This post about planting blueberry bushes is sponsored by Troy-Bilt. All opinions, project ideas, and sweat labor are my own. đ Let’s just put something out there: I’ve been known to have a black thumb. I joke that it’s a wonder my kids have thrived because I had a history of neglecting anything that needed food or water. So when… View Post
This post is brought to you in part by The Home Depot. I can’t tell you how long I’d been wanting to build a DIY fire pit in my backyard. But when you can barely manage to finish projects inside of the house, the outside seems that much less important, doesn’t it? Last summer, though, I built this outdoor DIY fire pit in… View Post
This post on how to use a circular saw is brought to you in part by RYOBI Power Tools. After doing an in-depth review of how to use a jigsaw, I have been dying to do another video on how to use a circular saw. Watch: How to Use a Circular Saw When I first started DIY’ing, it was… View Post
I’m so happy that I finally completed this boy’s bedroom makeover! My son loves his new blue bedroom with orange accents! If you like this bedroom makeover, be sure to check out my other boys’ green bedroom makeover as well as my own master bedroom makeover.  BEFORE AFTER! I thought people were pulling my leg when they said that it takes years to… View Post
I’ve done really good with curbing my “buy-and-hoard” tendencies at the thrift store. But when you find thrifted path lights like these, and then upcycle them into fall-inspired DIY lanterns, I have a renewed appreciation of my “buy-and-hoard” ways. I bought these old path walkway lights many months ago from the thrift store. I gasped when I found them because I… View Post
At the age of 40, I got this crazy idea to enroll in a carpentry certificate program at my local community college. The first class, Introduction to the Building Trades, was starting the same day when the public schools were on a 2-hour weather delay. Having been years since I have taken college courses, I didn’t realize that the community… View Post