Theresa’s blog

Building (+ Marriage) Retreat

Mark and I have heard enough times that we aren’t a typical married couple that I may start to actually  believe it. The part about…

FixitUp Find: Theresa’s work pants

You might think that I spend more time thinking about my clothes than my husband. But, it’s not always true. The historical track-record is that…

Birthday cake: second try success

Every year I look forward to creating a birthday cake for the kids. And every year Mark says I spend way too much time thinking…

What better way to greet friends and trick-or-treaters than with a big circle of seasonal candy attached to the front door? And a candy corn wreath is a bold statement for any entryway. I changed the size, the layout of the candy, and used a different base — scrap cardboard — so mine may not be a twin, but it’s definitely a first-cousin of the Woman’s Day candy corn wreath.

Flower, carpenter style

My husband Mark can be surprisingly thoughtful. He’s got that hard-edged boots-in-the-mud jobsite-personality stuff that often requires a lot of patience to manage. And since…

If 85 swears is a daily average, what’s happening on the jobsite?

No profanity today. Theresa attempts to take photos of Mark (background) for a magazine article around then-baby Jack’s sleeping head while he naps in the…

Pergateola: Getting started

Today’s mission is to prep the yard, layout the post holes, dig, dig some more, and set the posts in fast-setting concrete. As we like…

Who buys this stuff?

So I used to love Restoration Hardware. When I lived in Arlington, VA, I’d walk across the Key bridge into Georgetown, and browse at the…

9 hours in the bathroom @Remodeling Show

It may not be every girl’s dream-come-true, but a construction trade show is always a fun time for me. No, not being sarcastic. Just stay…

The Bathroom Project

The Bathroom: Say goodbye to the 1970s …. and hello to luxury It’s true. Our home originally had an outhouse. It was one of the…

Cooler attic

At our MyFixitUpLife home we have been crazy-focused on our roof replacement all summer-long. Ever since Mark and I spent a 100-degree August day five…

Roofing

While Mark was doing the bulk of the roof replacement project, and I watched from the ground and the aerial lift, I was looking forward…