And then we didn’t. So we moved into our house right at the end of 2021. We finally lived in our “dream home” after 27 months of living with my parents. We made it 5 days. We knew it was dicey. Our solar set up, which was supposed to take care of our basic energy… Continue reading We Moved In!
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Construction Progress Part 2
Yep, we’re catching up on a few more months of stuff. What’s been going on with our house??? The interior finishes and details have been pretty neat to see coming together. We don’t have a super-tidy-concise way of describing what style we’re going for, but it seems to include Scandinavian/ rustic/ hygge-ish/ easy maintenance qualities.… Continue reading Construction Progress Part 2
Construction Progress Part 1
This is waaayyy overdue and I’m REALLY condensing things here… So it’s been several months since I updated our progress. Being totally honest and transparent here, it’s been a bit of a nightmare. I want to keep things in perspective, remembering that we are incredibly blessed and have so much more than we deserve. That… Continue reading Construction Progress Part 1
Foundation and Chill Time
Do you know what’s almost as exciting as finally breaking ground on our forever home and future homestead? Seeing the foundation completed (and for us, it’s the actual floor of the main level since we’re doing polished concrete). It took a few steps to get to this point, but here are a few pictures to… Continue reading Foundation and Chill Time
Breaking Ground! Our Driveway, Well, Roots, and a little Concrete
I love looking back to the earlier stages of our home-building and homestead-establishing process. We were so blissfully unaware of the many headaches that awaited us, and even putting up a rotted piece of lumber with our street numbers on it was exhilarating. We have a pretty long driveway. I think it’s over 300 feet… Continue reading Breaking Ground! Our Driveway, Well, Roots, and a little Concrete