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  • Tips to Make Tax Season Easier Next Year

    Tips to Make Tax Season Easier Next Year

    April 15th gets a bad rep. But we’re here to help you make tax season easier next year…

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  • Video Q & A with The DIY Playbook

    Video Q & A with The DIY Playbook

    We put together a little video with some frequently asked questions about us, the blog, and DIY. Come check out our video Q & A…

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  • Blogging: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly (Take 2)

    Blogging: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly (Take 2)

    Let’s face it, sometimes blogging looks a heck of a lot more glamorous than it really is. In reality, there are many good, bad, and even ugly things that come along with running your own blog. And in honor of our 3rd birthday week, we figured it was a good time to dish.ย  The GoodKeep…

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  • An Unexpected Life Lesson from Blogging

    An Unexpected Life Lesson from Blogging

    Since we’ve started the blog 3 years ago, we have definitely learned a lot. We’ve learned a little about the back end of a website, a little about photography and HTML, a little about each other, a little more about ourselves, about blogging, about internet, about an LLC… things we could have never imagined we’dKeep…

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  • I Married a Blogger…

    I Married a Blogger…

    Happy Friday friends!! In honor of Valentine’s Day this weekend, we were invited to be a part of a group of bloggers who are letting their handsome hubbies take over their blogs to dish on what it really means to be married to a blogger. Hahaha… Oh boy! Let’s be honest here, any excuse toKeep…

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  • Video: The DIY Playbook

    Video: The DIY Playbook

    At the start of the year, we chatted about our goals for the year ahead. One of the main things on our list was to incorporate more video into the blog. We think it’s a great way to share our personalities a bit more, and dig a little deeper than a regular ol’ blog post.Keep…

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  • 16 Changes on The DIY Playbook in 2016

    16 Changes on The DIY Playbook in 2016

    We’re ready to start 2016 on the right foot. Here are our plans for the playbook in the new year…

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  • The Best Blogging Advice We Received All Year

    The Best Blogging Advice We Received All Year

    [Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Lowe’s Home Improvement. All photos and opinions are our own and are not influenced by Lowe’s Home Improvement. Thanks for supporting the brands that support this blog!] One of our favorite parts of this unexpected blog journey is the chance to meet like-minded individuals who share a passion forKeep…

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  • Rookie Tips for Newborn Photos

    Rookie Tips for Newborn Photos

    Last month I introduced you to the new love of my life… …my nephew, Harry Jr. Isn’t he just gorgeous? Sigh. I’m in love. To celebrate the new little guy, Bridget & I did a mini newborn photo shoot for my brother & sister-in-law. We figured that since we’ve gotten pretty good at taking photosKeep…

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  • Liberty Mutual Videos & Behind the Scenes

    Liberty Mutual Videos & Behind the Scenes

    At the end of May, we briefly mentioned how we shot some videos with Liberty Mutual Insurance and we’re finally giving you the scoop on what exactly went down on that crazy May day! Not only do we have the behind the scenes details, but we’re also debuting some of the videos we created withKeep…

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  • Blogging Advice from 15+ DIY Bloggers

    Blogging Advice from 15+ DIY Bloggers

    This week we covered the state of the blog address, blog finance tips, awkward blogging moments, and organization tips to be an efficient blogger. But if we’re being honest here, that’s nothing compared to what we have in store today. We saved the best of BLOG WEEK for last by rallying up 15+ DIY bloggingKeep…

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  • Blog Finances 101

    Blog Finances 101

    Let’s talk money, shall we? Blogging Finances to be exact. When we first started blogging, the absolute last thing on our mind was making money. That being said, we never really had a “plan” or quite frankly, any real idea how to handle the financial side of our blog when it came time. We stillKeep…

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