I was talking with a woman recently about her adventures in closet cleanouts. She is preparing for a move, listing her house, and doing it all with twin toddlers. She explained the post-baby master closet comb-through I remember doing after each of our boys came into our lives — the ones that involves considering your […]
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Working for a residential home designer during a global pandemic has been, well, fascinating. There was a month early-on where the phones got a little quiet for comfort — that first April when everyone was hunkering down, figuring out how to do their jobs from home, become teachers for their children, establish a black market […]
Day 31. A month of quarantine. The longest month…ever in my life. How am I? Well, I don’t really know. How are you? In ways, I’ve sort of relished this forced slow down. No rushed mornings. A little extra sleep. A lot of extra family time. So much baking. Lots of yummy food. And no […]
There is nothing sexier than fresh white trim. Nothing. Now if that sounds a wee bit dramatic, let me paint you a picture of my family in our natural habitat: a filthy human tornado of a 5-year-old a sensory-seeking 7-year-old that jumps, spins, crashes, and experiments his way through his every waking minute a long-haired […]
I suppose my deep appreciation for a good “before” began decades ago. I mean…if you knew me in my tweens, you’ll attest to the fact that I was built for before and after comparisons. Before: all knobby knees and big ol’ glasses and impressive Jersey hair. Let’s just say there was a tremendous amount of […]
