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This musty furniture dresser makeover was sponsored by Powerscale.

I don’t think I have ever bought a single dresser (or piece of furniture) from the thrift store that didn’t have a musty odor. Even if it wasn’t very pungent, it still has that “thrift store” smell.

Or like it’s been sitting in someone else’s house, smelling like food, smoke, p...


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In a recent blog post, I confessed that I have had been experiencing creative burnout. It touched on the worries, fears, and the lack of confidence I had been feeling. (Thank God I finally feel like that “fever” has broken!)

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While making my bed the other morning, a profound thought occurred to me:

Why do I only feel motivated to create when I’m happy and “feel like” doing it?

It was the butt-crack of dawn, my body sluggishly shuffling about, tidying in the dark, and I thought about the joy I experienced last week in starting a new DIY project.

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You know those projects that you start but never finish? Dude, what’s UP with that?! I have a gazillion of them lying around my house: half-dissected furniture…….sewing projects with threads hanging loose…..and knitted garments with knitting needles still attached!

Other than DIY ADHD, I can’t fully explain that phenomenon. (Does it happen to you, too??)

This ye...


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