Expert handy women share coronavirus pandemic DIY ideas while sheltering at home.
On this episode of MyFixitUpLife talk, we’ll be talking with licensed contractor and TV host Kayleen McCabe and woodworker and blacksmith Carley Ferrara about the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 is keeping most everyone at home, whether ordered or self-directed.
We are trying to figure out a new normal. How do we keep our kids’ brain cells growing? Maintain a healthy lifestyle of fitness and nutrition? Stay connected to friends and family virtually? And find ways to keep our spirits up?
While we’re home, it’s a good time to do those home improvement projects that we’ve been putting off. Whether it’s changing your furnace filters, decluttering, or starting a vegetable garden, there’s a lot we can do to keep busy and make life a little better.
DIYers and building pros are innovative and used to dealing with surprises, so we’re talking about how we can help you get through this challenging time.
Kayleen McCabe is a general contractor, TV host, trades advocate, and always good for morale.
Kayleen has been swinging hammers and toting toolbelts since the ripe age of six, when she shadowed her dad’s overhaul of their Denver home. In 2009 she beat dozens of male competitors. She won the grand prize on TV’s Stud Finder: her own series called DIY Network’s Rescue Renovation. She’s an advocate of trade careers. Her goal is to shed light on the rising demand for trade professionals that’s outpacing vocational training, and to help restore America’s respect for the trades.
She’s sharing what she’s doing at her home during the coronavirus pandemic on Facebook Live, from mega LEGO projects to cooking mini quiches to building her own Game of Thrones throne in her workshop.
Carley Ferrara is a blacksmith, woodworker, mom, and an all-around creative force.
Carley’s Iron Mountain Forge & Furniture has grown into an entire team of wildly talented craftspeople. They create custom pieces for clients all over the world. In 2015, Carley was a featured contestant on ‘Ellen’s Design Challenge,’ which airs on HGTV. Her upbeat enthusiasm for hands-on creativity exudes from everything she makes. She’ll share what she’s doing to create a speak easy space at her home, and how she’ll be showing her blacksmith skills on Instagram during the pandemic.
We’ll talk about DIY projects to tackle while sheltering at home, staying connected while social distancing, DIY ideas for keeping kids moving and building brain cells at home, why it may be a good time to foster a pet, and their fun healthy tips during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tune into MyFixitUpLife talk on Saturday, March 21st at 10amET on BlogTalkRadio.
