Tarzan of the Remodeling Jungle

  Maybe it’s a pride thing. Maybe it’s a bonding thing. Maybe it’s the fact that his dad reads this blog. Whatever the reason, I’m stoked that it’s happening. Father-In-Law arrived at the weekend, and Hubby has turned into Tarzan of the Remodeling Jungle, ready to beat his chest and exude noises of manliness. Home [...]

Homeowners who just wanna have fun

  A photography instructor once told me there’s no such thing as a bad photograph. If we love the photo, we don’t care that there’s too much sky or that the eyes of our child shine hellish red. And I think the same can be said of our homes. These days it’s all too easy [...]

A different sort of happy hour

  The first DIY date night went reasonably well. I’d rather have been munching on M&Ms at the cinema, or enjoying Happy Hour somewhere, but as marital bonding sessions go, it was good. No raised voices, no stomping off in the huff. Just a few little swear words, a lot of frustration and, for me, [...]

A new sort of date night

It’s not been a great week here at the House of DIY Horrors. In five days I can only really lay claim to doing one valuable thing, and that’s pulling up my summer vegetables. And meanwhile the jobs inside of the house seem even bigger and uglier than before. They’re bullying me, staring me down [...]

No bracket required

  I’ve done it now, haven’t I? Going public like this, hanging out my dirty laundry for all to see, it has its consequences. The upsides? Making progress on the house, and having the support of your good selves (keep the comments coming, folks – I love that some of you are in a similarly [...]