This post contains affiliate links. For the past year I have struggled with feeling down. The junk happening in the world, and in my family, has had me dealing with difficult emotions, like most people. I know I’m not alone. One thing I noticed last summer, out of the blue, is that I was feeling…
Last January we started a kitchen remodel. The fridge had died a sad, miserable death and our countertops were broken in several places so it was time to do some updating. There were several challenges. First, we had a smallish budget. Refrigerators are apparently half made of gold these days and I wanted concrete countertops,…
I’ve been working my way through the house for the past few weeks, trying to show you all the newness after our house fire. I’ve shared our Harry Potter bedroom for my teenage boys, their newly remodeled tiny bathroom, the travel themed boys’ bedroom, our hipster daughter’s room and my front porch. And now we…
As we go through the house showing you all of the changes we’ve made since the house fire I wonder why I didn’t just do this stuff before. Why did it take a fire to get me to thoroughly clean out my closet or get rid of junk? It’s been so freeing to completely purge. …
Last week I showed you the upstairs boys’ bedroom (where the fire happened) and this week I’m revealing their bathroom. It’s at the bottom of the stairs that lead to their attic bedroom and it’s been completely redone. Before the fire we had a pre-fab shower in there that we had just (I mean just…
This post contains affiliate links. What’s it like when your teenage boys ask you if they can have a Harry Potter room? Well….it’s confusing. On one hand you’re thrilled that they love to read and want to be surrounded by literary characters. On the other hand you know that everything you’ve ever seen with that…
It’s hard to believe that more than 6 weeks has passed since our house caught on fire. It’s one of those experiences that feels really slow and really fast at the same time. For the first few weeks it seemed like recovery was creeping along. We were lost in the jumble of decisions and how…
If you’re like me, you love to see inside people’s houses. I would just peer in windows if it wouldn’t get me arrested.
Since I am traveling this week, I thought it would be great to share with you some posts you may have missed. It’s the time of year when we all gear up for graduations, swimming, traveling and THE HEAT!
Normally our Saturdays are all about bathroom cleaning and naps. But this past Saturday took on a life of its own after James informed me that he really wished I would switch the living room and dining room.