If you haven’t been reading here long, you might not know this (not-so-little-known) fact about me. I hate tornado season. HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT. I’ve been through a few tornadoes in my time. The tornado on December 16, 2000 came very close to us and destroyed the homes of many people I knew. […]
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Lasts and Firsts
This entire weekend, I caught myself pointing out the lasts. “This is going to be the the last time I take a shower here.” “This is going to be the last time I eat a piece of pizza here.” “This is going to be the last time I go to sleep here.” I am beyond […]
Continue ReadingThoughts on Selling Our Home (Ourselves)
**Updated…thank you to everyone for your advice and what worked for you when selling…keep it coming, it helps us a lot!***So we’re one month into selling our home by owner. There have been some things that went as planned…but a lot of the experience has been very different than what I thought it would be.One […]
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So we got to talking about selling our house while we were on vacation. At first, the conversation started with “What if we just listed our house with the Make Me Move feature on Zillow, just to see if there’s any interest?” (Meaning you’re not really looking to sell, but if somebody’s willing to pay […]
Continue ReadingOur Summer Backyard
There have been a few (small) changes to our backyard for summer. I just love having a great space where we can get out and have some fun! I must say, one of my favorite changes starts at the door. We found these magnetic screens last summer…they are WONDERFUL if you have pets/children that are […]
Continue ReadingThe Great Yard Resod of 2013
I’m pretty sure I worked harder than I ever have this weekend. Let’s get a little bit of a backstory. When we moved into our house, it had been vacant for months, and the lawn hadn’t been very well kept. We live in the middle of what used to be a cow pasture…so there are […]
Continue ReadingOperation: Organization – Bathrooms
Well, it’s that time of the year. The time that I just get the biggest urge to throw everything I own out in an attempt to have an organized house. Ok, maybe that’s a little dramatic. But it happens to me every year – I look around, things are just a mess, and I have to […]
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We’ve definitely had a work weekend!About a year ago, we changed the carpet in our living room to hardwood. Well, we got a little busy after that – the whole having a baby and taking care of a newborn thing – and never finished it on the walls and at the doors. We finally got around […]
Continue ReadingMini Playroom – Before and After!
So I love our house – I have since the minute I walked in it. We never had a problem with space before a baby…but they tend to cause that. 🙂 In the past month or two, we have been in DIRE need of some kind of play area. Baby “stuff” is overwhelming our house, and […]
Continue ReadingChristmas Decorations 2012
Today I’m linking up with Kelly’s Korner for the Christmas tour of homes. Welcome to my Christmas-y house! Here are my decorations from 2011, 2010, and 2009. Not a lot changed about our decorations from last year to this year. I really like the bronze/gold thing we’ve started, so I’ve just kind of kept it […]
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