Kenzee’s Home Office

The room is a pretty standard sized bedroom from the 1950s, two windows, and a small closet. Kenzee needed her desk to stay where it was located so she could see into the living room, where her children are in the afternoon while she is working. The couch needed to remain or a bed needed to take it’s place, so the room could continue to function as a guest room.

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The Ultimate Chopping Board: A Hole Lot of Convenience

I asked our cabinet maker if we could have something like the above. Not only did he say yes, but that he wanted to photograph our completed set up to show to other customers. I am nothing if not a trend setter, obviously.

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Pantry Baskets with Wheels

My local Home Depot only had circular trays with casters, and for some reason, I decided the ones I needed should be square. Fortunately, the internet (Amazon) provided me with the exact ones I was looking for and delivered them to me, along with zip ties, two days later.

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Cricut Functional Planner Stickers

Then, I realized that I have a cricut, and they sell printable vinyl, and it dawned on my that I could make my own functional planner stickers.

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Cemetery Pillars Part 1

Neighbor: I have to ask, what are you building there?

Me: (wearing a face mask for non-pandemic reasons) Cemetery Pillars

Neighbor: For what?

Me: The Graveyard

Neighbor: …

Me: …

Neighbor: … (this is where I remember it is currently August)

Me: For the Halloween Graveyard that we set up for Halloween (wildly gesticulating to the location of the graveyard in previous years)?

Neighbor: OOhhh! That makes sense.

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Backyard Water Feature

Over the previous summer, Chad had been making a few comments about the waterfall. It bothered him that you could see the exposed backing from the side. He hated the metal trim that he had put in place to keep the wood from rotting. It annoyed both of us how quickly the well/bucket would run out of water.

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