DIY

In two days, I am taking my 1 year old on a road trip, and camping with him in the middle of Indiana to listen to a bunch of weird punk bands and hang out with a thousand strangers. Image: Thinkstock.

I'm Taking My 1 Year Old To A Camp-Out Punk Festival

[W]hen tickets went on sale for a DIY punk music festival that my wife had attended several times before we were married, and she lamented that there was “just no way” that she’d be able to go, a light bulb went off in my head. “What if we just all went together?” I said.

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I’ve found that, when you’re depressed, keeping your hands and mind busy can be a lifeline. Image: Thinkstock

3 Ways Crafts Can Help You Manage Your Mental Health

The inimitable Alice Walker said, “When you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.” As someone with multiple mental illnesses, I truly believe that crafting has soul-restoring properties.

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From Indifference To Obsession, The 8 Stages Of Knitting

Knitters don’t even have cable. Cable is for people living in this century. 

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How To Feel Inadequate Using Pinterest: A Step-by-Step Guide

Maybe you were feeling a little too confident this week—a little too put-together or in control of your life. It’s okay, it happens to all of us from time to time. You take a break from fashion magazines and celebrity websites, and before you know it, you begin to feel like you’re a competent, productive, adequate human being.

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It's Shockingly Expensive To Attend A Wedding

It's common knowledge that weddings are ridiculously, outrageously, soul-crushingly expensive.

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DIY Torture: The Day I Waxed Myself

I should have known when I found the do-it-yourself waxing kit in the pet food aisle at the grocery store. This was merely red flag No. 1.

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Watch: The Kitten-Themed Wedding Of Your Dreams Or Nightmares

Has a wedding planning company taken cat love a little too far?

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90's Revival Mania! Is It About More Than Just Style?

You say you want a revolution? We're having a nineties reboot . . . with the spirit of the sixties seeping in.

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