Bllissdom 2012 Whirlwind

Blissdom 2012.  The last 2 weeks have been a whirlwind of activity with my parents here for Maddie’s birthday and then Blissdom.  Fun, but a whirlwind.   (For those of you who don’t know what Blissdom is:  It’s a blog conference.  A place we go to meet each other, be inspired and...

Getting on Track!

Whooooaaa Nellie, we’ve jumped the track! I’ve been watching it happen over the last couple months and because I’m still living out of boxes and barely hanging on to my sanity by the skin of my teeth, I’ve just been happy that my nose is above water and I can still breath! I’ve...

TGIF

Quick announcements: Build{hers} Club Link-Up next Friday!  So you have a whole week to finish up that big (or small) project you’re working on.  I can’t wait to see what’s you’ve all been busy creating! Also, I’m guest posting over at Every Creative Endeavor today.  Come...

Let’s Trade Secrets

Hi guys!  Today, instead of sharing another DIY tip with you, I’m going to invite YOU to share a tip with me! Well, me and the rest of the world, that is! GMC Trade Secrets is having a contest where YOU can submit your own cooking, decorating or DIY tip in a video or picture for the chance to win some...

All in 2 days work!

This weekend got taken over by an unexpected project.  One of the first project we wanted done when we bought this house was having gutter guards installed.  We could not get anyone out here to do it though.  Seriously?  I guess the recent hail storms are to blame …again.  (The broken window and...

Radon, the Other Odorless, Tasteless Killer Gas.

This is not my typical post but this is something I feel is very important so I’m on a soap box today! We had to have a Radon Mitigation System installed after we moved in because the Radon levels were too high. In talking to the installer, I realized that there is a huge “awareness gap”...

Electrical Wiring and Online Resources (other than me)

There’s a 3 way switch in this apartment that doesn’t work properly! I had the ”maintenance guy” in last week to fix a few things and after I brought the wiring issue to his attention,   he just said it was that way in his apartment too  (and he didn't even try to fix...

Thanks for the laughs, a Winner, and other Random Stuff

I’m happy to see that so many fellow DIY’ers take safety so seriously! YOU Gals ROCK! For being DIY super-fashion stars, I’d be happy to send each one of you (special seven) something from my private collection! Dreamy Michelle,  Creative Energetic Erin,  Drill lovin’...

Builders Mirror Removal Questions

Follow up to your questions. How do you deal with an outlet in the mirrir?  If you look at the photo above, you’ll see I had an outlet in the mirror.  I just unscrewed the outlet and pulled it out of the box (Shut off your power to be safe!)  Then, when you’re lifting the mirror...