About Us

About Handy Man

I’m Rob (aka Handy Man). By day, I’m a mild-mannered computer geek. But when I get home at night, I strip off the slacks and shoes and don the jeans and sneaks. Most nights, however, I’m too spent to do anything around the house, as I work four 10 hour days in order to have 3-day weekends.

My weekends are my most productive times as a handy man. As a homeowner, there are no lack of things to do. Laurie (aka Crafty Woman), maintains a “honey do” list for me that never seems to get any shorter… no matter how many tasks I complete.

In addition to home maintenance, I’m known to build an occasional stick of furniture. Most recently, I built a nice cabinet for our new TV. From time to time, I’ve also been recruited to help Laurie decorate the room we’ve remodeled. (yes… that even includes sewing…)

About Crafty Woman

I work part-time at a school, but I’m mostly an at-home mom to our Handy Boy, who is 8.  I love reading, photography, scrapbooking and home decorating. 

I’m “the Boss” when it comes to choosing paint colors, but sometimes it goes wrong and we have to re-paint!  Before we renovate a room, I talk with Handy Man about what I want it to look like, and we make decisions about which materials to use.  We shop mainly at Lowe’s and Home Depot for renovation materials, and at lots of other thrifty places (like discount stores, consignment and antique shops) for decorating.

I also love to take photos and scrapbook. While this won’t be a blog about scrapbooking, I’ll share some of my ideas for organizing photos and scrapbook supplies.