We had a major deluge yesterday...heavy, tropical rain, tornado-warnings...and now my beautiful outdoor patio is covered in earthworms...live ones...yuck! Any quick tips on getting rid of them?

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Do you remember when I killed a large fiddle leaf fig tree? It was outside during a frost...and I was horrified when every single leaf fell off!

We finally cut it way back, but Mr DIY declared it "deader than a doornail"... it was headed to the trash...except that we're major procrastinators and so it never actually made it to the curb...

...and then...low and behold...


You guys...Fiddle leaf fig is alive and growing! #happydance

My other fig babies are growing too...I will share updated pictures soon!

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I've been a little quiet on the blog lately. Lots of back problems have kept me from spending much time at my computer.

Sooo, you probably didn't know that we were having car problems! Our '95 Honda needed a new transmission...and after giving it a lot of thought (things like "is it worth it?") we decided to go ahead. Not 5 days after the new transmission was installed, a piston blew in the engine.

So it sat in the driveway...dead..kaput!

Mr DIY, myself and our teenage, working, son shared a car for about 2 months...while trying to look for new-to-us cars. Y'all, in nearly 25 years of marriage, we've owned a total of 4 cars...so we're not exactly car-buying-experts! We like to drive them literally to death!

I am happy to say that not only did we find a new car (new as in 2014), but it's been raining cars! We found a car for our college son, and our middle son just bought his first car. #thedroughtisover

Here's a pic of the new and the old.


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In other, totally random news, I have been labeling all.the.things lately!

If you own a Silhouette machine or a Cricut...and you don't use it...what are you waiting for?

My bread box (formerly Laundry Box) needed a new label...I was tired of the font (plus, the fact that I applied it a little bit crooked has driven me crazy since the day I put it on...truth!)

Here's a little look at the quick and easy process of switching out the vinyl...


The old vinyl peeled right up, the box got a nice clean and degreasing from my favorite household cleaner, and I attached the new vinyl...here's a look at the before and the after.

If you've been wanting a vintage-style enamel bread box, you can find them here.

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It seems like I'm always the last one on the bus...I just discovered "flat lays" and have had loads of fun playing!