Tips & Advice

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. Personally, I think it's fun to work on our home, chipping away at the list of projects and improvements, and seeing our plans come to fruition. Since we bought it a year and a half ago, we've been slowly but surely checking off the rooms inside the house. It's coming together, but there's still a pretty hefty list of renovations […]

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. I tend to focus on the aesthetic parts of designing my home: the furniture, the decor, the artwork. But one vital part of creating a family home is making sure that it's safe. The fact that our house could be harmful to the health of our family is one of the most worrying things ever. While it's rare and unlikely […]

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. Consumer culture is constantly urging us all to plan nights out. Drinks with friends, dinner dates, and if it's a special occasion (birthdays, anniversaries, or a manufactured holiday like Valentine's Day--ahem) then we gotta make it extra nice with an expensive meal, new outfits, and gifts for the occasion. But that's not the only way to do it! Sure, it’s […]

This is a collaborative post. All opinions are my own. With the real estate market in Spokane rising much faster than what's typical for the area, recently I've heard a lot of people talking about how it's a "great time to sell" and gain all that equity. I'm tempted by that logic too...until I remember that we'd still have to buy a new house to live in, which will proportionately […]