We recently ROCKED some landscaping. I love our dear little house. I do. But good grief were all the planting beds absolutely overgrown and ignored. I'm sure years ago the landscaping looked adorable. But now the mulch is dry rotted, the plants are overgrown and untrimmed, and nothing is healthy. Here's our before... and not … Continue reading The Landscape Saga: The Front Yard
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Weekday Progress: July into August
I'm impressed at how much we've gotten accomplished this week in the evenings after work. It can be tough - we put in 8-9 hour days in the office and by the time we get home, eat dinner, and clean up it is nearly 7pm. Every morning, full of excitement and energy, I jot down our … Continue reading Weekday Progress: July into August
The Weekend Report: Landscaping & Garage Success!
Sometimes I say to myself "we're going to take it easy this weekend" and then we end up organizing the garage. And last weekend was one of those. My mom was coming up for Saturday and Sunday, so I just figured we'd putz around with a few small projects. I was, once again, wrong. I'm … Continue reading The Weekend Report: Landscaping & Garage Success!
Weekend Report
We took the weekend (mostly) off, and boy did it feel good. Saturday night as we were winding down we were talking about how relaxing the day had been, and that's when we realized that we NEVER take a day off. There is a to-do list every evening after work, and any weekends we stay … Continue reading Weekend Report
Our Scenic Route 