Welcome! If this is your third week joining us, or your first, thank you for being here. The Handyma’ams use their hard-earned and field-tested expertise to entertain, educate, and help you to feel less alone when you’re “doing it yourself”—they’ve done it the hard way, so you don’t have to.
In this Brush School for Junkies, join us to receive top marks as the Handiest of ma’ams develop crushes on brushes and scribble little hearts in their notebooks next to their favorite paint products.
The Handyma’ams chitchatchitchatchitchat and weigh the mysteries of purple vegetables, and we are left to wonder, could Emily moonlight as a master chef on “Chopped”? Who knew you can pickle banana peels! (Hint: it is Handychef Emily). Samantha—the not-so-complex carbohydrate connoisseur, sugar sister, and Mountain Dew diva—questions the maternity of epicurean Emily while Arly articulates and educates us with a deep dive into the wild world of paint brushes and why the details matter.

Many thanks to our supporters, cheerleaders, and listeners for following us on this journey. Muah! We love you! <3

1:28 Chitchat

12:42 Kinds of Brushes

18:29 Brush Stiffness and How to Choose

23:44 Insider Handy Tips for Brush Care

24:58 How to Wash and Rinse Your Brushes

Links & Resources Mentioned

• ​Community: Join the⁠⁠ How to Handyma’am Facebook Group⁠⁠ to ask questions and post your project pics!

Products We Love: Find the tools mentioned in this episode at our storefront:

• ​⁠⁠Shop the Handyma'am Favorites on Lowe's⁠⁠

Connect with Us!

• ​Web:⁠⁠ myhandymaam.com⁠⁠
• ​Socials:⁠⁠ @howtohandymaam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠https://linktr.ee/howtohandymaam⁠⁠

Credits

• Host -Samantha Pearl
• ​Host- Arly Streed
• ​Host - Emily Pearl Reist
• ​Editing and Music by Thomas Streed

Welcome to our very first SideQuest! These mini-episodes are "bonus snippets from the field" where we share the stories, challenges, and crazy moments that don't make it into our main episodes.

To kick off this series, we go behind the scenes of MyHandyma'am to answer the question: How did we all get here?

Arly shares how she went from a biology student to becoming our first full-time employee, and Emily explains how an artist’s brain is the perfect match for home renovation. Plus, we discuss the "Villager Mentality" and the powerful moment at a domestic violence shelter that clarified our mission: helping women feel safe in their own homes.

Links & Resources Mentioned

​Community: Join the⁠⁠ How to Handyma’am Facebook Group⁠⁠ to ask questions and post your project pics!https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1EKq23JThH/Products We Love: Find the tools mentioned in this episode at our storefront: https://shoplowes.me/4i2zfaI​⁠Connect with Us!​Web:⁠⁠ myhandymaam.com⁠⁠​Socials:⁠⁠ @howtohandymaam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/howtohandymaam⁠⁠Credits Host -Samantha Pearl​Host- Arly Streed Host - Emily Pearl ReistMusic - Thomas Streed

In our second-ever episode, The Handyma’ams surprise, delight, and sometimes scare us with their tales from the field. Will they self-sabotage with food poisoning at a questionable lunch location or buck up with “stick-to-it-ive-ness” and keep going despite their setbacks?

Join us this week and find out why Arly nearly walked off the job, Samantha was left sobbing over a piece of trim, and Emily entered in the 7th circle of hell while removing wallpaper.

The Handiest of ma’ams also debate the merit and mediocrity of paint sheens in this week’s game “Rate-a-data-doo” with Arly. Find out the paint sheen rated “11,000” out of 5 stars by Emily and which ones Samantha gives a sideways thumb… the equivalent of 3 out of 5 stars, in case you’re curious.

They also clarify which paints are made out of water, which ones are definitely not made out of spaghetti but could be, and which ones they recommend using in your home.

Whether this is your second week joining us or your first, thank you for being here as The Handyma’ams use their hard-earned and field-tested expertise to entertain, educate, and help you to feel less alone while you’re “doing it yourself”.

Timestamps

• 00:55 Intro

• 02:09 Emily Needs Glasses

• 03:12 Arly’s no good very bad day

• 16:45 “Rate-a-data-doo”

• 34:10 Water based and oil-based paints

• 37:04 Drying vs. Curing

• 40:29 Enamel

• 41:27 Next Week’s teaching

• 41:50 Emily, how can they find us?

Links & Resources Mentioned

• ​Community: Join the⁠ How to Handyma’am Facebook Group⁠ to ask questions and post your project pics!

Products We Love: Find the tools mentioned in this episode at our storefront:

• ​⁠Shop the Handyma'am Favorites on Lowe's⁠

Connect with Us!

• ​Web:⁠ myhandymaam.com⁠
• ​Socials:⁠ @howtohandymaam⁠⁠
• https://linktr.ee/howtohandymaam⁠

Credits

• Host -Samantha Pearl
• ​Host- Arly Streed
• ​Host - Emily Pearl Reist
• ​Editing and Music by Thomas Streed

Tune in for a special bonus episode of "How to Handyma'am"! Before launching our first official episode, we recorded several sessions. These initial recordings were full of fun and productive chaos, helping us nail down our format and find our rhythm. While we aren't releasing those full episodes, they contain some fantastic moments! This bonus content is pulled from our very first recording session and offers insight into a part of our "why" and our overall vision.

Links & Resources Mentioned

• ​Community: Join the⁠ How to Handyma’am Facebook Group⁠ to ask questions and post your project pics!

Products We Love:

• ​⁠Shop the Handyma'am Favorites on Lowe's⁠

Connect with Us!

• ​Web:⁠ myhandymaam.com⁠

• ​Socials:⁠ @howtohandymaam⁠⁠

• https://linktr.ee/howtohandymaam⁠

Credits

• Host -Samantha Pearl

• ​Host- Arly Streed

• ​Host - Emily Pearl Reist

• Commentator- Cher Miller

• Theme music - Thomas Streed

Join us for the first-ever episode of “How to Handyma’am”, where our project-loving hosts and occasional murder-enthusiasts discuss the best starter tool kit for homeowners and DIY’ers alike, with Arly’s special “Cheap or Quality” game. Samantha and Emily battle it out for points and bragging rights over what tools to thrift, barter, and splurge on.

Their cheerful and quirky anecdotes, real-life tales of murder, Panera wins, mini-celebrations, and tool tips will help you on your way to being as handy as these Handyma’ams. They even have tool recommendations from the actual baby of the family.

We welcome you on this journey, where the Handiest of ma’ams share their hard-earned and field-tested expertise to entertain, educate, and help you to feel less alone when you’re “doing it yourself”.

Timestamps

• ​00:00 – Intro & The Panera Ninja Story
• ​02:41 – Sex and the City Personality Traits
• ​05:04 – Murder Pods & Things We Love
• ​12:22 – The “Cheap or Quality” Game: Essentials for Homeowners
• ​1:15:11 – The 3 Essentials for the Ambitious DIY’er
• ​1:30:00 – Closing

Links & Resources Mentioned

• ​Community: Join the How to Handyma’am Facebook Group to ask questions and post your project pics!
• ​Estate Sales: EstateSales.net (Great for finding cheap hand tools).
• ​Podcast Recommendations: My Favorite Murder, Buried Bones, Morbid

Products We Love: Find the tools mentioned in this episode at our storefront:

• ​Shop the Handyma'am Favorites on Lowe's

Connect with Us!

• ​Web: myhandymaam.com
• ​Socials: @howtohandymaamhttps://linktr.ee/howtohandymaam

Credits

• Host -Samantha Pearl
• ​Host- Arly Streed
• ​Host - Emily Pearl Reist
• ​Producer -Thomas Streed