Theresa’s blog

When I first learned that we had the opportunity to help rebuild the historic Cunningham Park in Joplin, MO, just six months after the devastating…

Designing a playground for the kids of Joplin: Dream, Play, Love

When Mark and I heard that Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was planning to build 7 houses in 7 days in Joplin for families affected by…

Sometimes I feel like life is more like an avalanche than a skip through a field of daisies. Know what I mean? Here’s what I try to do:

Theresa’s blog: Go from DIY to Ho-Ho-Ho w/ Elf fashion

I get to have fun at work. Yes, I’m one of the lucky ones you hear about. And we’re lucky to share tips on NBC’s…

FixitUpFind: Empowering my yoga power

I’m a Rodney Yee fan. While not extremely consistent in my yoga practice, I always feel better—body, mind, soul—when I’ve completed a yoga workout. From…

FixitUpFind: Fathers & Food shopping?

Theresa’s FixitUpFind: Father’s & Food Shopping My dad has always done the grocery shopping. Every Saturday morning my dad has left the house for the…

FixitUpFind: Theresa’s new work pants

Work pants are tough for me. When it comes to clothes, I’m a girl at heart. And so it’s hard to think about practicality as…

FixitUpFind: Ultimate family tablecloth

Meal time is stress-time when you have little ones. Parents, you know the drill. And from their shorter perspective, we’re disrupting their special projects to…

French Dragon Faucet?

Yes. Dragon faucet. When I saw the THG+Daum crystal bath hardware I stopped flipping the pages of Traditional Home’s October 2011 issue. At first, I…

Intentional haphazardness?

I love Pottery Barn. I really do. So much so that I often go online, fill up a shopping cart, and then remember that in…