Well, That’s Different
After a number of years with just exposed OSB subfloor (and a couple of rugs) as the flooring in my kitchen… It now has (part of) a floor. Do not be fooled by that picture. It is still mostly this… I have
Liberty House: Master List (2015 Update)
So, I know, I did all of the gratitude/nostalgic stuff earlier this week–and just in case I haven’t made myself clear, I am grateful for everything I have on this property, from the top of the hay-in-my-hair to the bottom of my
Victory Lap: Year Three
Three years ago, on the day I officially closed on this house, I started a fun little tradition of having a glass (or two) of champagne on my porch and then walking the perimeter of the property. This might be the only
To The Kids in Room 1554
A good friend of mine recently asked me to come speak to her class of college freshmen about, well, life. Specifically about how I chose my career, how I balance work and hobbies, and any advice I might give to a group
Tile Progress, New Tools, and Ridiculous Headgear
Well, okay, so last week wasn’t my week for making progress on the actual tiling portion of the upstairs bathroom. The first time I wrote that sentence I said “last week wasn’t my week for making progress.” Period. And then I was
Downtime & Other Real Things
The thing I worry about most as a person who has been telling stories on the the internet for the past decade is… well, actually, when I’m single I worry a lot about dudes who are interested in me* that I don’t
Upstairs Bathroom Progress: The Part Where It Gets Better
Here is one of the truths we hold to be self-evident about home renovation… that shit is going to get worse before it gets better. I don’t know how many times I’ve said that in the last decade of writing on this
The Definition of Unfinished
This is the current state of my indoor workbench… It’s a pretty good metaphor for my life. Little bit of awesome, lot unfinished… I used to put myself under a lot of pressure to deal with unfinished things, and, honestly, there are
Upstairs Bathroom Progress: The Beer Edition
I’d like to make a public service announcement about sanding ceiling drywall without wearing safety glasses… Don’t. Also, the t-shirt-as-a-dust-mask is not recommended, but it is convenient. I always have a t-shirt on hand, but dammed if I can ever find a
A Really Good Day
Yesterday was a really good day. Which may seem weird, because I woke up to two feet of snow blocking my driveway. My heat went out. I ripped half of one of my toenails off. I was insulted for being a girl…
2014 Lessons Learned: Farm Edition
I know we’re at the tail end of January already, but I’m still just kind of easing myself in to the new year. I’ve got some really fun plans for the weekend that include zero bottles of wine and 120 square feet
A Bird A Day
For some reason I’ve put up a hoover-dam sized mental block about installing the tile board up in the upstairs bathroom. Because god forbid I spend two days prepping and tiling the shower and can then actually take a bath in this
Well, That Looks Like Something I Could’ve Built
Okay, so, listen… yes. Of all the millions of things in the world I could build, this bed is on the list… I mean, it’s made of old barn wood and I have a (not-wood) barn filled with a barn’s worth of
2014 Lessons Learned: The Garden Edition
I miss my garden so hard right now, you guys. When the temps in Michigan start getting down to, oh, a million degrees below zero, everyone starts talking about taking warm-weather vacations: Florida, Texas, Cali. I’m not hating on those ideas, but
2014: A Bigass List and Other Philosophical Things
Actually, that was a lie. There are no philosophical things in this post. This is mostly just a token update about how I checked all of my “Winter” projects off my list already this year. Yeah. That’s right. (Note: The frowny face
On Never Growing Up
You might be under the impression that I am, in fact, a responsible adult. Which is fair… I’ve been under that same impression since the tender age of five (which, coincidentally, and according to my mother, is the point at which the
Liberty House: Master List (2015 Update)
So, I know, I did all of the gratitude/nostalgic stuff earlier this week–and just in case I haven’t made myself clear, I am grateful for everything I have on this property, from the top of the hay-in-my-hair to the bottom of my
Victory Lap: Year Three
Three years ago, on the day I officially closed on this house, I started a fun little tradition of having a glass (or two) of champagne on my porch and then walking the perimeter of the property. This might be the only
To The Kids in Room 1554
A good friend of mine recently asked me to come speak to her class of college freshmen about, well, life. Specifically about how I chose my career, how I balance work and hobbies, and any advice I might give to a group
Tile Progress, New Tools, and Ridiculous Headgear
Well, okay, so last week wasn’t my week for making progress on the actual tiling portion of the upstairs bathroom. The first time I wrote that sentence I said “last week wasn’t my week for making progress.” Period. And then I was
Downtime & Other Real Things
The thing I worry about most as a person who has been telling stories on the the internet for the past decade is… well, actually, when I’m single I worry a lot about dudes who are interested in me* that I don’t
Upstairs Bathroom Progress: The Part Where It Gets Better
Here is one of the truths we hold to be self-evident about home renovation… that shit is going to get worse before it gets better. I don’t know how many times I’ve said that in the last decade of writing on this
The Definition of Unfinished
This is the current state of my indoor workbench… It’s a pretty good metaphor for my life. Little bit of awesome, lot unfinished… I used to put myself under a lot of pressure to deal with unfinished things, and, honestly, there are
Upstairs Bathroom Progress: The Beer Edition
I’d like to make a public service announcement about sanding ceiling drywall without wearing safety glasses… Don’t. Also, the t-shirt-as-a-dust-mask is not recommended, but it is convenient. I always have a t-shirt on hand, but dammed if I can ever find a
A Really Good Day
Yesterday was a really good day. Which may seem weird, because I woke up to two feet of snow blocking my driveway. My heat went out. I ripped half of one of my toenails off. I was insulted for being a girl…
2014 Lessons Learned: Farm Edition
I know we’re at the tail end of January already, but I’m still just kind of easing myself in to the new year. I’ve got some really fun plans for the weekend that include zero bottles of wine and 120 square feet
A Bird A Day
For some reason I’ve put up a hoover-dam sized mental block about installing the tile board up in the upstairs bathroom. Because god forbid I spend two days prepping and tiling the shower and can then actually take a bath in this
Well, That Looks Like Something I Could’ve Built
Okay, so, listen… yes. Of all the millions of things in the world I could build, this bed is on the list… I mean, it’s made of old barn wood and I have a (not-wood) barn filled with a barn’s worth of
2014 Lessons Learned: The Garden Edition
I miss my garden so hard right now, you guys. When the temps in Michigan start getting down to, oh, a million degrees below zero, everyone starts talking about taking warm-weather vacations: Florida, Texas, Cali. I’m not hating on those ideas, but
2014: A Bigass List and Other Philosophical Things
Actually, that was a lie. There are no philosophical things in this post. This is mostly just a token update about how I checked all of my “Winter” projects off my list already this year. Yeah. That’s right. (Note: The frowny face
On Never Growing Up
You might be under the impression that I am, in fact, a responsible adult. Which is fair… I’ve been under that same impression since the tender age of five (which, coincidentally, and according to my mother, is the point at which the
