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We Started 50 DIY Home Projects in 4 Months… And Finished 3 (Maybe)

The ADHD Dad's Guide to Renovation, Regret and Rogue Balloons Renovating your home while raising five children should qualify you for some kind of knighthood. Doing it while also having ADHD? That's not a renovation—it's a lifestyle choice that walks the tightrope between optimism and full-blown meltdown. We set out with big dreams: move the…

BySeb1 May 20250Comments

A happy older man in a bathroom holds a sign saying “Job Done… FINALLY!” over his head, celebrating a finished plumbing repair.

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DIY Plumbing Tips for Dads (Like That Time Our Bathroom Tried to Drown Us)

I was halfway through the supermarket checkout — trying to convince myself we didn't need another multipack of biscuits — when the phone rang. My wife. In full panic mode. "The upstairs bathroom is flooding!" Dad mode activated. I'm suddenly speed-packing frozen pizzas and shouting over speakerphone to my youngest, "THE STOPCOCK! LOOK UNDER THE…

BySeb3 April 20250Comments

Home & Lifestyle

DIY Renovation Mistakes: What I Learned the Hard Way

Renovating your home sounds great in theory—until you're standing in the middle of a half-demolished room, wondering where it all went wrong. I've learned (the hard way) that home improvement is 10% skill and 90% not completely bodging it up. Whether you're updating your kitchen, tackling a bathroom remodel, or revamping your garden, dodging these…

BySeb6 March 20250Comments

A bearded man in denim overalls and a yellow t-shirt standing on a ladder, holding a drill, and scratching his head while looking at a large, accidental hole in the house wall. Loose wires dangle from the hole, and “Dad Blog” is written on the window beside him.

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DIY Wins That Won't Take Forever (Like My Security Cam Fail)

I love a good DIY project. Nothing beats the satisfaction of stepping back, admiring your handiwork, and thinking, Yeah, I did that. Of course, the reality often looks a little different. Take last weekend, for example. I had to swap out one of our external security cameras. Easy job. I told my wife it’d take…

BySeb6 March 20250Comments

A dad in a yellow shirt struggles to hang a canvas print, using a large power tool while his child enthusiastically 'helps' with a tiny screwdriver. The wall is covered in ripped wallpaper and misaligned drill holes, creating a DIY disaster scene.

Home & Lifestyle How Tos

How to Get Your Photo on Canvas (Without a DIY Disaster)

Ever had a brilliant idea for home décor, only to realise halfway through that you've made a catastrophic error? Maybe you thought you could wallpaper a room without pasting yourself to the wall, or perhaps you once framed a lovely family photo—only to notice weeks later that your thumb was in the shot. Fear not.…

BySeb20 February 20250Comments

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We Started 50 DIY Home Projects in 4 Months… And Finished 3 (Maybe)

DIY Plumbing Tips for Dads (Like That Time Our Bathroom Tried to Drown Us)

DIY Renovation Mistakes: What I Learned the Hard Way

DIY Wins That Won't Take Forever (Like My Security Cam Fail)

How to Get Your Photo on Canvas (Without a DIY Disaster)

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