August 03, 2016

Where We Live Now: A DIY Remodel of My Entire Life

August 03, 2016/ Victoria Barrett

Where We Live Now: A DIY Remodel of My Entire Life

I looked out at the massive back yard and cried from joy. It was filthy, unfit for habitation, mine.

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In just 18 (easy?) steps, you too can kind of impress your book club with a cake-like dessert.

July 19, 2016

I'm Not Turning Into My Mother, I'm Turning Into My Grandmother

July 19, 2016/ Jill L. Ferguson

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Maybe we don’t really turn into our mothers... maybe we skip a generation.

July 15, 2016

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And while we're at it, throw in a kick-ass TARDIS dress, too.

July 11, 2016

How to Melt Your Bathtub Without Really Trying

July 11, 2016/ Carrie Cutforth

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Step seven: Heave existential sobs while scooping the cottage-cheezy liquid plastic of your once bathtub into old sour yogurt containers.

July 08, 2016

8 Reasons Why Making Your Own Curtains Is Always a Giant Pain in the Ass

July 08, 2016/ Tamara Oliver

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HGTV is not reality, it's science fiction; Real Simple couldn't be further from simple; Martha Stewart's LIVING is lying. It's NOT that easy.

July 06, 2016

How to Upcycle Your Empty Pill Bottles Into World Landmarks

July 06, 2016/ Amy Minton

How to Upcycle Your Empty Pill Bottles Into World Landmarks

If you, too, experience the overmedicated pendulum swings of the average American, may I recommend a creative end to the madness?

July 05, 2016

10 Latch Hook Kits To Spend Your Kid's Inheritance On

July 05, 2016/ Theresa Edwards

10 Latch Hook Kits To Spend Your Kid's Inheritance On

We can’t eat our offspring, but we can spend all of the money they’re hoping we’ll leave them.

June 27, 2016

Container Gardening for When You Only Kind of Give a Shit

June 27, 2016/ Tamara Oliver

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A how-to for those of us who definitely aren't Martha Stewart.

June 21, 2016

How to Build a Nursery for a Dying Baby

June 21, 2016/ Victoria Barrett

How to Build a Nursery for a Dying Baby

Begin with an idea: This child swimming in her own confined ocean inside you is some kind of sea creature. This will be a mistake, but do it anyway. Commit fully to the image...