Recently I decided my garden bench that used to be a Craig’s List bed frame, needed to be refinished. I repaired, sanded and repainted the bench before setting it onto our porch where it would get less exposure to the rain. Well, it wasn’t weathering the elements too nicely. Or maybe I should say it was weathering […]
Let me hear some noise! Blow the horns, shout out loud, let’s get ready to PAARRRTTTYYYY! Could there be a more exciting week? I think not! On this date one year ago, Pretty Handy Girl was born. I wrote my first blog post and since then y’all have followed me through the beautiful and the […]
For the past six weeks I’ve been taking the Simplify101 workshop: Organizing101. Aby has been a great instructor, and it has motivated me to take back my home! A few of the projects I’ve completed are: AND… …Duh, du, duuuunnnn. Our linen closet: This abyss is 5 feet deep with no light…I wasn’t sure what […]
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been fighting a losing battle lately. I have begged, yelled, and threatened my boys to stop putting stickers and tape on the walls. I think my youngest one upped me, he put tape and stickers on his door! I had given up the battle until I came across […]
I had the pleasure of talking to Meri-K Appy the other day. She is the president of the Home Safety Council and has over 30 years experience talking about home safety. Meri-K has a wealth of knowledge about preventing injuries while working on and around your home. I recorded my talk with her and hope you […]