Hello! If you had asked me back in March if we would still be working remotely 100% of the time in late-May, I would have said no way. But here we are. I am lucky enough to have a job where I can work full time remotely. Under normal, non-pandemic circumstances, I usually average about … Continue reading Remote Working Upgrades →

Hey everyone! I hope everyone out there is safe and healthy. What a crazy few months its been. Does anyone else feel like they are busier in quarantine than regular life? Work, helping kids with remote learning, keeping up with chores, trying to anticipate grocery needs a week ahead of time...so much to do. We … Continue reading Building a table with scraps →

This project was WAY overdue. Even before we renovated, I wanted to add a laundry countertop to our previous setup. Here is a photo of that setup, which is kind of hard to look at anymore...what a mess! Hard to believe we lived with it for 8 YEARS before we did something about it...#reallifeWow, even … Continue reading Laundry Room Upgrades →

I know. I'm about a month too late on this post. But I need to keep myself accountable so in the interest of writing my goals down somewhere, I'm going to do it anyway...so here goes.For 2020, I'm trying to be realistic about what we can accomplish knowing about some activities in the future that … Continue reading Midwest 2020 Goals →

Looking back on my goals for 2019, it was a pretty mixed bag on what was accomplished. Part of this is due to having one of the busiest years at work in recent memory (aren't they all? 😅🙈) as well as having a crazy amount of kid activities going on all. the. time. In between … Continue reading Midwest 2019 project recap →