Back in January I decided it was time to update the bathroom in our basement level. Our girls use this bathroom and I try to avoid going down there because, well they are messy teenagers. I gave myself the goal to do it all for less than $100. We came in real close but I […]
2020 Word of the Year
Happy almost end of January! I always look forward to January and February as it is usually a slower time of the year where I can focus on my word for the year, read some books, journal, dig into my bible and just hunker down, refuel and rest. My word for 2019 was Light. In […]
Week 76 of the Spring ORC
Welcome friends. It’s been a hot second since we left off on week 5 of the ORC in May! Yes, May. I have no excuse for not updating. So I thought today I’d share some photos from my phone of the spaces. When we last left off on week 5 we had a lot to […]
What I’ve learned about Design
Recently my husband and I were on a walk and I was talking about our master bedroom and how it’s been the same for four years. Now people who maybe don’t know me very well or think they know me would be shocked that I’ve kept our room the same for so long. I am […]
Four Tips to Moving Elders
This is a sponsored post. Having a difficult talk with the ones you love as they get older can be a very emotional discussion. If you are moving a senior across the country to a brand new home or moving both of you in-laws to a senior community area, it’s a challenge for everyone involved. […]
Walking
August is here and as usual the summer has gone by in a blur of sunshine, road trips, swimming and grilling. I am currently sitting at a cabin surrounded by green leaves, water and sunshine. We are wrapping up our week here, the one I have longed for all of summer and yet dreaded at […]
Home – a celebration
June 23rd marked eight years that we have lived in our home. Now for some of you, that might not seem like a big deal. But for us, or at least for me, it most certainly is a big milestone. I love change. Remember just a few years ago we came very close to moving […]
ORC Week 5 – Progress!
This past week we cranked out a lot! Last Thursday evening we got started shiplapping the fireplace and I was so happy to finally see some major progress. We finished up the fireplace Friday night. Alex built the beams and mantel while I was working on Saturday. The cabinet doors were at a standstill partially […]
ORC Week 4 – jack crap
That’s about what we accomplished this past week. I had high hopes that we would have the shiplap on the fireplace by Saturday night and the cabinet doors all sprayed and drying in the garage. Instead my hubby had to cut a new hole in the siding, move the venting for the fireplace up and […]
Week 3 ORC – The Takedown
April in Minnesota. One day it’s 70 degrees, the next you have a snow day. Which was great for me, as I decided to take off the fireplace surround and tile. And also paint the bottom cabinets. All in a days work my friends. The Surround came off all in once piece very easily. I […]
