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Blow and Behold
I walked outside the jobsite today to bring some tools down to the job box, and there were bubbles in the air. First thought: “Are those really huge raindrops? Have they always been that big or…” Second thought: “FUCK DID I SHRINK SOMEHOW?” Basically, incapable of normal thoughts. In case you’re wondering, the neighbors were Continue reading
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The Magic Trick of Disappearing Things
Diagnosis. Is. Huge. I thought I had early onset dementia. Which was fucking terrifying. I would have something in my hand. A hammer. A pencil. A computer. A really important piece of paper. And then, it was just gone. My dad used to do this magic trick. He’d make a fist, and then he’d start Continue reading
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Passive House, Aggressive Sitting
I am so fortunate to be here at a training seminar for becoming a certified Passive House Builder. And it’s so hard to sit still for 8 hours. Luckily almost everyone here is also a builder, and we’re all having the same problem. It feels so nice to not have to explain why I’m restless, Continue reading
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How to Not Install Subfloor
Here’s how not to install subfloor. I don’t mean like, here’s how to do it the wrong way, let me show you the right way. I mean, here’s how to NOT install subfloor. The objective: clean up the site real quick ahead of the weekly meeting with the homeowners, designer, and my project manager. There’s Continue reading
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Welcome to Squirrel Brain
I don’t entirely know where the correlation between shouting “squirrel!” every time I mention that I’m ADHD came from. I’m not sure if it’s from the movie “Up”, in which the talking dog constantly interrupts himself mid-sentence because he thinks he sees a squirrel, or if it’s from the notorious habit of squirrels who busy Continue reading
About Me
I’m a Superintendent and carpenter (and yes, a woman!). Sometimes being ADHD helps me do my job extraordinarily well. Sometimes it makes it harder. But I’m pretty sure there are a lot of us in the trades. And if nothing else, welcome to a peek of running jobsites, being a woman in the trades, and coping with superpowers.
The ADHD Carpentress 