Hi from Laika Land

I'm not one to post about my life on Facebook. I don't have a Twitter account, and Instagram just sits on my iPhone collecting app-dust. Facebook has turned into this land of sad/depressing posts or makes me sad/depressed when another person 3 years younger than me posts a picture of their engagement ring.  Don't get me wrong, I like to think I'm a generally fun person, but lately if I'm not working, I'm hiding at home, or at Lowes wasting time and thinking of ways to torture my boyfriend with another project. Since I bought my house, lovingly called "Laika Land" in November of 2013 I have been non-stop crazy about DIY projects to make this my home.  Since I ran out of money and still can't seem to slow myself down, I thought I'd start writing about each project to share what works and what doesn't and reflect on the awesomeness of manual labor and sweat equity.  And I mean the real, in-your-face, run-downs of our projects. Not the "omg it was so easy and look how we playfully got ourselves covered in paint that would wash right off" facade that some DIY shows or movies like to pretend is real life.  If you're twenty-something, and you just shelled out all your savings to buy a house that is not custom-built with upgrades, you're going to want to do something to your home, and I probably did it or it's on my list. 

Happy reading, and if you do read this, and you have cool ideas that you did to your house that you found on Pinterest/HGTV/DIYnetwork/ect let me know.

Mandy                                                     (Real Laika --->)