I’ve just barely been keeping my fingers hooked over the edge of sanity this week, but I still managed to keep up with at least some of the daily photo…

Back in January I had a lofty goal of maintaining some balance in my life this year–you know, instead of becoming a little sawdust-covered hermit who spends all of her…

For a few months I’ve been putting together the story of building the Memorial House, which means spending a lot of time in the archives of DIYdiva, and one of…

When I finally decided to formalize DIY Life into an actual part of my website I was hoping the mindset that’s taken me through seven years of documenting projects and…

This blend of spices could very possibly be the key to my personal happiness. The origin for this blend of awesomeness was a flavored butter recipe for sweet corn, which,…

I don’t usually do New Year’s resolutions in the traditional sense of the word, although for a long time I would give something up for the year as an exercise…

Next to building stuff (which started around the time I was two, and hasn’t stopped since) taking pictures is my longest running hobby. It’s also my most-often neglected hobby, unless…

Particularly this time of year you can’t click twice anywhere on the internet without seeing articles like “The Top 5 Ways to Jumpstart Your Workout” or ” 10 Ways to…

What you’re about to read is the result of a mild case of ADD coupled with the all-encompassing power of Google, a dash of writers block, and four Christmas cookies…

For those of you who don’t know, I have a small problem with compulsively starting DIY projects. As far as vices go, it’s right up there with my love of…