Posted in DIY Book Reviews on Aug 13th, 2008
DIY lovers, welcome to the wonderful world of DIY books. And not, insert-joist-A-into-foundation-B kind of DIY books either, but actual stories. If there’s anything I love more than Doing It Myself, (okay, and MysteryMan) it’s books. And actually if I’m completely honest, books were my very first love, starting with Dr. Seuss’s ABC’s, but in my [...]
Posted in DIY Philosophy, Self-Centric on Apr 3rd, 2008
What does it mean, being a girl while simultaneously being a powertool wielding badass?
I can tell you this. Being a girl will often mean that people will tell you that you can’t do things. Sometimes it’s a straightforward telling and sometimes it’s more subtle. A look. A snort. A “what exactly are you doing again?” [...]
Posted in Other Projects, project ADD on Mar 26th, 2008
I have a problem. I am project ADD and I know it, okay? There are just so many wonderful things to be built and painted and refinished.
First on my list is the DIY wine rack, of course, which I was supposed to have started in March, I know, but instead will be starting it in [...]
Posted in DIY Lessons, DIY Philosophy, Q & A on Mar 25th, 2008
I like to play a little game with this blog… I look at all of the google searches that bring people to this site, and then I guess whether or not they shouted obscenities at their monitor while they tried to figure out the answers from whatever post they were directed to.
And then I giggle [...]
Posted in Other Projects, Recycling Cabinet on Feb 25th, 2008
Generally speaking, neither Hell nor high water can keep me away from my projects (And I’ve had both in my basement… can anyone say, sewer backup? Ugh.) though apparently an excess of mucous can stop me dead in my tracks. Instead of spending the weekend up north with my snowboard and that boy I adore, I [...]
"I wear a toolbelt and go barefoot the way other girls wear Prada and heels."
Recycling Cabinet
DIY Wine Rack
