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Woman Built House From the Ground Up Using Nothing But YouTube Tutorials (digitaltrends.com)

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schwit1 quotes a report from Digital Trends: In this generation of self-starters and self-made women and men, do-it-yourself isn't just an option, it's a way of life. And if there's not an app for that, chances are there's a YouTube video for it. That was certainly the case for a woman named Cara Brookins, who is living proof that if you're willing to learn, you absolutely can. In 2008, Brookins was in the midst of a family struggle, having left a husband she called "violent and abusive." Looking to make a fresh start for herself, she took the idea of rebuilding quite literally, perhaps using the physical experience of constructing a house as an extension of her emotional and mental journey. Though she had no previous experience in construction or architecture, Brookins found a series of YouTube tutorials on building a home and got to work. Over the course of nine months, Brookins worked tirelessly with the help of her four children to build a new home for themselves. "I had rented this cabin for a Thanksgiving getaway," the mother of four told CBS News. "And driving there, we passed this house that had been ravaged by a tornado. It was this beautiful dream house and it was sort of wide open. You don't often get the opportunity to see the interior workings of a house, but looking at these 2x4s and these nails, it just looked so simple. I thought, "I could put this wall back up if I really tried. Maybe I should just start from scratch.'"

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  1. No materials then? by rossdee · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stupid headline

  2. ok by bigdavex · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bet she used some bricks or wood or something, too.

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    -Dave
  3. That's certainly my preference by raymorris · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Fuck females

    I certainly prefer that to the alternative.

    I suspect that your subject line may be something you have little experience doing, though.

    1. Re:That's certainly my preference by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      That might not be true. He could of watched a Youtube video.

  4. Re: Pffff by greenfruitsalad · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's not the point of the story. It's about child labour and the great things you can achieve with it (as the chinese have proven gazillion times).