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May 29, 2014

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We are all over the house right now. Our base cabinets are still sprawled throughout the basement waiting for hardware. I decided to rearrange the whole great room to make room for more seating this weekend and, of course, we threw in one more exterior project for good measure–luckily it only took a few minutes.

There was a bush right outside our front door that was more separated from the others–and it was dying. I think there’s a lesson in there. Anyway, Saturday, while I finished painting the cabinets, I asked Chris to dig that dying bush out–he had smarter plans.

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That truck may be the most useful purchase we’ve made in the last year! Our exterior entry needs a little facelift and this is just the beginning. For my Houzz article this month, I actually wrote about a bunch of things I’m loving to spruce up your entry outside–big and small. And it’s definitely something we’re turning our attention to while the weather is beautiful. You can see my picks right here.

Hopefully cabinets tomorrow! *fingers crossed*

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  1. Felicita says:

    This post took so many turns and wasn’t at all what I expected but was wonderful and authentic and strong. Good for you and for being true to yourself.

  2. Ha. I got a good chuckle from the “lesson.”

  3. Haha! I love the flag waving in the flag as he pulls a bush out with a truck. ‘Murrica!

  4. Meagan Briggs says:

    Fun! Ryan is so envious, of the truck and the man projects Chris gets to do!

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