Every Single Post

Here you will find every post I've written in order from first to last. See just how crappy my house used to be...

  • Celebrate Me

    October 3rd is National Crappy House Day! (Good thing it’s a Saturday so you don’t have to explain to your boss why you can’t go into work…) Not only is it my birthday (for reals), but it’s also my blog’s birthday as well. What a coincidence! (Hey, that’s joincidence with a “c”…)

    Copyright Theresa Thompson

  • My Tufted Green Velvet Couch

    Sofa, So Good

    I had four months and this crazy idea that I might actually be able to install my floor before my beautiful tufted green velvet couch arrived. I mean… four months. (That’s a third of a year, in case you suck at math.) But four months goes by really quickly. I actually did get some stuff done in that time, but I may have been a bit overly optimistic when I came up with that silly floor idea. (Which is weird, because optimism is totally not my thing.) I promise to fill you guys in on what I’ve accomplished lately, but this post is all about this beauty

    My Tufted Green Velvet Couch

  • I Spent a Day with Habitat For Humanity

    Paying it Forward

    I never watch the news. I know. I’m a bad American. Whatever. But the news always sucks! It’s full of terrible people doing terrible things. I’d much rather focus on the good people in the world doing good things.  The people that think nothing of donating their money and time to worthy causes. The selfless people. You know, the ones who make me feel really bad for wasting my extra time on sleeping late and watching Netflix instead of helping others. Wait, why am I focusing on them again?

    Oh, right. They’re inspiring.

  • Off The Chain

    You may remember My Chain.

    You probably have your own chain. You know – those projects you have to do before you can do the one you really want to do. They all build on each other. If you don’t remember My Chain, (And you were too lazy to click the link I conveniently put there in the first sentence. And again here. (My God, how lazy are you??)) here it is: 

  • A Closet Makeover on a Budget

    My Best Friend’s Closet

    My BFF and I have been friends since we were 13 years old. I’m not even going to tell you how many years that is (because I like to pretend I’m still a kid and that would destroy the illusion), but this hair sure does have a big mouth…

    Me and Tam then

  • Installing Slate Tile: Welcome to DIY Hell

    Slate Sucks.

    The surest way to guarantee that I will tackle a project myself is to tell me I should not be tackling that project myself. Tell me it’s super difficult. Tell me it’s not for the DIYer. Tell me only very experienced people should try it. Flat out tell me that I can’t do it and I want to prove that I can do it all the more. I know. I have issues. I don’t know WTF my problem is.

    Everyone and their mother (and the Home Depot tile guy) told me I should not be installing slate tile by myself.

    A square of four slate tiles of different colors

    I did it anyway.

    And I cried the whole time.

  • Where Am I?

    I’ve made it super easy for you to keep up with my blog this year. It’s now June and I’ve only written two posts. Two. (Well, three, if you count this one…) See, I know you’re busy, so I didn’t want to burden you with tons of fascinating post reading. I’m always thinking of you. You’re welcome.

    And that’s a random picture of Egor for you to enjoy. You’re welcome. Again…

  • Installing a Wood Floor Over a Sub Floor

    Feature Welcome to Crazy Town

    The Fantastic Floor

    When choosing something big for my home, I will inevitably go on a journey. One that takes me down a secluded winding road, through a scary forest, under a barbed wire fence, over a stream of lava, past a dragon, to a place called Crazy Town.