First Year Update The year has not quite gone as planned. Who am I kidding? Nothing has gone even remotely close to our general plan. I could go on and on – I’ll spare yall the details and just give highlights. By September, we had managed to get the house “live-ably dry”. Is that even…
Off grid washer… kinda
So I was totally going to blog about how awesome dehydrating food is… but I can’t. Because once again, the devil was in the details for me. I love blueberries – in muffins, pancakes, oatmeal, etc. Besides Bou, none of the other children are excited about them. So that means, yup, I don’t purchase them.…
Around the ‘stead July Update
To say I have been busy busy is an understatement. You would think we would have a custom built mansion. Alas, that is not the case. So what have you been slaving over Ms Belle? Grab your cup, follow me around and I'll show you! We have a fridge! Yall. Seriously. After 2 years being…
Stairs Redone
I am so so glad this is finally over! This was supposed to be an easy tear it down and put it back up. Insert big belly laugh. The goal was to simply add a step or two at the top to turn the stairs toward the front of the house instead of continuing straight.…
7 Quick Takes – 6-21-14
#7QT - Up this week: Summer, ice cream cones, refrigerators, box store workers, husband awesomeness, canned ground beef and exciting news for Bou! -1- It's finally officially summer. I think. With all this crazy flopping back and forth and freeze snaps in May I wasn't sure it would come. And if it did I was…
Bedroom Phase 2 – Beds
I knew what I wanted. Exactly what I wanted. But I had no idea how to get it. After extensive Pinteresting research, I saw a lot of people using those storage units from Target or Walmart. But at $40 each and needing 4 per bed and it still not being exactly what I was envisioning,…
7 Quick Takes – 6/6/2014
--- 1 --- I feel like it has been foreva! Ok because it has been. We have been busy working on the house. Which basically translates into utter chaos from sun up to sun down... and a mama that crashes at night instead of doing anything that involves processing thoughts. Sometimes mama has even crashed…
Upstairs Step By Step
I knew what I wanted. Exactly what I wanted. But I had no idea how to get it. After extensive Pinteresting research, I saw a lot of people using those storage units from Target or Walmart. But at $40 each and needing 4 per bed and it still not being exactly what I was envisioning,…
Solar Power
This was interesting to set up. Not difficult but I didn’t order everything to go with the kit we purchased, thinking it was all “normal” stuff that I could just pick up locally. I was wrong. I should have ordered the stuff online. So after spending 2 days running around and calling various stores we…
Drywall Sucks
There I said it. Wow does that make me feel better! Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if I, you know, knew what I was doing. But alas I am a complete novice. I thought for sure it wouldn't be much of an issue. Throw up the sheets, spend a few days mudding, bam, done! …
Together Simply 