Blog name: The Weekend DIY-er Location: Milwaukee, WI About me: I am a graphic designer and student by day and a home owner by night and weekend. If not educating, working, or freelancing, I spend most of my free time doing basic repairs and upkeep while helping friends and strangers repair and upkeep their home to finance more of my own home projects. Rating statistics Average rating of my blogs: 3.5 Average rating of my Talkbacks: 4.1 Average rating I've given others: 3.9 |
| Recent blog entries | |
| Living - May 1, 2009 | |
| Refinishing wood floors yourself is not intimidating | |
| Hardwood floors are a slippery slope when it comes to re-finishing. The professionals I had come in to evaluate my floor said that it was not something I could do myself or with the help of friends. Well mister professional, I have news for you, it can be. My sec... | |
| Living - April 24, 2009 | |
| Tips on building a backyard gate | |
| One of the high points of my home is that I have one of the few backyards (as small as it may be) that have a 6 foot fence. Having such a high fence does not subject me to the neighbor’s headlights in their alley driveway. The only problem with this fence is that the previous owners p... | |
| Living - April 16, 2009 | |
| Here's a great DIY tool | |
| I am in no way a professional in the area of home repairs. I have been learning by doing for over ten years, mainly with friends or a professional (self-proclaimed or actual) and have walked away with lots of information. Now that I bought my own home I can put this information to t... | |
| Kids & Family - Dec. 1, 2008 | |
| So, I got a dog... | |
| I am not sure whether I would be a good parent or a bad parent. I have seen both and know what I should and shouldn't do from my own upbringing. So, I felt that at 31 years old, I should take the next step and get myself a dog. It's like parenting but less crying and more barkin... | |
| Sports - Oct. 5, 2008 | |
| My first Playoff game... pt. 2 (Live) | |
| I now say live because somemone close to me said, "You were hatched well before the first one so technically this is your second go of the playoffs." True, Gavin, but this is my first LIVE viewing.Okay, so, while I was distracted by the cute baby behind me I was also distracted by... | |
| Recent Talkbacks | |
| Article - Jan. 6, 2008 | |
| Sunday Sound-off: Leno or Letterman? | |
| I am going to need to tip my hat off to Kimmil. Just because of his unsuspec... | |
| Article - Jan. 6, 2008 | |
| Sniffing out Milwaukee's smoke-free bars | |
| I used to smoke and nothing was more upsetting than not having the option of ... | |
| Article - Dec. 27, 2007 | |
| Amusing “Brenner vs. the Bronze Fonz” battle continues | |
| Wasn't Brenner supposed to have closed shop and leave town til the 14th of Ja... | |
| Article - Dec. 18, 2007 | |
| Urban Outfitters adds jolt to buzzing 'hood | |
| It is great to finally have the store here. I no longer need to pay for ship... | |
| Article - Dec. 17, 2007 | |
| Is the postal service getting worse? | |
| I have used the postal service for Amazon to buy and sell textbooks. Several... | |
| Article - Dec. 17, 2007 | |
| My grown-up and grueling homeowner weekend | |
| ahhhh, welcome to the world of home-owning. The domino effect always happens... | |
| Article - Dec. 11, 2007 | |
| Candy Cane Lane: I say "Bah, humbug!" to political decorations | |
| I know this is a touchy subject for both sides. I do believe that the author... | |
| Article - Dec. 11, 2007 | |
| I love the "frustrated" informercial guy | |
| I had bought one of those "RONCO" Rotisseries about 6 years ago in an attempt... | |
| Article - Dec. 7, 2007 | |
| Stone Creek Coffee provides escape from coffee insanity | |
| First, you get an extra shot of espresso at Alterra, Stone Creek, even Caribo... | |
| Article - Dec. 5, 2007 | |
| Gousha's return to TV is revealing | |
| Very true! That was hitting that nail's head right into the Channel 4 coffin... | |
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