Tag: home improvement

DIY a Stay at Home Dad Can Do: Kill weeds without chemicals

Last year I put three name brand weed killers against each other.  I was tired of forgetting which weed killer did a good job and ending up with half bottles of multiple different kinds.  For the record, Spectracide did the best job on the weeds for us.  However, someone commented that as a dad I should use more natural methods to control weeds. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad Can Do: Kill weeds without chemicals

DIY a stay at home dad can do: Change a door knob

Changing a door knob to a bathroom should be a key element when you’re thinking about baby-proofing the house.  You know to latch the low cabinets that children can get into, but you’ve got years before the baby will be walking around the house and wait, is he opening the door while your mother is on the toilet?!? Continue reading DIY a stay at home dad can do: Change a door knob

Milton area Boy Scouts conduct paint recycling on Feb 11

If you have a house you have cans of paint.  If you have a garage you have more cans of paint.  Recently I straightened up the garage, put up some wall hangers for the bigger tools and got as much stuff off of the floor as possible.  During this process I found-and properly disposed of 15 cans of paint. Continue reading Milton area Boy Scouts conduct paint recycling on Feb 11

Naptime DIY: Garage Pegboard and Storage

At one point our garage was organized and could accommodate two cars.  Then we had one child, one car got moved outside and when that child became a toddler the garage was dangerously disorganized.  There were all sorts of tools that a curious toddler could maul, hurt or break something with-all at a level that he could easily reach.  Continue reading Naptime DIY: Garage Pegboard and Storage

The Brother P-Touch Label Maker durability garage test

In August I announced that Daddy Mojo was participating in the Brother P-Touch Ambassador Program.    It was my submission that my garage was where good tools go to die or at least get lost amongst all the clutter.  Between all the bikes, children’s toys, shop vac, bicycles and strollers we had to fit a car and have a toddler walk through there without tripping or being attracted to anything sharp or dangerous.  Continue reading The Brother P-Touch Label Maker durability garage test

DIY a stay at home dad can do: Install a flat screen TV

As Toddler Mojo got bigger and bigger, our traditional TV, the 200 pound albatross in our living room started to get in the way.  He’d unplug the TV, turn it on or off and then change the channel from 3 to 4 which meant that I had to go into the settings to get it to work again.  Continue reading DIY a stay at home dad can do: Install a flat screen TV

DIY a stay-at-home dad can do: fix outdoor lighting

When my wife and I moved into our house it came with an extensive outdoor lighting set up.  In the front yard alone there are 20 lights.  In the back yard there are about 20 more, all of the lights are metal and the entire system runs on three transformers.  We live on a normal sized lot, mind you, it’s just a very well lit lot.  Continue reading DIY a stay-at-home dad can do: fix outdoor lighting

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