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Since we decided to use a program like Orchard it's been pretty stress-free for us. Basically how Orchard works is, they assign us a...

Canyonlands National Park is located in Utah, just south of Moab. I've now been to Canyonlands twice, during different seasons and about...

When we moved into this house, the laundry was in the mechanical room and the machines were dated enough that they were harsh on our...

Congratulations! You’re engaged. Now what? Well for starters, lots of people will be asking you if you’ve set a date, what type of...

As we are getting into our biggest kitchen renovation to date, I'm thinking back on our previous homes and the kitchen transformations we...

Theodore Roosevelt National Park is located in North Dakota. Prior to driving up to this park, I had never been to the state of North...

For the second quilt I ever made, I knew I wanted to make one for my bestie to celebrate her 30th birthday. It was my first attempt in...

In the gigantic list of things I enjoy, "watching movies" is somewhere near the top. It's always been a way to escape reality, if only...

As we are getting into our biggest kitchen renovation to date, I'm thinking back on our previous homes and the kitchen transformations we...

It's hard to see how much is happening in a day until you step back and look at a month, 6 months, or a year's time. Today's post is...

If you missed Part One, you can go back and read the process leading up to getting a house under contract. It wasn't a smooth process,...

Painting brick will be a quick and rewarding update, right? Well kind of... When I set out to paint our brick fireplace wall, I thought...

Where the heck did August 2020 go? Although “March of 2020” seems to be a never-ending month that’s lingering for everyone... The actual...

Our families have thought we're nuts on several occasions, but specifically when we told them we were looking into moving in the summer...

Patience has never been a strength of mine. I was the high schooler that called my mom 30 times in a row if she was late to pick me up....

This week is a tough one for me. I wouldn't say there's any specific catalyst that has caused my current slump. No, that would be too...

Why on earth would anyone write a blog post about renting a dumpster? Well, I was amazed at how easy it was, and I had never done it...

Not every week is going to be a productive one in all areas of life. I just happened to have 2 back to back that were unproductive...

My goal for week 2 was to get three outdoor runs in. All at least of the same routine that I worked out last week: walking to an area to...

Cascades National Park is in Washington state. This park had the least amount of other visitors in it of the 3 Washington parks, at least...