SOLUTIONS:
My husband always comes up with creative solutions. Unfortunately, they usually require more effort on my part than his. Recent example: I mentioned that the flowers I had recently planted at our house tend to wither if left without water several days. Since we would be in Mexico I suggested that we set the automatic sprinkler system to every other day rather than twice weekly as it is currently. Nope, that would cost WAY too much to water the flowers that much, so he recommended I dig up all of my flowers and plant new ones that are drought-resistent. Hmm. I think I'll pass. I'm pretty sure we can afford to water my flowers for another month.