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Fall Prep with STA-BIL®
November 6, 2020November 5, 2020 Sarah Listi

Fall Prep with STA-BIL® 

SKIL Mower Review
August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Sarah Listi

SKIL Mower Review

Father's Day Tool Guild
June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Sarah Listi

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EGO 650 CFM Blower Review
March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Sarah Listi

EGO 650 CFM Blower Review

Greenworks Pressure Washer Review
January 30, 2020February 11, 2020 Sarah Listi

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“Women are inherently helpless” Does that make y “Women are inherently helpless” Does that make you mad? It should! It should also make you laugh because it’s ludicrous! This was one of hundreds, and I do mean hundreds of misogynist comments I received across social media in the last week. Now I’m a lot of things- but helpless? I’d say I’m quite literally when definition of a go-getter, make it happen, fake it until you make it, let’s go, kind of gal. In fact, the only time in my entire life I’ve felt “helpless” was when trying to get our son the help he needed early in life, or when I couldn’t fix someone’s pain or frustration- I’m an empath, to a fault. But, moments of feeling helpless are not “being” helpless. If you take nothing from this post or anything I’ve ever posted, take that. One of my favorite quotes is from Hamilton- Aaron Burr sings “I am the one thing in life I can control, I am inimitable, I am an original” . I loved it so much that quote hangs in my home. It’s a constant reminder that we all have different paths. We’re all made different. Why try and imitate others? Why lose your originality? You don’t control what happens to you in life, but you control how you respond to it. I’ll be a lot of things in life. But, you can bet every penny you have that I won’t ever find myself being helpless. As a mom, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a friend, a business owner, a cheerleader, a therapist when needed, an advocate, the list goes on- you’ll never see me allow myself to feel helpless. And I’ll never teach my kids anything less than barriers are meant to be broken. Where there is a will, there is a damn way.
What are your thoughts on pipe?! For me- PEX-A and What are your thoughts on pipe?! For me- PEX-A and expansion fittings give serious main character energy! Re-piping the entire bathroom for this renovation was a super easy choice! I knew our existing 30 year old copper which had already started failing wasn’t an option. So- after a lot of thought, I chose PEX-A from @sharkbiteplumbing and am so glad I did!! Install was such a breeze! Expansion connections take mere seconds and once they cool you’re good to go with watertite seals and most importantly, you can keep on with the Job leak free! What material you choose to plumb with is complicated, and every material has its fans and they all have their strengths and considerations. For me, with our climate, replacing all of the copper pipes with Expansion Pex from @sharkbiteplumbing was easy for me! But- regardless of your preferences Sharkbite has something for everyone! #maincharacterenergy #pexa #expansionpex #replumb
Monday’s are for milling- am I right?! Breaking Monday’s are for milling- am I right?! Breaking down some Honduran Mahogany for an upcoming project- whats your favorite wood species?! This one stinks to mill, like literally. My personal favorites to work with are Pecan and Hickory- they’re one of the hardest woods I build from, and that provides so many challenges to getting a good finish, sharp blades and bits are a MUST, but they’re so worth it! Especially since I’ll use the scraps for smoking or grilling, yumm! #woodworkingcommunity #womeninwoodworking #carpenther
Pallet wood- wood we should build furniture out of Pallet wood- wood we should build furniture out of? Or the perfect place to cut sheet goods?! I guess you decide! I’m voting for the former- and y’all, you’ll never see this girl use pallet wood for anything other than this or well as an actual pallet. Are y’all team pallet wood builds or no?! @skilpowertools circular saw making these quick cuts easy! #palletwood #palletproject
Sometimes showing up is hard. It sounds simple, bu Sometimes showing up is hard. It sounds simple, but sometimes it’s so difficult to try and show up and put a brave face on when life is a struggle. To show ip authentically is even harder, but I promised myself that this year I would allow myself to be authentic, whether good bad, or in between. As the song goes - “keep rolling” We all are fighting battles that none of us can really explain to others. Sometimes it’s work, sometimes it’s managing schedules, tutoring your kids, managing a business, trying to be everything for everyone, and sometimes in the midst of all those daily struggles, there’s sometime extra. A single incident that forms a massive chasm in your heart that you can’t possibly process smoothly. Today- I was reminded of one of the cruelest parts of the world, where kindness is gone and compassion and empathy are absent. Seeing that and the effect it had on my son just about crushed me. I can’t remember anything- any diagnosis or surgery recovery hurting quite as much as this did. I delivered this child unmedicated, after 10 weeks on hospital bed rest, after 7 miscarriages, 12 surgeries, and a million heartbreaks in between just to meet this miracle. You’d think I’d be ready for just about everything. I think I’m known as being pretty dang resilient if nothing else. But nothing could have ever hurt me as much as seeing the recognition in his eyes when he realized someone he thought was his friend made a joke at his expense. Now I know- kids are kids. But you want to change the world? Let’s all agree to raise our kids to show compassion and empathy. Teach them to respect others. Remind them that race, religion, or any other subset of identities is not a reason to judge another human. Just as having disabilities of any kind doesn’t make that human any less than you or I. So- here’s the Autism Awareness post I didn’t intend to make today, but if I’m honest, this was the only way I could show up authentically today.
Milling on the bandsaw and jamming some serious sh Milling on the bandsaw and jamming some serious shop tunes! Walnut for use as drawer bottoms- milled to 1/4 inch thick! This song is one of many that has been a recent fave of mine- I really need to start sharing my shop flow playlists soon! @notatoy Doomsday Holiday 🤘🏻 #milling #walnut #womeninwoodworking
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