Managing Grey Matter

In order to be a good Dirty Shirt there are four elements to the Dirty Shirt state of mind:

• Design

• Build

• Fix

• Maintain

All projects and activities we talk about involve at least one of these four topics. If you’re not diy african american femalesure about exactly what they mean don’t sweat it, we’ve got your back. There was a time when we didn’t understand their significance either. We’ve learned and we'll share.

Just like paying taxes is an unalterable truth, so it goes with Design, Build, Fix and Maintain.

No one performs all four elements like a rock star. One might be proficient at each, but there’s usually one of the four that just doesn’t compute. Odds are that’s true for you too.

Hey, if you’re good at all four elements consider yourself King of the Universe.  Quit your day-job, your skill-sets are needed in the world.

Design, Build, Fix, and Maintain each have their own navigation buttons above.  Check ‘em out and start thinking about your projects from the perspectives we’ve offered.

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Like Video? Punch the big YouTube graphic to see all of the site vids, give us a thumbs up rating while you're there then come back to see the project how-to information.

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We love a girl who knows how to save a buck! It's just so Dirty Shirt - like. See the Stay At Home Mom's Guide for field tested results!

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Dirty Thoughts

We think about fixing and maintaining our stuff... a lot.

diy blog maleConsider this an open invitation to visit our blog and see what’s on our minds.  After all, being a Dirty Shirt guy or girl is really just a state-of-mind.  Bonus feature:  you get to talk back.

One thing is for sure, we have to work with what we have.  The vast majority of us isn’t pulling down a six-figure salary and just buying-new whenever the older stuff breaks or doesn’t look quite the way we would want it to.

We want to be good stewards of our belongings and that includes our money and possessions. Dirty Illustration: Have you taken a careful look at cable-television lately?

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It’s more like cable commercials and we pay for the privilege to watch it. 900 channels and nothing’s on. Do you see a problem with that? We do. You can’t maintain and manage your stuff sitting in front of the flat screen.

So, you have two choices, Neo: If you take the blue pill you will leave this site and go on about your lives believing and doing whatever it is you want to believe and do. If you take the red pill we’ll show you what it will take and how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

Learn a new skill or two; the TV commercials will still be there when you’re done.

Dirty Shirt - Do It Yourself Everything

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Dirty Shirt is a how-to guide for people that need or want to improve their environment.  “Environment” includes all of the tangibles that we interact with on a daily basis: our homes, cars, boats, furnishings, appliances and everything in between.  If it needs repair, or simply isn’t getting the job done, we talk about how we approach solving these problems.  Written by both men and women – there are plenty of topics that should be of interest to both.  Whether male or female we both have one thing in common:  We work hard to accomplish our goals and always dirty-up our shirts in the process.

Dirty Money - Save A Ton Through DIY

do it yourself money savingsMoney, finances and budgeting are at the core of almost every dirty subject.  The ‘bottom line’ is almost always the motivator for deciding whether to redesign, repair, or replace something.  It’s not that we don’t like to spend money.  We do.  It’s just that we’re very selective about how we spend our money and have definite opinions on when to spend, when to use restraint and when to go for the quality purchase.  The global economy is changing the game, so we respond to that through financial decisions that we can control.

Dirty Shirt Inspiration - We Do It Better When We Do Ourselves

do it yourself paintingThe content is derived from first-hand experience that includes both successes and failures that were won and lost along the way.  One important thing we’ve learned is that experience helps.  We’ve noticed that we’re much better at performing Dirty Shirt tasks than we used to be.

That being said, you have to be okay with failing or modifying your definition of success if you want get things done.  You also have to fully engage a project, front to back, before you gain the confidence and perspective to categorize it as a success or failure.  We don’t always win every battle but we’re winning the war.  So put on your best comfy shirt and dive in.  Life is short.

The Contributors - Get It Done People

The contributors are not professional contractors or repairmen although their professions may be reflected in the way they approach problem solving.  In short, they’re motivated to act and there isn’t always an exact formula for resolving challenges.  There are common elements that apply to problem solving in general, but not a formula per se.  We talk about these subjects within the portal.

 

 

Quality Guarantee

Every project presented here has been approved by our CEO, hero, and all around Big-Dawg, Tecumseh. If he didn’t approve it, it didn’t happen.

This portrait was captured during a staff meeting motivational speech.

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It’s a quality guarantee that you can trust...