Grown-up Book of the Month – August 2020

So, I skipped a couple months of my 2020 Goal to read one grown-up book per month. I’m getting back in the saddle this month. I’m in the mood for a nice, light, entertaining book to finish off the summer before school starts. I feel like we’ve been really busy lately... I unpacked a bunch … Continue reading Grown-up Book of the Month – August 2020

Home Improvement – Choosing Paint Colors

One of our first projects in our new home is to repaint the entire interior. The current paint is all white and begging for a fresh coat. There’s lots of this type of thing going on We’ve repainted home interiors 2x before and we’ve been very happy with Sherwin Williams paint. In the past, we … Continue reading Home Improvement – Choosing Paint Colors

Grown-up Book of the Month (May 2020)

I’m still working on Drawing With Children by Mona Brooks from last month. I’m adding a new book this month too, Homebody by Joanna Gains. If you’ve read some of my recent posts, you know that we’re doing a little remodeling on our new home and I’m hoping that this month’s book is going to … Continue reading Grown-up Book of the Month (May 2020)

Do We Have What it Takes to Take on a Fixer-Upper?

We just bought our 5th home in 12 years of marriage! Four of our homes were “fixer-uppers”. We really don’t intend on buying “fixers”, or buying and selling houses so often. It’s just always worked out that way for some reason or another. For anyone who doesn’t know, we lost our home in the Paradise … Continue reading Do We Have What it Takes to Take on a Fixer-Upper?