Tales from the DIY Diary: Part 3
Posted by Robyn Lee in Family on Thursday, August 19, 2010
Here is the final step for fixing your leaky faucet. If you haven’t already, read step one and step two and learn what not to do when tackling home projects.
Step three: Take the shiny exciting new faucet out of the box and install it. How hard could it be? This is the fun part!
Mom declares that she is going home because we should be able to take it from here.
30 seconds after mom leaves: “Mom I... READ MORE
Tales from the DIY Diary: Part 1
Posted by Robyn Lee in Family on Friday, August 13, 2010
As a single gal with a fixer-upper there is an occasional house project that I have to tackle. Being far from handy, my way of getting it done is to hire Mr. Local Professional.
Why deal with all the frustration when Mr. Professional can come in and do it in no time?
I used this reasoning to avoid all do-it-yourself projects … until I realized that you need some serious cash to hire Mr. Local Professional.... READ MORE
Clutter, Clutter Everywhere
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, March 01, 2010
So I started out the 40 Bags in 40 Days a little prideful (or maybe we could just call it “overly-confident”). Already in a frenzy of pre-partum nesting, I had been purging and decluttering everything in sight for weeks. What could possibly be left?
As it turns out, plenty.
I’ve hit a wall the last few days, having discovered a whole other set of closets and drawers that have long been neglected by... READ MORE
In The Bag
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Whenever I’m in the checkout line at the grocery store and I see someone whipping out those awesome earth-friendly bags, I make a note to bring some with me next time. But I always forget, until the next time I’m checking out.
The other day, however, I finally remembered! I don’t have a large collection of average-sized bag, so I decided to just bring my one extra-extra-large beach bag. It worked... READ MORE
Fall Decor
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, October 19, 2009
One of my favorite parts about this time of year is all the wonderful decorating a person can do—buy a bag of gourds at the grocery store and you can transform your front room into a Fall masterpiece!
I have been having fun adding little sprigs of color throughout the house, a few mini-pumpkins here, a harvest candle there. I still want to buy some mums for the front porch and I’ve got this idea for... READ MORE
