fill but I need lots more but it would take a lot of dirt since my yard is big. Watching your project makes me think we need a drain as well. I would love to buy Kerrygold butter but because of dairy import laws it is hard to find unless you bring it in from the US or get it online and don't get caught.

Not being able to buy disinfectant wipes (in Australia) I made my own. I had a carton of baby wipe packets, and a large bottle of Dettol. I pour two capfuls of dettol into a baby wipe packet. Same thing, only a lot cheaper. When I am out of iso I won't go back to buying expensive disinfectant wipes.

Great!

Hey lady lots of hard work at your place. We need to do a lot to our yard as well maybe I will get inspired at some point. Just wanted to let you know that Walmart does really cute jeans and they have a little bit of stretch to them and mine have been great I’ve worn them for two or three years now and still no chub rub, LOL! They’re also really great price at like 14 -15 bucks...some are even cheaper

What is this? A husband that helps? I have never seen this is my life. You're the best, Scott!

I love that Scot helps you by doing some laundry yesterday and putting stuff away with you. Also have you lost weight? You look as if you have. Have been watching you for some time, very good projects. Well done Sofia (that’s my mums name too) looking forward to you finishing the trench. Love Lenna

It is not duct tape ever in space. It is more likely a form of masking tape (not affected by water, only releases with alcohol) or kapton tape (heat resistant also impervious to most moisture except alcohol. I use masking tape for so many things patches etc. also duct tape is highly static so a no go in flight or space.

I keep meaning to ask if Scott did your intro..it’s really good

I did and I won't. Smart idea.

I'm exhausted just watching you . Fingers crossed 👍🙋🏼

A family affair I love it❤️. You look great girlfriend tape and all lolol. Diana Romero tfs

I hate to see you waste products (silver cleaner). Why not keep the extras on a shelf in the basement. Then shop your "store". No need to go out again to purchase. Why is that not a good plan?

Sophia., you look slimmer today. :-) Best regards from Virginia.

Yum! I’m making that chicken arugula lunch! 🥗

The cabinet where I keep the cleaners always has to be rearrange. I do have a list taped inside the door of which products are inside.

Irish butter is the best, FACT ✅

You need a different area for your bag of bags. Maybe you could get a bag holder you could hang on the wall going to the downstairs.

U need to use clear plastic container under the sink and a bag holder on the door

You should try zoflora it's the same as detol but smells much nicer ❤

Dear Sophia, We also have a problem with water drainage. A dry well might be a good solution. And one mire thing. I LOVE the music in your intro and towards the end of the video (about 29:11). Please, tell what it us 🙏

I know you said you don't take the time.....well..just a suggestion...I have a 1lb coffee can (plastic) I pull the bag between my two hand, it makes a sleek line , I roll it around my three fingers, stuff into the can put the lid on. Takes 1/2 min or less. Just a suggestion. DAWN! Jersey, has Dawn,,,not in Pa....we're still waiting. Could you township, use a grinder to make a swell, along side each drive to let the water run down to the nearest drain?

Scott wants a vacation..lol

Hello Sofia! First of all I'm glad you are all doing well. I also wanted to mention that you look like you have lost some weight. The Garden looks amazing. : ) xoxoxo

Scott has lost weight also way to go both of you

Scott shows younger women what real men help around the home and men who do look more attractive!

I keep Duck Tape around all the time.

You are looking much thinner and happier well done not that you looked fat anyway I love your videos thank you so much for sharing your life with us your beauty shines from within god bless you from London England 🇬🇧💐👍🎉😘

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Ist good to see husband helping you brill 💕

You are amazing. Just wondering if you think a drain pipe that collects water from the backyard can be drained to the street?

Sophia, love your sink faucet! Can I ask where you purchased it from? Exactly what I’ve been looking for. Thanks.....

Maybe under sink use 2 level rolling drawer.

I truly admire your industriousness and your ability to creatively solve problems (repetitive flooding). Btw, what brand is your dishwasher? I love the silverware tray.

all that rainwater and you just let it wash away? why dont you put in a storage tank so you can use it to water the garden and stuff?? Here in Belgium new houses are obligated to put in rainwater tanks to save on tap water. We use it to flush our toilets and in our laundry machine!