When Aprilaire asked me to participate in this sponsored campaign about air quality in our home, I didn’t think we would need much. Afterall, it is a brand new house! Boy was I wrong! When we did the final walk through for our house we got an explanation of what everything was and how some…
Home Tips, Design & Improvement
How to Decide Whether to Build a House or Buy Existing
I’m lucky to not have moved around much in my life. But, I grew up living in apartments. And when I moved out as an adult, I moved to an apartment. As a kid I never lived in a house. I knew one day that would want to build a house. But, that dream had…
Follow Along on Our House Building Adventure!
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know by now that my husband and I are building a house. Ok… our builder is doing all of the work, but still. 🙂 This has been a long time coming. We have each built homes once before… separately. However, neither of those was “our” home….
Tips to Keep Your Home & Identity Safe During the Holidays
It’s that time of year again. November is quickly approaching. The weather is changing, and families are thinking about the holiday shopping season. I have one friend that continually announces the number of days left until Christmas on Facebook. Whether we are ready or not, Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. And with the…
Dreaming of Yard Work in My New Home!
Yes, really I am. Why? Well at my old house I never really embraced doing yard work. For one thing, I’m convinced that when they prepped our lot for building they did not do it right. Our sod started out fine as it should, but after a while weeds just about completely took over the yard….
October is Fire Prevention Month + Home Safety Tips
From 2010 to 2014 there were over 358,000 home fires. That is a lot of homes disrupted and destroyed. And that is a lot of families displaced. October is Fire Prevention month. As winter approaches, I’m thinking more about protecting my home and my family from fire. Watch my video below to see how mad…