I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle.
You can find me writing for HGTV and DIY Network, follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note if you'd like. I love notes.
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This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in June 2013. I’ve spent the last several weeks preparing my family for a move to a new house. …
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in May 2015. Selling your home? The real estate market is ready to throw you plenty of curve balls …
The house sold in a week. A fast sale was the best case scenario for my situation, and to say I'm relieved is an understatement. I wanted to write this post for my …
Hope you believed me when I wrote in January that I thought I'd retain ownership of that awesome little rental house for the long haul; that was the plan, Stan. My old …
I've been stalling on writing a post about the state of our old house, which is now the rental house, for a few of different reasons. 1) Slow learning process: From figuring out …
I volunteered to back up my mom's digital camera a few weeks ago; the Kodak EasyShare my sister and I bought her in 2004 now had a decade's worth of …
I don't know why I decided to post these photos now, it's been over three months since I took them, quick snapshots to remember the state of our old house …
Replacing the driveway at our old house/rental house was a weight off my shoulders. When we were allowed to drive on it, we did the honors in a vehicle filled …
It's a beautiful thing. I wish I had splurged on it 4 years ago. It's been a long time since you've seen the other house (except, you know, in the before …
I didn't leave myself much time to chime in with a happy Monday post, or more so, organize photos to complement. As you might understand if you followed my photos …
As we cautiously anticipated, we closed on our new home yesterday afternoon. I know, blah blah blah, it probably sounds all dramatic that we didn't know when we would close …
We're officially calling the house ours today. Later today that is, after closing, if for god's sake it actually happens. IT'S OUR BEST DAY EVER. Thanks SpongeBob. If you've been following the buying/selling/renting …
I've spent a lot of time packing over the past few days to get the non-essentials prepared for the move. We aren't hiring movers because I'm cheap, and we haven't …
When we set out to rent our home, we made ourselves a list with about 30 line items detailing what we needed to do to our current house to "make …
This week, this happened. Subsequently, it's been the best week ever. I had been not-so-patiently waiting for that taunting "for sale" sign to change its status, and as a result of …
I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle. Follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note if you'd like. I love notes.
You can also find me writing for Home Living Handbook, a Pursuit Channel for Men's Journal, HGTV.com, and a handful of other websites.
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