Welcome to reFIND Salvage!
Am I ever glad you’re here.
I never thought I would attempt to write a blog. Ever.
Yet, here we are. Together. We’re stepping out of our comfort zone. We’re just going to jump in.
Let me introduce myself. I’m Mandy. A food scientist/nutritionist-turned-DIY-fanatic. Yup. Figure that one out.
I began reFIND Salvage as a means to escape my lifeless-robotic-soul-sucking corporate career. I needed a way to express myself that wasn’t ‘which Gap pencil skirt and blouse will I wear today’? I needed something where my ‘think-outside-the-box’ ideas weren’t dismissed and where my creativity was appreciated.
I. Just. Needed. More.
So what does a food scientist know about DIY? Not much. I mean, I was a spray paint virgin. I’d never even heard of ‘Modge Podge’. But the first time I ever used a mitre saw, a small spark was lit (thank God I was wearing safety glasses!). A fearless do-it-yourselfer had been born.
And so you ask – why am I writing a blog?
I had to share with you how fun, simple and gratifying it is to complete projects around your home. It’s therapeutic. It’s up there with chocolate, watching old 90’s sitcoms and wine. OK, well maybe wine is pushing it.
I want to be there to give you that reassuring nudge to go ahead and try it on your own. To develop a stop-taking-yourself-too-seriously attitude and pull that old, beat up chair out of the dumpster. To show you that you don’t have to be an artist or be overly handy – creativity and DIY skills can be developed. I want you to believe that your home is not a catalog or a showroom. It’s a place filled with people and things you LOVE and you really shouldn’t give a crap about what anyone else thinks!
Most of all, it’s all about being fearless.
So that’s the nutshell. I hope you find this blog helpful, funny (I tend to humour myself with sarcasm and wit!) and most of all inspiring.
And last but not least, want to chat? All of my info is right here (except my home address, because that would be a little weird).
Thanks for stopping in,
Mandy
