How to look after your home… properly!

I know it’s been quiet here these past few weeks and that’s because I’ve been putting together a small eBook about home maintenance (there is a free copy for you if you share the link below!). I’d sure appreciate it if you could spread the word and share it to anyone who needs help looking after their place…  Just paste this link into whatever flavour of social media you like… https://handycrowd.com/books/home-maintenance-checklist/  or just click the link and use the social share buttons on the page. Then drop me a comment or …

How to Develop Practical Knowledge

Behind the scenes and deep in the sub-conscious, your mind is a swirl of inputs as it views the physical world around you. Going about your business, your brain is aware of thousands of things; from the horizon in the far distance to the airplane high above your head, and yes, even that little bird in the bush. It’s like data pouring into a supercomputer, and like a supercomputer, there is an algorithm. A set of parameters the brain uses to sift through all this data to determine what’s important …

FREE Book Promotion!

Just a quick post today to let you know I’m running a FREE promotion for the Kindle version of my book How to be Handy [hairy bottom not required] from today until Sunday… Simply head over to an Amazon store near you or you can click this link How to be Handy or the image below just for fun! If you don’t have a Kindle that’s no problem either, click here… amazon.com/kindle to grab the free Kindle App or simply head into the app store of your choice and search for …

From the book, How to be Handy: What’s in it for me?

This post is the third in a long series as I release my latest book here online over the next few months… (use the search box at the top right of this page and search “How to be Handy” to read them all) or of course, you can head over to Amazon to grab a physical copy (or eBook) to read with your coffee or give to a significant other, (wink, wink!)… Today’s excerpt explains the differences between my book and regular DIY books plus some of the benefits of …

Introduction from the book How to be Handy

This post is the second in a long series as I release my latest book here online over the next few months…  (search for the category “How to be Handy” to read them all) or head over to Amazon to grab a physical copy (or eBook) to read with your coffee or give to a significant other!… Today’s excerpt is the introduction, to motivate and inspire you to have a go at this DIY lark…  Introduction  ‘Only a third of people actually feel confident in their ability to carry out DIY repairs …

The Preface for the book: How to be Handy

This post is the first in a long series as I release my latest book here online over the next few months…  Today’s excerpt is the preface to give you the thoughts behind the book…  Preface When this book was first suggested, I feared it would be impossible to write, because, after more than 30 years of looking at the world through practical eyes, it’s like breathing to me. How do I get down on paper this apparently intuitive process? Then it dawned on me; it wasn’t totally intuitive, because …

How to be Handy Book

How to be Handy the movie, sorry, I mean the book is finally here… Okay, I’ll admit it, I know it’s taken a while. But all worthwhile things do right? What with moving from New Zealand to Norway, fixing up a new house, raising a couple of kids, earning a living and just living life takes time, leaving precious little time for creative endeavours. But I persevered. And just like building a house, one brick, or in this case, one word at a time you get to the finish line …