It’s September 2020, and this year certainly hasn’t unfolded the way I thought it would. Not even remotely. Early Spring 2020 the world was met with a pandemic that, in the U.S., would continue spreading for months with no real end in sight. Self-quarantine practices, social distancing recommendations, executive stay-at-home orders, and working remotely makes it easy to feel tremendously… isolated. In late March, I hit my personal peak in this loneliness, or valley really. I found myself, at home, miscarrying at 9 weeks.
Read moreFear
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the impact of fear when it comes to decision making. This may seem obvious to some and, quite frankly, at age 30-something I thought I had a handle on it. But, as it turns out, I don’t. When I find myself standing upon the precipice of a new idea, a new venture, a new risk, the #1 almost physical-feeling barrier I face is fear. Continue reading
A YEAR IN REVIEW
“Working on this house has been serving as a vessel for working on ourselves…”
I don’t know how this happens, but another year in this house has come and gone. Memorial Day weekend marked the close of our 3rd full year residing here, and we find ourselves cherishing this home more now than when we first started. Continue reading
DIY Home Make-over: Front Entry Edition
Our house, like many houses, has a coat closet near the front door. Ours, however, is so near the front door that you can’t actually open it when the front door is also open. Useful, right? WRONG. Continue reading
DIY Farmhouse-Style Window Trim
Photo from Love Grows Wild
Modern Farmhouse. That’s the identity our house has taken and quite frankly, I’m okay with it. Continue reading
15-Minute Zucchini Pasta Dish
Photo by SkinnyTaste.com
This week I experimented with a new recipe I found online at SkinnyTaste.com – and it turned out excellent! You can find their recipe here, but I’ll share how I modified it below!
DIY Fireplace Refresh
As it turns out, when you purchase a Midcentury Modern era house but don’t necessarily want floor to ceiling MCM decor, you spend 99% of your design time finding ways to blend.
Don’t Hassle Me, I’m Renovating.
When it comes to home improvement projects, in the wise words of Dr. Leo Marvin,
“Baby steps, Bob. Baby steps.”
10 Crockpot Freezer Meals in 1 Hour!
Those of you who know me know I thrive in the realms of organization, efficiency, and getting sh*t done. I love productivity. I’m giddy over a job well done. I crave a game plan, and I depend on copious amounts of list-making to get me through it all. Continue reading
Fun DIY Backyard Weekend Projects
Amidst a busy summer, Lee and I recently found ourselves with a very rare weekend dedicated solely to working on the house. With much of the interior projects being long-term and rather extended, we were eager for some improvement projects we could take on start-to-finish in one weekend, and boy were we thrilled with the results! I decided to share a tutorial on how we constructed our DIY lattice privacy screens on a budget. Continue reading
Amber Wegener 