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DIY Mother

By Diane Kuehl

My name is Diane and I'm a home improvement professional based out of Houston, Texas. That's the long way of saying that I am contractor. I'm also the owner of diymother.org. It's a blog that shows mothers and women of the house that they can pick up that hammer and get projects done, too.

My blog will focus on tips for the home, cleaning and building advice, time management tips, and even ways to wind down at the end of a long day. I like to keep it fun and informative.

How much information do you consume daily? The range of consumption is quite wide, because more information than ever is freely available -- and free in both senses. Not only does the information spread at will, but it also costs people nothing, beyond the cost of a ... Read more...
I'm biased, I know. For most of my life I enjoyed building things, and as I've chronicled on this blog, have turned that hobby into a business. Yet I can't help but look at many home offices I see and cringe at how many low-quality, store-bought items populate them. ... Read more...
Like most parents-to-be, my husband and I never realized the degree to which our lives would change once we started a family. Somethings were obvious enough. We wouldn't have much time to spend with friends, and any time we did spend with them would likely be with t ... Read more...
While my work often takes me on the road to clients' homes, my base of operations remains in my own home. There was a thought in my mind, when I first started my home improvement business, to rent out office space. But since most of my paying jobs involve field work ... Read more...
In the mid-to late-00s, as we started to realize the vast potential of the internet, a buzz term popped up that still pervades today. It's a powerful buzz term, to be sure, and for a few years it really did provide exactly what it advertised. Like most fads, it has ... Read more...
When I was younger, a bachelorette out of college with a new job and a steady stream of disposable income, I never thought to budget my money. My bank account told me how much I had at any given time, so as long as I didn't overdraw I was in good shape. It meant goi ... Read more...
How many hours per day do you spend in front of a glwoing screen? Before you answer that, consider how many devices you own. Many, if not most, of us work in front of computer monitors. Then there are laptops, tablets, smartphones, and of course TVs. Now think about ... Read more...
Before I became a home imrpovement professional, I was a regular working mom, slaving away at a 9-to-5. Of course, 9-to-5 often turns into 8-to-6, and then there are crazy deadlines that keep you later than you magine. I missed my kids like crazy and knew that a cha ... Read more...
Balancing work and family life is difficult enough, so adding more stresses and responsibilities on top of them can really take a toll. If you're working 50 hours a week chances are you want to spend your home time with the kids and your spouse, right? Yet there are ... Read more...