I’ve been reading a lot lately about how 2026 is the Analog year. Were we bring back all the things we stopped doing and replaced with screens, before everything was so digital. Basic things like reading books and magazines, doing puzzles, staring into space, hosting dinner parties and whatever hobbies we used to spend more […]
My word for 2026
January is a great month, even though it’s winter here in Minnesota. I love New Years Eve, we celebrate four birthdays in our family and I choose my word for the year. I love this time of wintering for reflection, rest and even occasional winter activities. Totally irrelevant but I used to dream of moving […]
Recap of my 2025 Word of the Year
GARDEN – my 2025 word of the year. I was trying to choose from a few different words last year and I felt like Garden summed it all up so well. This year was maybe a little different than I thought it would be. We definitely spent more time with our kids than I thought […]
ORC week 3 mudroom
Well, time got away from me and I missed posting for week 2. The good news is, no one really missed anything because we didn’t really accomplish much last week. There was a debate about flooring for the mudroom and powder room. In the end, the vinyl peel and stick won out. It’s easy, cheap […]
Spring ORC – Let’s Do It!
Well, I’ve been itching to do a project for a while now and the snowstorm last week was apparently all I needed to start one. We have been in our home for almost 5 years now, which is crazy as it doesn’t feel like it’s been that long. We have a list of project ideas […]
2024 House Goals Review
It’s time to look back over 2024 and see what we actually accomplished that was on our list for our project goals from the past year. The front entry walls. Whomp whomp. Did not do. I have commitment issues. Paint the headboard in the laundry room. This I did do! I can’t photograph this room […]
2025 Word of the year (take two)
Well friends, if you remember, I posted last week about my word for 2025. It was good but I just wasn’t 100% sure it was my word. I was trying to force it, but it never felt settled, I never felt excited about it, and I kept thinking that there was another word, but I […]
2024 Word in Review
Well it’s officially 2025 and I am still figuring out my word for the year. But it’s hard to look forward until you’ve looked back so let’s finish out 2024. My word for the year was Embrace. It was another big year for our family as we all entered a new stage of life. My […]
The Backyard Glowup becomes a reality
Way back in August of 2022, I blogged about our Backyard Glow Up. It hadn’t happened yet, we were waiting for the patio guy to get started. Our plan was to add privacy and landscaping after the patio was finished. The patio ended up having some issues and needed to have part of it redone […]
The flooring that almost was.
A few weeks ago I was getting prepared to order new LVP for our main floor and the staircase leading to the upstairs. I had finally mostly decided on which one I was going with and just needed to confirm the measurements. Four years ago, when we purchased this model home the one thing I […]