We all face barriers to the things we want to do. We also all have a quiver of excuses when, with just a little creative thinking (or more effort than we’re ready to give), we could make just about anything happen. But how do you know when you’re facing a barrier and when you’re making
Kids just went back to school, and the next looming milestone are the holidays. YES, that will come faster than you think! Preparing for the holidays has started earlier and earlier each year, which means other households have already beaten you to the punch on some stuff. (Hello, Christmas in July…) I’m talking specifically about
I have a question. Do you know what your “perfect” balance is between what you really want…and what you want to spend when it comes to your home? Especially with all the time we’ve been spending at home recently, there are some big changes we’ve seen to design and even BIGGER changes we’ve seen within
They say hindsight is 20/20, and after a year like this, there is AMPLE opportunity to talk about what we’ve learned when looking back. From lockdowns and face masks to job loss and fear of illness, there have been a lot of things that have been hard about this year. …I’ll leave writing about the
What you get for free has no value. Let me say that again…NO value. Just take any friendship, for example. We all know that friendships go both ways and that they—like any relationship—require work. Right? But then, somehow, we forget that sometimes…and, conveniently, we forget that right about when a friend needs something! When it
How hard can it REALLY be to get a project done that you’re genuinely excited to do?! Well…if it involves thousands of dollars, weeks of planning and work, and an overall disruption to your day-to-day, it can be extraordinarily hard. There are LOADS of reasons that we hear from homeowners to “explain away” why they
