Nothing makes me cringe like squeaky floors. I hate the sound. I hate how even though I’m incredibly agile, light on my feet, and can…
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This might be our shortest post ever. It’s a simple little tip to make you go DUH! It’s how to cut spray foam insulation. BACK…
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Something happened to my daughter’s el cheapo, white art table a couple weeks ago. It could have been some serious painting and coloring going on,…
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Every day I put all my pocket change into J’s Crayola Crayon Bank. She wanted to tap into her Xmas money to buy an Imaginext…
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Do you wrap the gifts from Santa? Or are they just out there in the morning, like BLAM! SANTA! Much of it is about creating…
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We thought about categorizing this as gifts for DIY ladies but they’re good quick gifts for anyone, so don’t be sexist. Let’s get to it.…
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I wrote a post for Bob Vila about unclogging a clogged drain. I chose a sink drain for his article but I thought I’d cover…
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Not OUR blogiversary, merrypad.com’s blogiversary. Since I’m a little baking nerd, I made a cake for my girl Emily’s 1 year blogiversary. Here’s the quick step by step.…
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What happens when punk rockers with a “F*** Authority” attitude grow up to be parents? I can tell you it’s a little weird. I had the…
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I don’t dress up for Halloween. One reason is because I’m not 14, another reason is that… well I guess I only need that one…
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I love pumpkin time. One reason is because it’s almost time for Halloween, which is the most fun holiday if you have a kid. Another…
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My jeans have a little hole near the front right pocket where I carry my gear. I’m trying to keep them from reaching the hole-y…
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Ever since I bought my Subaru Impreza Sport it’s had a weird rattle at around 2,000 RPMs and every time I drove it I thought…
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Marty and I have been DIYing in one way or another our whole lives, but it wasn’t until recently that we started writing about it…
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I know my Julia. She’s a girly girl but she LOVES helping outside, finding bugs, getting dirty, and driving grandpa’s lawnmower. So when birthday time…
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I make my daughter’s birthday cakes by hand. They’re not professional level, and neither of us care (at least she doesn’t yet). They’re usually a…
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So I’m using a 10×10 tamper to help cram about 100 gallons worth of weeds into a 50 gallon sized garbage can. After about the…
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If you want to know how to remove a stripped screw, or what IS a stripped screw, that right up there is a stripped screw.…
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This little project came out of necessity. Isn’t that where most great ideas come from? It’s either necessity or beer, I can’t recall. Anyway, I…
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I don’t recommend any of you actually try this. I know that’s something that’s usually fine print, but in this case I made it headline…
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For as long as I can remember we’ve been stepping around the issue. The issue being the soft spot in the kitchen floor in front…
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