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Casual Friday, and other fun things like Asbestos

April 12, 2019 - 30 Comments

Earlier this week, in preparation for laying new floors at the Fullmer Kitchen project, we got a test kit for asbestos. While the creamy white vinyl floor with checks and florals we uncovered during demo was clearly from the late …

Design, Inspiration, Our Life

9 Home Life Hacks to Improve Your Marriage

April 8, 2019 - 48 Comments

1. Separate tubes of toothpaste. I’ll admit, this is one is what inspired this entire post. I showed our bathroom on Instagram stories, which sprung questions about where I keep my toothbrush (I like a clear countertop, so we keep our …

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Casual Friday: Hawaii Recap!

April 5, 2019 - 18 Comments

Earlier this week, we returned home from a family trip to Oahu, Hawaii! Last November, we bought tickets to go see Chris’s parents (who are currently serving a mission for our church there) and his brother and his family, who …

Our Life, Projects

All the Before and Progress Photos from the Cabin

March 25, 2019 - 34 Comments

We had to meet with a builder last week for insurance purposes. One of the things that insurance takes into account after a total loss to fire is the cost to rebuild. So we had to sit down with plans …

Inspiration, Our Life

Casual Friday : What’s your enneagram, Hawaii & My Favorite One-Pieces

March 22, 2019 - 43 Comments

Have you ever had a non-affectionate child? Polly is definitely our least affectionate child. She never gives kisses (to me or anyone–ever!), never wants to hug and rarely ever snuggles in to the crook of my neck, which is why …

Inspiration, Our Life

If you could live anywhere, where would you live?!

March 5, 2019 - 230 Comments

Last week, in the midst of our 100th brainstorming session about what the heck we’re doing with our lives in the immediate future–we had a crazy idea; what if we just moved somewhere completely different? During our brainstorming sessions, whether …

Inspiration, Our Life

Casual Friday

March 1, 2019 - 14 Comments

Happy March and goodbye, February! This week, we washed the inside and outside of all the windows in our house and everything felt brighter. (There’s definitely a lesson there) We looked at a few flip houses and watched The Parent …

Our Life, Projects

A Video Tribute to our A-frame + Paying it forward

February 21, 2019 - 107 Comments

The past few days, I got dressed and ate food and blow-dried my hair. I slept mostly without nightmares. In summary, we’re all doing much better after the fire and loss of our cabin 10 days ago. There has been such …

Our Life, Projects

The loss of our A-frame

February 19, 2019 - 355 Comments

Just over a week ago, Monday, February 11, 2019, our a-frame cabin that we have been renovating for the past year burned to the ground. It’s been a hard week and I thought if I stepped away from everything for …

Inspiration, Our Life

Casual Friday | Best of January + Video!

February 1, 2019 - 16 Comments

Happy February! I am recovering from the flu that has hit our town hard. Half of the schools closed, not due to snow like the rest of the country (although we have plenty of that, too) but due to a …

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