I have been looking forward to my 30th birthday pretty much all year. I know not many people get thrilled about breaking the ceiling into the next decade, but I was because it meant an excuse to go big or go home! Of course, why can’t you go big every year? Every year is a […]
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Month: March 2019
The Deal So Far
We just barely scraped by closing yesterday due to some communication hiccups between the lender and the title company, but at 4:45 p.m., we did our part as the buyers and signed the documents. However, it was late in the work day, so the rest of the deal did not get completed until today. This […]
Back in Rehab
You guys. I am so excited!! I had to share with you all today our newest project, which will have us diving back into the rehab world. What rehab did you think I was talking about?? We took a huge leap and put in an offer on this one sight unseen. Yes. We didn’t even […]
The Anxiety of an Idea Life Cycle
Ideas can change the world. The greatest companies and inventions in history all started with the tiniest inkling of an idea. But dreaming up a brilliant idea is never cut and dry. It’s messy, it’s stressful and it’s exhausting. I can definitely relate to the mess that is idea-storming. My husband calls me, not the […]
Small Town Design and Renovation
One thing I really enjoyed doing when I was working on our first renovation project was helping to design the floor plan and choose the elements that would result in the most added value. I loved creating the lighting plan – where the recessed lighting would be placed, how the kitchen pendant lights would accent […]
Stress and Health
Before I had my daughter, Emily, I was a pretty avid runner – in fact, I was training up to a full marathon when I learned I was pregnant. I was so confused when my mileage went from 17 miles, to 10 miles, to barely scraping by with 2 miles. Turns out, pregnancy will zap […]
Our Next Renovation Adventure
This next house was a fun one too – but in a different way. We were in the midst of that nightmare rehab and we decided to go for a third property. This one was located in what turned out to be a slightly less safe neighborhood than I was comfortable with. Nevertheless, we took […]
What Happened with the Rehab?
It was around the end of October/early November when the project finally was wrapping up. We were able to start breathing again. We were able to enjoy our Halloween and Emily’s second birthday and actually have enough money to celebrate those special days again. Emily was slow to catch on to what Halloween meant, but […]
Meanwhile, Personally
While we were tackling this nightmare rehab that was our first, we also had a one year old baby girl at home and a marriage that had to endure the strain of the financial and emotional blows that come with such a steep learning curve. It was rough, let me tell you. I’ve heard often […]
Our Lesson Learned
Our first trip down rehab street left us shell shocked. We made a TON of mistakes, looking back. Of course, hindsight is 20/20, but there were a lot of mistakes that were just completely and easily avoidable. First of all, we didn’t take the time to get our own estimates for the rehab before we […]