July 17, 2011

6 Top Reasons To Avoid DIY.

My DIY Extreme Home Decorating has taken a downward spiral! So here's my 6 Top Reasons To AVOID DIY if you are me!


It's time for a massage, a manicure and a glass of wine. GOOGLE+ here I come...!

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Posted by The Animated Woman at 9:12 PM
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15 comments:

  1. Elizabeth- Letters from a Small StateJuly 17, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    We've had drywall dust EVERYWHERE at our house for about 4 months... and my FEET are a wreck too. AH!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 17, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    I've been waiting for this post since your posts on Twitter and FB! Sounds like you learned a lot! xoxo

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  3. AlisonJuly 17, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Amen! I will use this list next time someone suggests DIY.

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  4. TechyDadJuly 17, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    I'd add a #7 for me: You'll get distracted halfway through the project with a ton of other things to do and it will lay for years afterwards mocking you with its half completion!

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  5. The Animated WomanJuly 17, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    TechyDad - you see? That's exactly why I was desperate to get this stuff done while my husband is away in England. Cuz that's what he does!!! And now I need him to come home and fix it. It's the freaking jugular of irony, I tell you.

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  6. Good Girl Gone GreenJuly 17, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Hilarious! I have been following you on twitter and sheepishly have never had the chance to see your blog. Now that we are G+ friends, I have had the chance! I am so happy I did, you are funny!! Love the blog!
    Stephanie~

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  7. 24-7-365 momJuly 17, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    maybe stick with smaller projects next time...

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  8. The Animated WomanJuly 17, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    24-7-365 mom - But then there would be nothing funny to write about! I really think I should get some credit for having a go....*pouts*

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  9. StashaJuly 18, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    So now we know, we learned, we move on. And have a glass of wine.
    Would you like to link up your list to my Monday Listicles? Would love to have you. Sure all will forgive the lack of 4.

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  10. IlikeTacosJuly 18, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    Don't forget the missing body parts!

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  11. the absent huzJuly 18, 2011 at 3:11 AM

    plus the fact that the guys who sold you all this stuff have consistently avoided explaining the bits of the job that would have had you abandoning the project before the get go

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  12. Jonah GibsonJuly 18, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    DIY is impossible to accomplish without copious amounts of profanity. DIY network and virtually all instruction manuals never mention this. Forewarned is forearmed. This has been a public service announcement.

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  13. 24-7-365 momJuly 18, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Oh, I am sure there is SOMETHING you could write about on a smaller DIY project... On my most recent small DIY project, I was making a paper mache Beehive for a baby shower, and I managed to some how end up covered in glue... literally, covered in glue. It was in my hair, all over my clothes, my arms and legs.. How is it that paper mache is so messy? The beehive turned out cute though!!

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  14. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Thank you ever, ever, ever so much for the warning.
    Does that apply to cooking too? Baking? Cleaning the floors behind things...? Right???

    @writewrds

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  15. AnonymousJuly 24, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    I completely agree. I love it!
    I told my husband before we got married that the 5 divorcing words were "I CAN DO IT MYSELF."
    Lorie of The Shewbridges
    http://wmljshewbridge.blogspot.com
    LJSBlog@aol.com

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