When we moved into our first house a month before the holidays, we were overjoyed to later receive gracious amounts of basic (and not-so-basic) tools and accessories from our famliy to help with our renovation plans. And while those tools have been more than useful to have around, when we have small projects lying around the house we keep coming back to the simplest of tools -- the IKEA FIXA line.
These tools have become the standbys in our home -- perhaps it's the convenient packaging, the portability, or the fact that they were so darn inexpensive that we don't worry about ruining them too much, but whenever a small project pops up, you can be sure to see a FIXA kit nearby.
This past weekend we had the absolute joy of attending the Third Annual Ohio Tool Racing Championships in Columbus, Ohio, and we could not have been more impressed. Run out of the Columbus Idea Foundry, the concept is that people race modified power tools down a wooden track for the chance to win a bevy of new, unmodified power tools.
Along with the races, which are done tournament style, there was also the debut of a brand new gourmet food truck (which was AMAZING), Jeni's Ice Cream (listed recently as one of the top ten ice creameries in the nation) and a great deal of local vendors selling everything from art and baked goods to novelty items and handmade creations.
With winter still in full force across most of the country, many of us are looking for more efficient, less arduous ways to dig ourselves out from the piles of white Mother Nature has gifted us than your traditional snow shovel.
As advanced as shovels have become, for some of us the backbreaking work just isn't doable due to injury, medical conditions, or just being dangerously accident prone. On the other hand, snowblowers can be very expensive and not very environmentally friendly, as well as impractical for city dwellers.
Luckily, we have a solution for you: The Wovel.
With the weather warming up and the days getting longer, I think it's pretty safe to say spring is here (at least the calendar says so!) and with better outdoor conditions comes more maintenance of our outdoor space.
I stumbled upon this how-to guide via my Twitter stream and thought I'd pass these little nuggets of knowledge your way.
As someone allergic to grass (and most things that grow out of the ground) I've never been one behind the wheel -- or handles, as it may be -- of a lawnmower, so this information was not only news to me, but pretty informative as well.
