DIY | Living Imperfection

January 11, 2019January 10, 2019

Girls can’t use power tools!

Have you ever done *literally* everything in your power for years to raise your kids to reject gender role stereotypes and sexism only to hear that very same garbage coming out of their sweet little baby mouths in spite of the evidence in front of their little pudgy cherub faces? I have…

FYI: according to my son at age four, girls can’t use power tools because they are too dangerous (the power tools, not the girls. Someday he’ll learn…) He told me this while he watched me cutting deck boards with a circular saw and continued to lecture me about his safety concerns while I drilled holes and screwed said boards into place on the playhouse platform. And I didn’t even screw my finger to the joist!

December 18, 2018January 9, 2019

Throwing Roman Shade…DIY window treatments

Still in the midst of our kitchen renovation frenzy, we’re now on the finishing touches stage, so I’ve been very busy making stuff, like these super easy pillow covers. I liked the fabric I found for some of the throw pillows so much that I decided to use it for the window treatments as well – in this case, Roman shades.

I used a great tutorial and this post details my adventure, but is more cautionary tale than tutorial. I learned several lessons and had a serious revelation at the end.